President Donald Trump’s return to the political stage has reignited a wave of aggressive tariff measures, setting the U.S. on a collision course with key trading partners and risking long-term economic disruption. What began in 2018 as a trade spat with China is now evolving into a full-blown structural shift in the global economic order-one […]
Op-Ed
RAW’s Brutal Agenda
On March 25, 2025, the United States Commission on Human Rights released a bombshell report that has shaken the foundations of India’s so-called democratic image. For years, human rights defenders and minority communities have sounded the alarm on covert operations carried out by India’s intelligence agency, the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW). This time, it’s […]
Overseas Brethren
Political science is all about running state affairs smoothly. A state is by no means an imaginary concept. In brief, it can be defined as a political entity that regulates society and the population within a defined geographical territory. In the present-day world, a state or a country functions under a mutually agreed-upon civic contract […]
The Re-Birth of Ittihad-ul-Mujahideen: An Inside Pakistan’s Latest Militant Alliance
The formation of Ittihad-ul-Mujahideen announced by the militants groups in Pakistan. In the fresh alliance, two major groups (Lashkar Islam & Hafiz Gulbhadar) while one newly formed group (Inqlab Islami Pakiatan) is the part of initiative. All these groups issued separate statements to informed about the development. The group has not discloses its head and […]
Is the Ukraine War Coming to an End? (Part I)
It was February 24, 2022, when the Russian ground forces breached Ukrainian territory. The purpose was to warn Ukraine that it must not continue its efforts to join NATO. There is little doubt that Ukraine was a red line for Russia, and President Putin had been obvious in telling the US-led Western world that Russia […]
Pakistan: The New Mining Frontier
The two-day Pakistan Mineral Investment Forum, hosted by Oil & Gas Development Company Ltd. (OGDCL) in collaboration with the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) in Islamabad, marked a significant breakthrough in showcasing the country’s untapped trillion-dollar mineral reserves. With the participation of around 300 foreign delegates, including a high-level U.S. delegation led by Eric Meyer, […]
Geostrategic Catastrophe
Whether President George E. Bush’s ill-fated decision to invade Iraq in 2003 was America’s worst geostrategic blunder since World War II and Vietnam or not, Donald Trump’s imposition of tariffs may prove worse. By imposing global tariffs, Trump is performing a hat trick of sorts. First, he has more than decimated US stock markets so […]
Beware of Digital Colonization
The term “digital colonization” refers to the process by which powerful entities or nations seize control of and make use of digital resources, data, and technology. Controlling and manipulating digital infrastructure, platforms, and data for the purpose of gaining monetary or political advantage. Generative artificial intelligence has gone from being an abstract concept to becoming […]
Understanding Extremist Narrative
Nations undergo different circumstances, i.e., crisis, war, peace, rise and fall. They respond these challenges and opportunities according to their collective wisdom, however repercussions they face leave profound effects on their collective memory as well as social order. If problems persist or become nuisance to security and integrity, it necessitates nations to formulate narrative and […]
Cybersecurity and Pakistan
Cybersecurity refers to the practice of protecting systems, networks, and data from digital attacks, unauthorized access, and damage through preventive measures like encryption, firewalls, and policy frameworks. While the term cybercrime encompasses illegal activities conducted via digital means, such as hacking, fraud, identity theft, and the dissemination of malicious content. The population of Pakistan as […]