Context Now that the Biden administration has definitively announced plans to withdraw militarily from Afghanistan by September 11, the focus has shifted to the post withdrawal scenarios and what that would look like for the US and other key stakeholders. The most important determinant of that is the status of Afghan reconciliation and US-China ties….
Dear Readers, A good man who was far ahead of his time, my father, Abdul Majeed Sehgal was certainly destined for far better things than what he apparently achieved during his lifetime. Since he died a contented person, he must have done better than we thought he did or perhaps his ambitions were limited, aspiring…
The debate on the strategic dimension of South Asian politics and its varying patterns under the influences of India-Pakistan protracted conflict has always attracted intellectual circles of the international community. The proponents of arms control and disarmament and the advocators of international non-proliferation regime generally focus on the South Asian nuclear politics in their analysis….
1. Mouza ASALONG, J. L. No 183, Police Station Ramgarh, Distt Chittagong Hill Tracts having an area of 5.34. sq. miles, appears to be claimed by India as part of Tripura State. This is the tract of land falling between the Feni River and the Asalong Khal. According to India’s claim, the boundary between Tripura…
If there are a few things we must acknowledge Pakistan by, then leading climate action is certainly one of them. This year Pakistan had the honor to host the World Environment Day 2021 in collaboration with the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP). With a focus on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Pakistan has resolved to fight the good…
Saudi Arabia and Pakistan can never afford to be at odds with each other. This is the balance-sheet of their geo-economics and fraternity. Irrespective of the fact that they differ on numerous policy wavelengths in the regional and international context, what glues them is an ‘undeclared and less-said’ strategic understanding of indispensability. Likewise, it is…
The purpose of this trilogy of articles was to find out why antisemitism is a misnomer and anti-Zionism would be the right substitute for it. It is because the demand for a country called Israel in the place Palestine where Arabs have been living for centuries is part of the Jewish mythology that has been…
It is not or not only the hatred of Jews that is causing the intractability of the conflict in the Middle East. It is the existence of the state of Israel, the character of the state and the history of its creation. As most people may know Israel is a modern creation. The early history…
If anyone wants to call anyone names be precise, at least one expects this from those considered educated! During an interview dealing concerning the recent Israeli attack on Gaza Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi told CNN anchor Bianna Golodryga that Israel is losing “the media war, despite their connections.” The anchor then asked the Pakistani…
Dozens of bombs and constant shelling by self-propelled guns targetting the densely populated coastal areas of Gaza was the response to the Palestinian organization Hamas firing dozens of rockets at Israel. This in itself was a reaction to the extreme right wing Jew extremists entering the Al-Aqsa Mosque given cover by Israel police, later they…
