Ties between Japan and Middle East on September 7, 2018The Middle East dominates world politics due to its oil reserves. Since the region is a major exporter of oil and gas; it has a lot of strategic importance. Countries including Japan import oil from the region in order to meet their respective energy requirements. There are more than a dozen countries located in the […]
Indo-Pak relations and Cricket diplomacy on August 27, 2018Foreign policy channels have changed from traditional to non-traditional. However, the former still has a central place. The latter includes twitter, Facebook, and other means of social media and even sports etc. Cricket diplomacy became famous in Indo-Pak relations in the 1980s. Before the 1960s, sports was mostly a non-political field, even though some political […]
UN feudalism and outstanding issues on August 21, 2018 The United Nations came into being after World War II and replaced the League of Nations. Its main objective was to keep the world away from war, and create a friendly and peaceful global environment. The world body failed to achieve its objectives due to various reasons, mainly its feudal structure to decide regional […]
Japan moves closer to SAARC on August 8, 2018South Asia is an important region for world powers due to its geo-strategic and geo-economics location. It consists of seven countries, and has two important nuclear countries; Pakistan and India. The regional countries have formed the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation SAARC. Japan also enjoys good relations with these member countries. The concept of […]
Keeping the state intact on August 2, 2018For a democratic state, the constitution is its basic document. Even in undemocratic systems, a mother document provides a framework on how to run the business of the state. Both systems require ownership, loyalty and obedience of the subjects. If the state carries out its business according to the provisions of the document, it may […]
The question on corruption is still unanswered on July 26, 2018Corruption has long been one of the biggest problems in Pakistan. The Corruption Perception Index 2017 of Transparency International, ranked Pakistan 117 out of a total 180 countries. Even though various laws have been passed and governments have taken stern actions against the corrupt people in our society, how has this issue still not been […]
The Japan and Palestine connection on July 13, 2018The problems facing Palestine did not start in 1948 when the state of Israel actually came into existence; instead they began in 1917 when the idea behind Israel was first conceived. It all began with the British foreign minister Arthur James Balfour sending a letter to Baron Jacob Rothschild, declaring British support for an independent […]
Kashmir and Palestine’s war without weapons on July 6, 2018The people of Kashmir and Palestine have responded to the war waged by India and Israel with stones and protests against the occupying forces. Kashmir is an unfinished agenda item of the British plan to create two separate states — Pakistan and India. The princely states were given right to decide their accession with the […]
The Japan and Afghanistan connection on June 29, 2018Diplomatic relations between Japan and Afghanistan were established in 1931. Muhammad Nadir Shah was king of Afghanistan, and Hirohito was the emperor of Japan at that time. Since then the relations of both the countries have experienced quite a few ups and downs. Afghanistan connects the regions of South Asia and Central Asia. It is […]
Change is not just for the better, change is urgently needed! on June 22, 2018It is generally said that success requires hard work. But there are other essentials which ensure success in life, including your daily habits. Good habits lead a nation to development and prosperity, whereas bad habits cause deterioration and ruin. Specific individual and collective habits need to be adopted by the country if it is to […]