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The atomic club

After the US nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, preventing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) became an important challenge for the international community. While the world’s major…

Twenty-five years later

As Pakistan prepares to celebrate a quarter century in May this year since its six maiden nuclear tests of 1998, the country’s political, economic and internal direction stands sharply in…

The Iran-Saudi pact

The recent rapprochement between Iran and Saudi Arabia has created a ripple of excitement among the people of the region, who have been badly affected by the undeclared cold war…

Biden’s budget

From the UK to Germany and the US to India, inflation has affected billions of people. Not only are working-class people in several countries reeling under the weight of the…

The horror of war [Part IV]

In this concluding part of this series, I would like to discuss how wars, conflicts, civil strife, armament, nuclearization and weapons tests have affected the environment and what potential they…

The way forward

The major foreign priorities for the Biden Administration include continuation of a cordial relationship with Israel while maintaining control of Middle East, starting negotiations with Iran to revert to the…

The nuclear journey

May 2021 marks 23 years of the nuclear voyage that India and Pakistan have travelled together since 1998 to establish and maintain nuclear deterrence along with frequent occurrences of crises.…

Analysing the ceasefire

Any move that can push Pakistan and India away from the dangers of war offers a sense of relief, even if temporarily. The unique feature of this positive development is…

The soul of America

“One major difference between GOP and Dems is that [Republicans] leverage their right flank to gain policy concessions and generate enthusiasm, while Dems lock their left flank in the basement…