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The CPEC Narrative

The CPEC narrative

With the advent of fast forward information technology and intelligence, hegemonic states are busy innovating ways to extend their power by increasing their influence over weaker states. More or less…

China At 70

China at 70

This October marks the 70th anniversary of the Chinese revolution that abolished feudalism, defeated reactionary forces and forced imperialist forces to end their illegal intervention in the internal affairs of…

Simmering And Rising Tensions

Simmering and rising tensions

The recent near collision between a Russian destroyer and the American guided missile cruiser, USS Chancellorsville, this past Friday in the Philippine Sea should be a cause of concern for…

Drill, baby, drill!

At the onset of his second term as the president of the United States, Donald Trump has reignited a global debate about the trajectory of his economic policies. With bold…

Reconsidering our regional policy

Pakistan needs to recraft a regional policy rooted in strategic realities at the regional and global levels and is cognisant of its short- and long-term political, security, economic and cultural…

MAGA diplomacy: Pakistan and Trump

Donald Trump’s electoral victory as the 47th US president has triggered debates worldwide on its likely repercussions for the US, its allies and the rest of the world. Pakistan which…

Tightening embrace

WITH election politics dictating current US foreign policy moves, Washington’s actions are driving China and Russia much closer in a strengthened strategic partnership. The unintended consequences of American policies were…

Indian elections

THE Islamophobic rhetoric being employed by Narendra Modi for this election campaign has become shrill. Pakistan has nearly always been an electoral issue in India. However, this time, it is…

Two candidates, two foreign policies

The United States of America is in a tight presidential election. And tight elections are usually hard to predict. Yet one outcome is evident. Whoever wins, the country will remain…

A riotous future?

AS our judges, generals and ruling class politicians continue to engage in myopic, factional battles for money and power, the teeming masses are increasingly restive. Every day there are new…