The post-US withdrawal scenarioon February 19, 2019The situation in Afghanistan after four decades of war and chaos and is likely to enter into a new phase after the United States’ (US) withdrawal and the peace deal between the US, Taliban, and the Afghan government. On various grounds, questions are arising about the future set-up in Afghanistan that it might plunge into […]
Politics on borderlandon September 5, 2016The borderland between Pakistan and Afghanistan, due to its strategic importance, has been historically vital for all the powers that retained authority over there. Being a focal point of the great game, this area was utilised by the British to vie with Russia. Later, it jeopardised the relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan after the independence […]
Pakistan, Afghanistan and the US IIon July 28, 2016Officials of the US administrations during the tenures of George W Bush and Barack Obama clearly stated that their relations with Pakistan were limited to cooperation in the fight against terrorism. However, with India the US relations were based on long-term cooperation in the areas of trade, commerce, defence, and high-technology exchange. The peak-point in […]
Pakistan, Afghanistan and the US Ion July 27, 2016The relationship between Pakistan and the United States since 9/11 has seen insurmountable mistrust, and steep ups and downs. The West in general and the United States in particular have been trying to present Pakistan as a hypocrite and double-dealer in the war against terror. The huge sacrifices and human and material looses borne by […]
Emerging scenarioson June 13, 2016Will the transition of the Taliban and the Afghan government’s peace agreement made with Hizb-e-Islami in Afghanistan may help reduce the unity government’s frustration? The two-year term of the political agreement brokered by the US Secretary of State John Kerry between Dr Ashraf Ghani and Dr Abdullah Abdullah on September 21, 2014 to settle the […]
The crux of the Indo-Pak sour tieson September 1, 2015With border skirmishes escalating, the blame game is on. Indian hostility is remarkable and the statements from both sides have kept the pot boiling. One should not be optimistic about cordial Pak-India ties in the presence of India’s biased policy of non-acceptance towards Pakistan. Indo-Pak ties had changed for the better when Prime Minister Nawaz […]
The CPEC controversyon August 5, 2015The controversy of the China-Pakistan economic corridor (CPEC) has once again re-emerged, when the Balochistan government issued its report regarding the route on July 26. The report, entitled CPEC: The Route Controversy, mainly argues that the federal government does not consider the concerns of the federating units about changing the route, which will affect inter-provincial […]
Afghan peace talkson July 12, 2015The recent round of peace talks facilitated by Pakistan in Murree (near Islamabad) between the Taliban and the Afghan government gives new hope to bringing peace and stability to the war-ravaged Afghanistan. The talks are being held while Afghanistan is playing a blame game against Pakistan. The anti-Pakistani statements of President Ashraf Ghani, the attack […]
Intriguing Pak-Afghan ties: compromising factorson March 2, 2015Mutual visits, CBMs, agreements, reengagement, military and security cooperation, joint efforts against militancy and the keenness of both Pakistan and the new Afghan government have brought their relations to such a positive momentum, one that has not been seen throughout their history before. The initiative was taken by Afghan President Ashraf Ghani to visit Islamabad […]