Need for re visiting Pakistans Afghan Policy II on August 19, 2013Pakistan has a new government in place. The party that leads it, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), a centre-right party, despite accusations of having links with extremists and being soft on them, promises in its manifesto there will be civilian control of intelligence agencies and considers trade and interaction to be a better security policy […]
Need for revisiting Pakistans Afghan policy I on August 18, 2013Pakistan tried to bargain a solution for Afghanistan that will ensure an upper hand to groups it shares friendly ties with. Pakistan’s diplomacy relied on US plans/needs to disengage militarily from Afghanistan. Pakistan also depended on the strength it gained from its location and history of the past two and half decades, which gave Pakistan […]
Irans presidential election and Pakistans foreign policy on June 24, 2013Hassan Rowhani has won the Iran presidential elections. This victory has the potential of becoming more than the routine continuation of Iran’s system of governance. His victory will have implications for the domestic as well as foreign policy of Iran. Any change in its foreign policy will have implications for global as well as regional […]
A step forward on the democratic road? on May 26, 2013The May 11 elections are generally hailed as a major step forward in the direction of democracy in Pakistan. Arguments can be forwarded both in favour and against this position. Democratisation means transfer of real power to the people. It is a process of including the secluded. People exercise their control through elected representatives. Elections […]