Hassan Shahjehan

When the international order is making space for China and shifting the balance towards multi-polarity, ties between the US and China will shape the future global order: global peace, prosperity and governance. From Russia’s relationship with the west, particularly over the Ukrainian crisis, to the disturbing situation in the Middle East, agreements or disagreements between both […]

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Pakistan a few days back was received with much fanfare and excitement. Not only the government but also the opposition parties, civil society and the public showed their enthusiasm for the visit of their “iron brother” and “all-weather friend”. The two-day trip concluded on a positive note, with Pakistan […]

Politics, politics and politics. Let us spare some time for something else, the thing that affects all of us but we are not ready to talk about it, or are we more dedicated to politics? How do social networks affect true and sincere relationships? Technological development and the widespread use of internet-based technologies have changed […]

Quite unpredictable international oil prices can be. Over the past few months, the price of oil has fallen by more than 30 percent and is hovering around the $ 55 to $ 60 mark for a barrel. More importantly, oil-producing states in the recent Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) meeting have also decided not […]

Indian Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi has really kick-started India’s expansionist policy based on economic expansion. His extra focus on the country’s foreign policy, evident from his incessant trips to various countries, from Japan and China to the US, besides attending international forums to project India as a rising economic power in South Asia, have […]

Minority rights have always been an issue of great debate not only in Pakistan but also in the whole world. This issue resurfaced once again after the unfortunate incident in Kasur in which a Christian couple were lynched and burnt to death. Many see the mixing of Islam in the polity of Pakistan to be […]

Narendra Modi is not only famous for being an active Indian prime minister who is most of the time looking for economic space for India, but is also famous for using different rhetoric. For example, Modi has explained FDI as being not foreign direct investment but “first develop India”. Such new phrases and abbreviations are […]

The world is once again going for alliances and re-alliances. Hostile states are becoming friends and the old friends are finding new friends. This is how international relations work. The recent crisis in Ukraine and the resurgence of tensions between Russia and the west are likely to become a challenge for India’s foreign policy and […]

Narendra Modi’s recent trip to New York and Washington ended on a positive note in terms of US-India relations. The romance that both these countries are enjoying, particularly after 2001, became cold in recent years. In less than a week, Modi has once again reinvigorated these dwindling relations and has turned them into an optimistic, […]