The great divide within GCC on December 28, 2018On December 9, 2018, Saudi Arabia hosted the 39th summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in Riyadh. Qatar sent its state minister to represent the country, despite its blockade in June 2017, by the other three members of the GCC, namely Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and United Arab Emirates (UAE). Since then, the GCC has […]
Trump hits Palestine again on September 16, 2018In a series of blows to the Palestinians, the Trump administration has recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, moved the U.S. Embassy there and cut funding to the U.N. agency that deals with Palestinian refugees. Then, last week, Washington said it would withdraw US$25 million in support from hospitals in East Jerusalem. In a […]
‘People’s Movements in Pakistan’ — an account of non-violent political struggle on April 7, 2018The book under review, ‘People’s Movements in Pakistan’ by Aslam Khwaja is a groundbreaking piece of work on the non-violent struggles of Pakistan. Despite the fact that non-violence and democratic culture is deeply rooted in the Pakistani social fabric, the least amount of work has been done by scholars and academics on non-violent political struggle. […]
‘People’s Movements in Pakistan’ – an account of political struggle on April 5, 2018The book under review, ‘People’s Movements in Pakistan’ by Aslam Khwaja is a groundbreaking piece of work on the nonviolent struggles of Pakistan. Despite the fact that nonviolence and democratic culture is deeply rooted in the Pakistani social fabric, the least amount of work has been done by scholars and academics on nonviolent political struggle. […]
The missing strings of Pakistan’s deradicalisation programmes on March 15, 2018Deprogramming of a bomb or a missile is possible, but how can an extremist be deprogrammed? Pakistan is currently trying to expand various techniques to de-radicalise individuals. Pakistan is a country regarded by many as the epicentre in the fight against global terrorism. In the backdrop of transnational terrorist ideologies that are trying to influence […]
CPEC and Gansu on November 20, 2016We all know about the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Some of us also know about the Chinese One Belt One Road Initiative (OBOR). But very few may know that Gansu province of China is the key to the CPEC and OBOR initiative. The strategic location of Gansu province makes it the most important player in […]