The Russia-US Ukrainian Standoff on January 31, 2022The master of brinkmanship, Russian President Vladimir Putin, is back on the geopolitical and geo-economic chessboard in Ukraine after wresting the strategic enclave of Crimea. Russia has amassed over 100,000 troops; sent warships in the Baltic sea and extensive “military exercise” is underway. The Russians have handed over a list of demands to the US, […]
Re-calibrating Pakistan’s Afghanistan Policy on January 17, 2022Pakistan-Afghan relations are historically unique, the seven dynasties that included Ghazni (960-1116 AD); Ghori (1186-1206 AD); Slave Dynasty (1206 AD); Khilji (1290-1320 AD); Tughlaq (1320-1414 AD); the Lodhi (1451- 1526 AD) and Mughal rulers (1526-1857) used Afghanistan as a corridor to enter the subcontinent; with varying degree of success tried to rule Afghanistan as a […]