Foreign policy of a country is based on some determinants. These are the factors which decisively play role in the formulation of the foreign policy. These determinants are changed with the passage of time to adjust foreign policy with new challenges and realities. There are two sources of the determinants i.e External and Internal or […]
Bleeding wound of the world
The Indian decision regarding the special status of occupied Kashmir has triggered tension in South Asia. It has added fuel to the already boiling state of affairs. This region is important for the political, economic and strategic powers and, thus, the Indian decision must have multiple complications. On August 5, 2019, India renounced bilateral treaties […]
Free open Indo-Pacific
China Pakistan Economic Corridor has initiated new economic cold war in the Oceans. Since emergence of geo-economics as back bone of holding grip and influence on the global political, cultural and economic affairs, trade routes attracted attention of the world economic powers. The concept of Indo-Pacific seems counterproductive of CPEC. A term “Free and Open […]
Trump’s visit to Japan
Donald Trump’s four-day visit to Japan seems focused only on pledges and a consensus on various issues between the two countries. Differences of opinion emerged on the issue of North Korea. The leaders of both countries also discussed other international and regional issues. The tour started on May 25 and ended on May 28. A […]
Peace: a dream
Attainment of peace is one of the biggest issues of the world. Global peace will remain threatened and disturbed unless discrimination on the basis of creed, vested interests and ethnicity comes to an end. Humanity may never breath easy unless it learns to be fair. Some say that global peace is impossible due to forces […]
Foundations of Sino-Pakistan friendship
Pakistan and China have enjoyed friendly bilateral relations since the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1950. Foundations for the relations between the peoples of the two countries were laid a long time ago. China and Pakistan are ideological states and their people have varying ways of life. However, the differences in ideologies have not been […]
To the east, a new emperor
The new emperor of Japan has succeeded his father on May 1, 2019. The institution of emperor of Japan is one of the oldest in the world. The people of Japan love their emperor. For his part, the emperor has always maintained dignity and respect of the throne. Tenno, a word of Japanese language, means […]
Japan’s foreign policy: challenges
Each country forms its foreign policy based on internal and external environment in view. National interest occupies central point. Japan also knitted foreign policy to protect its national interest. Two main sources contributed in formative phase of foreign policy of Japan. Firstly, its constitution came into force in 1947. Article 9 renounces war and provides […]
Peace in Korean Peninsula
US President Doanld Trump and President of North Korea Kim Jong Un held a second summit in Vietnam in February 2019. It ended without tangible results. This showed how great a gulf of understanding exists between the two countries. However, both are still probably hopeful to attain their goals in mutual interest through dialogue. The […]
Phases of Japan’s foreign policy
A country’s foreign policy always keeps changing. Its base gets roots from the saying “there is no eternal friend, no eternal enemy but only national interest is eternal. Thus, external policy always passes through evolution. The foreign policy of Japan has also passed through various phases. After the conclusion of the US-Japan Friendship Treaty in […]