Will CAATSA apply to Indian acquisition of S-400 missiles? on April 9, 2021Indian plans to acquire the Russian missile defence system S-400 are likely to mar US-Indo ties. The US Congress had passed the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) in 2017 stipulating the imposition of sanctions on any country that purchases military equipment from Russia or conducts transactions with Iran or North Korea. The US […]
US proposal for a parallel BRI project on April 1, 2021Last week, while talking to reporters, United States President Joe Biden disclosed that he suggested to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in a phone call that democratic countries should have an infrastructure plan to rival China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The US President’s Biden’s remarks came in the wake of his statement, a day […]
Adrian Zenz—the dubious champion of Uighur Muslims on March 26, 2021Adrian Zenz appears to figure in most of China bashing campaigns. He is a fervent critic of the Chinese government’s policies on Xinjiang and lays strong charges of genocide, rape, slave labour, forced sterilization, incarceration and religious suppression of the Uighurs. No wonder that Zenz is hailed as a hero in the west and his […]
The Baton passes on… on March 20, 2021Change of command in any service is a serious affair and Pakistan Air Force (PAF) is no different. At a solemn but impressive ceremony, the passing of the baton is symbolized by handing over the command sword by the outgoing air chief to his successor. It seems only yesterday that Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar […]
International Women’s Day sees two female Generals in USA on March 13, 2021While the world celebrated International Women’s Day on March 8, 2021 in different manners, the US decided to commemorate the event with a special pomp, promoting two lady officers to the coveted rank of Generals. One of the hallmarks of the Biden Administration is diversity. Biden’s own Vice President is Kamala Harris, first African American, […]
Iron Brothers celebrate seven decades of solidarity on March 6, 2021Eminent American historian Stephen F. Cohen, after a seminar was asked, which two countries in the world enjoy the closest relationship? The audience was expecting him to name the US and Israel but were taken aback when the learned academic said “China and Pakistan”. He went on to define the parameters of the deep relationship […]
Operation swift retort & beyond on February 26, 2021February 27, 2019 will go down in the epoch of Pakistan and its Air Force (PAF) as a Red Letter Day. On this auspicious day, Pakistan retorted swiftly to a failed Indian Air Force (IAF) surgical strike at Balakot and badly bruised Indian ego showing the world what damage a smaller but hard hitting and […]
Rohingya’ misery continues unabated on February 21, 2021Besides the Kashmiris in the Illegally Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) and the Palestinians, the Rohingya Muslims of Myanmar are the most downtrodden people in the twenty-first century. The Muslim community of Rohingya in Myanmar (Burma) is being incessantly targeted and slaughtered mercilessly with nary a voice raised in condemnation. While time and again, […]
Exposing the Occident’s baseless lies about Xinjiang on February 13, 2021Abraham Lincoln, American statesman and lawyer who served as the 16th president of the USA and led his nation through the American Civil War, (1861 to 1865), succeeded in preserving the Union, abolishing slavery, bolstering the federal government, and modernizing the U.S. economy. The sagacious president, besides his stellar achievements, left behind a legacy of […]
Is the Kashmir imbroglio nearing a solution? on February 6, 2021Kashmir Solidarity Day is observed by Kashmiris and Pakistanis all over the world on 5 February each year since 1991 to express support and unity with the people of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) and to pay homage to the Kashmiris martyred in the conflict. Every year solidarity rallies are held in Pakistan […]