VIEW POINT: GCC states and their Iran problem
Last week, US President Barack Obama hosted an "Arab Summit' at the Camp David to provide his country's traditional Middle Eastern allies' security assurances. Out of the six Gulf Co-operation…
View Point: The rift within GCC countries
Three Gulf monarchies - Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain - are so annoyed with a fellow member of the Gulf Co-operation Council, Qatar, that they have recalled their ambassadors…
The anti-narco fight
Pakistan’s geographical positioning has long placed it at the crossroads of global trade. However, the country now finds itself unwillingly entangled in the relentless tide of the international drug trade.…
Back in the fold, Saudi becomes dealmaker for US, Russia
A pariah under the former US administration, Saudi Arabia has returned to the diplomatic fold, hosting breakthrough US-Russia talks and an Arab leaders’ summit on Gaza in a complete reversal…
Diaspora power
The global stage has witnessed the remarkable rise of diasporic communities shaping narratives, fostering economic connections, and acting as cultural bridges. Among them, the Pakistani diaspora stands as a formidable…
Pakistan must prepare to let go off the crutches of remittances
A key ingredient in attaining external account stability is inward remittances, often hailed as the star performer. Policymakers and analysts have come to take the USD 3 billion per month…
Who won, who lost in Syria?
Who cares about learning a lesson when a really big prize is in sight? So, from the point of view of the US whose dollars, arms and intel no doubt…
Iran’s daring gambit
Far from making Israel’s northern Galilee region inhabitable again – Netanyahu’s rationale for expanding the war into Lebanon – the assassination of Hassan Nasrallah and wholesale decapitation of Hezbollah’s high…
Lessons from trade agreements
Trade agreements help boost exports, attract FDI, and generate jobs. Vietnam is an excellent example of how this can be achieved. Through trade agreements with virtually all the important trading…
Win hearts, forget the match
THERE’S a stark lesson for sports enthusiasts in the international cricket tournament that concluded in Gujarat on Sunday. Australia, which had no national flags to flaunt or drums to beat in the…
