John Kerry and $1.5 billion
John Kerry, of the Kerry-Lugar fame that envisages the release of around 1.5 billion dollars per annum to Pakistan for the next five years, has written a letter to Richard…
Zarif, Kerry and 10 US sailors
According to reports, Iran has detained 10 US sailors after two small patrol boats “drifted into Iranian waters in the Gulf,” US officials say. These reports further add: “The Riverine…
The Kerry visit
The oft-postponed visit by Secretary John Kerry had been eagerly awaited in Islamabad. According to the pre-arrival briefing provided by State Department officials to the press team which was accompanying…
Climate farce
THROUGH the course of this week, the rest of the world has been talking a lot about Pakistan. The setting is the idyllic Egyptian resort town of Sharm El Sheikh,…
Stirring up the soul, is it?
Is it déjà vu? Is it an illusion? Is it a knee-jerk? Is it real? Is it happening? These are all the questions that arise the minute the word “change”…
The elephant in the COP28 room
As the gavel struck, finalizing the 21-page deal at the COP28 summit in Dubai, a wave of mixed emotions swept across the faces of delegates. It was a moment of…
COP28: our expectations
The UAE is all set to host the 2023 UN Climate Change Conference. COP28 will focus on climate finance and the size and individual contributions for the Loss and Damage…
After UN meeting, countries brace for COP28 fossil fuel fight
With two months left until the UN’s COP28 summit, countries are far from bridging the gap between those demanding a deal to phase out planet-warming fossil fuels and nations insisting…
Trips for cooperation
In the midst of deteriorating relations and bitter friction, a flurry of high-profile American officials’ visits to China has been significant. This is a bold attempt to revive cooperation optimistically…
Incoming World Bank chief faces tests before he gets to climate
Ajay Banga, US President Joe Biden’s pick to run the World Bank, will face a tough slate of issues around the institution’s finances and capital structure from the get-go, thorny…
