PM Imran’s Diplomatic coup
TIC ANALYSIS l
The recently concluded visit of Prime Minister Imran Khan has emerged as a game-changer in the political landscape of South Asia. All the highlights of the trips such as the austerity showcased...
Imran Khan’s visit to USA
Asif Haroon Raja |
Donald Trump has been maintaining a highly belligerent posture against Pakistan as was evident from his policy on Afghanistan and on South Asia and his random statements accusing Pakistan of harboring...
India loses Afghan proxy war
M K Bhadrakumar |
The Four-Party Meeting on the Afghan Peace Process, held in Beijing last Thursday and Friday, comprising China, the US, Russia and Pakistan, is a dramatic development auguring a peace settlement in...
Russia & Pakistan Will Help Ensure A Stable US Withdrawal From Afghanistan
Andrew Korybko |
Russian Special Representative for Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov traveled to Islamabad on an unannounced visit to discuss the future of the war-torn state following the US’ possibly impending “phased withdrawal” from the country. It should...
Indo-Pak Relations After Modi’s Re-election
TIC Analysis |
Indian Leader Narendar Modi returned to power with a landslide victory in the recent elections. Modi's Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won 303 seats, its best ever score, giving it an...
The TAPI Pipeline: Expectations and Realities
Asif Haroon Raja |
Till recent, the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project was seen as a pipedream, but it has suddenly turned into a reality and apparently its completion is not too far. Lobbyists of...
PM Khan offers talks to India: Will Modi accept?
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday yet again reached out to his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi seeking dialogue to resolve all outstanding issues between the two countries, a news report said Friday.
A news report in Pakistan’s “The News"...
Who’s afraid of Afghan peace talks – Kabul and Delhi?
M K Bhadrakumar |
Henry Kissinger wouldn’t have approved the way Zalmay Khalilzad, US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, handles the Afghan peace talks. Even if Tweeter were in vogue in the late sixties, Kissinger...
2019: A Bad Year For Indian Air Force
An Indian Air Force plane carrying eight crew members and five passengers has mysteriously vanished. This incident happened months after Pakistan Air Force shot down two Indian fighter jets in late February in the...
Modi’s betrayal of Iran is only the beginning
M K Bhadrakumar |
The sudden visit to New Delhi by the Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif for a meeting on May 14 with the outgoing External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj in the dying...
The Most Powerful Arab Ruler
Opinion |
Prince Mohammed bin Zayed, the 29-year-old commander of the almost negligible air force of the United Arab Emirates, had come to Washington shopping for weapons.In 1991, in the months after Iraq’s invasion of...
Iran’s master plan to isolate the US
M K Bhadrakumar |
The new kids on the block are unaware that not a year had passed since the Islamic Revolution in Iran 40 years ago when US sanctions against that country wasn’t a...
Fear: The Root of Trump’s power
Jacob G Hornberger |
In every welfare-warfare state, the people in charge are committed to maintaining their power and control over the lives, income, assets, and liberties of the citizenry. Yet, those in power know...
A sombre run-up to US-Russia summit in Paris
M K Bhadrakumar |
The highlight of the consultations of the US National Security Advisor John Bolton in Moscow on Monday was the announcement of a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President...
‘Saudi spring’ on India’s doorstep
M.K. Bhadrakumar |
The breakthrough in India’s relations with Saudi Arabia stands out undoubtedly as a foreign-policy success story of the Modi government. This was on full display at the India Energy Forum meet at New...
KSA & CPEC: Marriage of convenience?
News Review|
Pakistan has struck a $10 billion deal with and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia after taking the Chinese authorities in confidence over the KSA joining as the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project as a...
