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What does Biden’s win mean?

At last, Donald Trump's chaotic and egotistical era of hatred, racism and narcissism came to a fatal end and Joe Biden won the American presidential race. Although Trump still harbours…

A policy of no-win

Do more or we will do more; no more or there will be furore. This is the standoff in Pakistan-US relationship. Tweets and threats have replaced diplomacy and dialogue; postures…

When Winning Is Losing

When winning is losing

Indian Prime Minister Modi’s annexation of Occupied Kashmir on August 5 has exposed the region to a host of unpredictable and potentially dangerous possibilities. By revoking Article 370 and Article…

Strategic Windfall

Strategic windfall

Donald Trump and Imran Khan have us all in a spin. What seemed to be an expedient meet-up without associated diplomatic frenzy or driven by an urgent geopolitical development has…

Closing the window of opportunity

IT all happened within 24 hours — from a condescending ‘yes’ to Pakistan’s talk offer to a rebuke in the crudest tenor. The Indian volte-face on the proposed meeting between…

Diplomatic killings

JAMAL Khashoggi, a US resident, contributor to the Washington Post and vocal critic of the Saudi regime, entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on Oct 2 and was killed therein,…

Narrowing The Gulf

Narrowing the gulf

In a recent visit to Beijing to attend a seminar, the earnestness of Chinese scholars to wish for Pakistan to come out of its multifarious troubles was unmistakable. What was…