Anger in Kashmir over RSS call to end autonomy
ahmed sabirA leading right-wing Hindu nationalist has sparked anger by calling for the state of Jammu and Kashmir to lose its autonomy and be integrated into the rest of India. Critics…
Why are the armed forces in Kashmir plagued by so many suicides and fratricides?
By Majid Maqbool Stress, the daily threat of violence, issues their families are facing at home and long hours are pushing jawans to the brink, triggering the need for preventive…
Rohingya Crisis
Why do china, india back myanmar over the rohingya crisis? Heavy investments in Rakhine state have seen the two countries take a markedly different approach to the Western powers leaning…
Return of the Russians
Saudi Arabia is showing prudence in securing its interests vis-à-vis Iran by diversifying its alliances and reaching out to Russia By Nisar Ahmed Khan The recent visit by the Saudi King…
Russia wades into Saudi – Iran rift
By M K Bhadrakumar The remark Wednesday by the Russian Deputy Foreign Minister and Presidential envoy for the Middle East Mikhail Bogdanov offering Moscow's mediation for a rapprochement between Riyadh…
Russia’s resurgence
What will be Putin's next move? By Muhammad Ali Baig Will Putin strike again or will he rest and let Trump “Make America Great Again”? Who could have imagined the…
Threat perception’s role in Pak-US relations
The political relief offered by the recent rescue operation means more Pak-US collaboration on the anti-terrorism front By Dr. Qaisar Rashid If recent developments offer a means to judge, one…
Law enforcement and body-cameras
Soon after the Ferguson incident in the USA, a significant policy suggestion emerged to equip police officers with body cameras By M Khalid Shaikh There are countless incidences in which some…
The US – Sino great game
Washington embraces Indian position on CPEC US Secretary of Defense, General James Mattis has said that China's One Belt One Road (OBOR) initiative is untenable because it passes through a…
Charging into the graveyard of empires
By Akbar Ahmed Despite President Trump's unveiling of his Afghanistan strategy on August 21, which involves committing several thousand additional American troops, the reality is that the war in Afghanistan,…