Elections were held in Turkey on June 24, 2018. It was the first time in the national/ political history of Turkey that presidential as well as parliamentary elections were held simultaneously. It was paradigm shift in its ongoing socio-economic and geopolitical system by adopting presidential mode of democracy instead of parliamentary. It provided fair leveling…
Christianity, Judaism and Islam are great Abrahamic religions, while there are many differences there are also many commonalities which can form the basis for mutual peaceful coexistence, Allah says: “Say: “O followers of earlier revelation! Come unto that tenet which we and you hold in common: that we shall worship none but God, and that…
The allegations of mishandling investors’ funds against Abraaj, a firm that has grown to become one of the most trusted private equity names and one of the developing world’s most influential investors, shocked investors and financial institutions triggering distress signals. Hue and cry raised complaints by some investors having ulterior motivation that the Dubai-based Abraaj…
The regional dynamics of the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) have changed in the last few decades. Some of the important development includes nuclearisation of the South Asian region, and implied Power Projection by states through multinational alliances and by maintaining their presence in IOR. The scenario is further complicated due to emerging challenges like piracy,…
It has been one of the most difficult tasks for almost all successive governments in Pakistan to effectively manage relations with the US. Even though Pakistan has helped the US achieve its overriding security and economic objectives in South Asia since the 1950s, Washington has unfairly blamed Islamabad for propping up the Afghan Taliban to…
The United States of America has scrapped the Iran nuclear deal 2015 and announced various sanctions on Iran and multinational companies doing businesses in it. After North and South Korean peace talk it was feared the next target of international imperialistic forces would be Iran which proved to be unfortunately true. Now the world has…
Imposition of governor’s rule and the ongoing bloodshed in Indian occupied Kashmir (IoK) along with statements emanating from India about the a ‘crackdown’ on Kashmiris in IoK, indicate an alarming Indian imperviousness to international opinion, as it continues with its gross violations of human rights in IoK. Such steps are likely to result in enhanced…
Franklin Roosevelt, the 32nd US President, received a hortative as well as admonishing letter from the all-time greatest Physicist Albert Einstein on October 11, 1939 signaling him of the possibility of Nazi Germany preparing a nuclear bomb soon. “A single such bomb if carried by boat and exploded in a port, might very well destroy…
Before the May 12 deadline, President Donald Trump withdrew the US from the multilateral Iran nuclear deal, with the objective to find a different method of dealing with the purported Iranian threat to the Middle East. The Trump administration has announced that “the highest level of economic sanctions” will be imposed on Iran, warning that…
Though President Donald Trump touted his meeting with Chairman Kim Jong Un as a historic move, most independent evaluations and interpretations do not support the presidential camp’s euphoria. Critics say that the summit has legitimised Kim whose regime has been accused of multiple human rights abuses, and that the summit was more about headlines than…
