The Middle East is awash with whispers and speculations! After the UAE-Israel deal, Bahrain and Sudan have followed suit. Next in line may be Morocco and Oman. The grapevine also has it that not only the Saudis gave tacit approval of the UAE-Israel deal but also that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) recently…
Biden And The Future of Us-Pakistan relations Context As the Biden administration formulates its Pakistan policy and reviews the Afghan peace deal reached in February last year a debate is raging in both US and Pakistan based think tanks on the future of US-Pakistan relations. It is like a new season of an exciting Netflix…
ABSTRACT An efficient, effective, and operational communication is the pre-requisite for progress and prosperity. The goal of sustainable development remains a dream if the country lacks a well integrated multimodal transportation system including roads, railways, waterways, aviation, maritime and telecommunication. All these modes are required for speedy movement of passengers and cargo both inland &…
Pakistan has been obsessed with the United States for the last seven decades. Washington, in reciprocity, hardly has a bilateral policy towards Islamabad. It is an antithesis of our myopic foreign policy that the United States had always viewed Pakistan through the ‘third’ lens. Be it: the erstwhile Cold War; Afghanistan, India or China! Pakistan…
President Joe Biden has ushered in a fresh start for American politics. Only after a few weeks in the White House Biden is surrounded by challenges but his greatest task is dealing with a progressive China on all fronts. China is breaking all records of development and dominance and in less than 40 years China…
A webinar on ‘Reset of US-Pakistan Relations’ was held under the auspices of the Karachi Council on Foreign Relations (KCFR) on January 12, 2021. It was chaired by Chairman KCFR Mr. Ikram Sehgal and moderated by member Board of Governors (BoG) KCFR Mr. Moeen Fudda. The panelists for the webinar included Assistant to Prime Minister…
An Analytical Survey of Major Historical Shifts The ongoing Washington-New Delhi strategic bilateralism patterns cannot be separated from the South Asian regional politics where two nuclear powers have developed various points of disagreement. The quest for acquiring regional hegemonic status in South Asia has led Indian leaders to maintain strategically cooperative ties with extra-regional powers…
And do not consume your money between you unjustly by bribing the decision makers so that you may consume a part of the other people’s money sinfully while you know. [Quran:2:188] Do not confound the truth with falsehood, don’t conceal the truth, knowingly. [Quran’2:42] Enjoin which is just, and forbid which is evil [Quran;3:104] Introduction…
Introduction Faith is a matter of heart, someone may make a confession of faith, but the reality of his inner belief and faith is only known to the individual and Allah. To believe that Allah is the Sustainer of the worlds and the Lord of the universe, emanates from the heart and permeates our whole…
A webinar was held on 06 January 2021 on “Challenges in Education in Pakistan” under the auspices of the Karachi Council on Foreign Relations (KCFR) with honourable Shafqat Mahmood, Federal Minister for Education, Professional Training, and National Heritage & Culture participating. Chaired by Ikram Sehgal Chairman KCFR, the event was moderated by CEO KCFR, Cdre (Retd)…
