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SCO: vital national interest

The government’s decision to accept the invitation to the SCO Foreign Ministers’ meeting in Goa this week reflects a maturity that has otherwise been missing from the military and political…

The dubious national interest

GEN Pervez Musharraf was returning from a strategic meeting in Colombo when Nawaz Sharif overplayed his hand. He interdicted the army chief’s flight, and set off a chain of events…

Rethinking National Interest

Rethinking national interest

Due to many local and international factors, the popular conception of national interest in Pakistan has been reduced to a narrow vision and – to state the obvious – has…

Where The National Interest Lies

Where the national interest lies

The history of mankind is replete with instances where nations have justified their atrocities, plundering and ruthless exploitation in the name of the national interest. The national interest is presented…

National Interest

National interest

Conflict of interest is a ‘term used to describe the situation in which a public officeholder contrary to the obligation and absolute duty to act in the national interest exploits…

Political Battling Vs National Interests

Political battling vs national interests

This trend is an about-turn, though not by the US, and proves how in the past the US forced European countries to pursue fundamentally wrong strategies. While it proves yet…

National Interests

National interests

Policy puzzles are solved solely in the national interest. So be it! As a first step to regain lost dignity we need to follow a foreign policy that promotes a…

National Interest & Sentiment

National interest & sentiment

Nations, like individuals, can often be swayed by emotion in defining their self-interest. Soon after independence, Pakistan’s leaders determined that the country’s military and economic needs would be better served…

National Interest & Sentiment

National interest & sentiment

NATIONS, like individuals, can often be swayed by emotion in defining their self-interest. Soon after independence, Pakistan’s leaders determined that the country’s military and economic needs would be better served…