China and the new Middle East: Part – I
Due to its growing role in the Middle East, China is emerging as “an economic heavyweight…a diplomatic lightweight and…a military featherweight” in the region (RAND Corporation). There is no doubt…
Neighbourhood issues
Deep in trouble at home on the political and economic front while suffering new hits on the security question, Pakistan has managed to remain engaged on some critical neighbourhood issues.…
Came Modi, and there was light?
NOBODY should take S. Jaishankar’s barbs to heart. The foreign minister has to say what he says because his job is to shore up Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s self-congratulatory foreign…
Red Sea evacuations: Saudi Arabia occupies centre stage
The HMS Al Diriyah, a 102-metre-long Saudi warship, is typically used to escort oil tankers through the Red Sea and in training exercises with Western naval powers. But this week…
Is American power waning?
Analysts have marked the rise of China due to its diplomatic triumph in the Middle East, its growing cosiness with Russia and the downfall of the US as a significant…
General disarray
UNTIL a couple of weeks ago, the third largest nation in Africa was supposed to be heading towards a transition to some form of civilian rule. The unexpected but welcome…
The greatest gift
“You are free; you are free to go to your temples. You are free to go to your mosques or to any other places of worship in this state of…
LNG imports test EU resolve to quit Russian fossil fuel
Political pressure is building within the European Union to tackle the daunting challenge of closing a loophole in its efforts to stop using Russian fossil fuels: liquefied natural gas (LNG).…
What’s next for Pakistan?
Finland’s inclusion in Nato as its 31st member is another indication that European politics is undergoing a radical change in the backdrop of the Russia-Ukraine war. As Finland officially joins…
Stop blaming the IMF!
It has been forty days since the IMF’s (International Monetary Fund’s) technical talks concluded, but there have been no signs of the pending Staff Level Agreement (SLA) taking place. At…
