A fortress, disguised as a country
ahmed sabirBy Eric S. Margolis Here, in 1315, a force of Swiss mountaineers ambushed an invading force of Austrian feudal knights who had come to reassert Hapsburg feudal rule over the…
The Russia – Pakistan strategic partnership
Russia's return to South Asia By Andrew Korybko The Russian-Pakistani Strategic Partnership (“Rusi-Pakistani Yaar Yaar”) entered a new phase last week following two significant developments that included their decision to…
Putin’s envoy briefs Tehran about Russia – Israel – US meeting
Russian President Vladimir Putin's special envoy says that Moscow has told American and Israeli officials in a recent trilateral meeting that regional stability would be out of reach if Iran's…
The mystery behind Reko Diq scramble unfolds
As the Balochistan political crisis explodes into world headlines with talk of independence and self-determination for the Baloch, a group of highly influential and internationally connected strongmen in Pakistan is…
New PSDP book printed after budget presentation
By Shahbaz Rana The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government has printed a new book of Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) after presentation of budget in the National Assembly to include over…
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Thousands displaced as heavy rains batter fragile Rohingya camps The new humanitarian Irwin Loy | Asia Editor Days of heavy monsoon rains have battered Bangladesh's Rohingya camps with floods, landslides,…
Summarized News & Articles
Captain among 10 soldiers martyred in two terrorist attacks in N. Waziristan, Balochistan Islamabad ( 27 July 2019) Ten personnel of the Pakistan armed forces, including an officer, were martyred…
Pakistan India Dispute
By Mirza Kashif Baig Pakistan and India's dispute is one which requires maturity and tolerance to resolve. Conflict or threats of war is not the solution to this problem as…
Continued Article JULY 2019
Centre for aerospace power studies Publications No. Title P-12 Group Captain (R) Shaheen Mazhar, Cities: The Targets for Nuclear Weapons, June 2002. P-13 Centre for Aerospace Power Studies, Publication on…
Iran’s shock therapy breaks JCPOA stalemate
A series of announcements in Tehran through the past week took the situation around the 2015 Iran nuclear deal (known as the JCPOA) and the US-Iranian standoff to an inflection…