When it comes to social experimentation and political innovation, the list of accomplishments of our state can be classified as a checklist for diagnosing psychopaths. Ghazwa-e-Hind, erecting a green crescent flag on Delhi’s Red Fort, strategic depth and assets, Taliban, Jihadi militias and mainstreaming are some of the colourful concepts and creatures, which have come […]
The profligacy of US foreign policy
Unlike his predecessors, Donald Trump resorted to honesty in his first address about his policy for Afghanistan and Pakistan. By stating that his administration was not interested in sending troops to install “democracies in faraway lands or create democracies in our own image”. President Trump has finally ended the charade of triumphalism of American […]
Indo-Pak rivalry and security dilemma
THE celebrations to mark the 70 years of Indo-Pak independence kick started at Wagha border with the traditional display of military bravado-ism. Soldiers of Pakistan rangers and Indian BSF exchanged sweets as well as the intimidating gestures of rival warriors. This beating retreat border ceremony is the hallmark of security dilemma that has been a […]
Panama verdict an overview of global perspective
HISTORIC or luridly dramatic but there is an across the board consensus at national and global level that the upheaval of Panama verdict has turned out to be of colossal magnitude. The ouster of Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has not been received and reported in good taste by the international press. The news media around […]