Asia Pacific emerging political environmenton September 22, 2020The term “Indo-Pacific” was initially employed by Australia. The Australian White Paper titled: “Australia in the Asian Century” (published in October 2012) envisioned the Western Pacific Ocean and the Indian Pacific Ocean as “one strategic arc”. As per the definition, the term ‘Indo-Pacific’ is an advance construct to describe Asia Pacific. The term projects the […]
Who to be blamed?on July 19, 2020Three Kashmiris were martyred by Indian troops in Kulgram district of occupied Jammu and Kashmir. The incident on 17 July 2020 is one of the recent acts of atrocities by Indian troops in valley. The Kashmiris fight for freedom is generations old now. Kashmiris of all ages, including youth, children, women and old people have […]
Battling Pandemicon May 16, 2020The WHO officially pronounced COVID-19 virus as a pandemic on 11 March 2020. The pandemic has infected nearly four million people, with the death toll reaching 2,79000. The virus has affected living globally while people are adjusting to a new way of life. People are working from home, university professors are taking online classes and […]
Internal Strength and Political Sayon March 27, 2020The Muslim leadership at the time of Partition tried to convince the Muslims that their survival lies in education and unity. The idea behind the making of Pakistan was to empower the Muslim nation with opportunities to study and progress. How correct was the vision? Are the Muslims in India struggling and are being suppressed […]
President Erdogan’s visiton February 19, 2020President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visit toIslamabad at a time when the region faces the challenge of peace and stability amidst the abrogation of Article 370 and 35-A shows Turkey’s interest towards regional peace. President Erdogan address to the Parliament and support to people of occupied Jammu and Kashmir signifies the importance of a peaceful solution […]
Challenges to South Asia peaceon February 12, 2020South Asia as a region has been struggling against poverty and transnational challenges. The trend that is gradually coming up is seaports and regional connectivity through economic corridors. The economic engagement and regional connectivity may appear new to the least integrated region wherein the political environment has been defined in the context of confrontational politics. […]
President Xi visits Myanmaron January 25, 2020China and Myanmar have recently concluded 33 agreements pertaining to the development of China-Myanmar Economic Corridor (CMEC); the corridor connecting the Kyaukpyu seaport (Western Myanmar) with Kunming, capital of Yunnan province (Southern China) through railways and highways. The agreements were signed by President Xi Jinping and Myanmar’s State Counselor Aung San SuuKyi, during President Xi’s […]
India’s ‘fast-track citizenship’on December 15, 2019The Indian government’s decision to allow citizenship to people living in neighbouring countries has instigated anger in public. Protestors have expressed their opposition to Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB). The bill authorises citizenship to Buddhists, Christians, Hindus, Jains, Parsis and Sikhs from neighbouring countries–Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. The Citizenship Amendment Bill was initially introduced in July […]
‘Kartarpur Corridor’on October 30, 2019“Gurcharan Singh, a 75 years old was happy to visit the Sikh temple in the Pakistani village of Kartarpur. “Pakistan and India have a “protocol on visits to Religious Shrines” signed back in 1974, the protocol allows the citizens of both countries to visit the religious sites in each others countries. The recent development wherein, […]
Pakistan-China tieson September 26, 2019Pakistan and China bilateral relations established in May 1951, have progressed over the years. During the 1970s, Pakistan played the role of a facilitator in normalizing China-US relations. The US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger meeting with President Zhou Enlai in Beijing was facilitated by Pakistan, which later led to the visit of President Nixon […]