Iran seeks tourism millions as nuclear chill ends
Long seen as a destination strewn with shortcomings, Iran is making a fresh pitch for tourists, with the recent lifting of economic sanctions providing an opportunity to cash in. The…
UK ties with China at risk over nuclear plant deal
Britain's decision to delay final approval for the Hinkley Point nuclear power plant risks cooling relations with economic powerhouse China under new prime minister Theresa May, analysts say. May's predecessor…
Nuclear security summit
In April 2009, while outlining his nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament agenda in Prague, President Obama announced that he would host a leadership-level Nuclear Security Summit (NSS). The objective was to…
Our nuclear security
The specter of Pakistan’s insecure nuclear arsenal has again been raised in a US State Department briefing, when Deputy Spokesman Mark Toner answered an Indian journalist’s question about the security…
What we lose from a civil-nuclear deal
Ever since David Ignatius’ October 6 Washington Post article on a possible diplomatic blockbuster – a US-Pakistan nuclear deal – there has been a sense of achievement in the political,…
Nuclear myths and realities
Pakistan’s nuclear programme has consistently been the target of a US-led Western negative narrative based on unsubstantiated allegations that deliberately ignore ground realities. This orchestrated campaign has been projected by…
US enforcement of Iran arms embargo slipped during nuclear talks: sources
Addressing concerns that a landmark nuclear deal reached this year could boost Iran's military power, the Obama administration reassured critics that it would maintain and enforce its remaining tough sanctions…
Pakistan-India trade – problems and solutions
South Asian countries have their historic affiliations with each other either it is economical or religious. The background of Pak-India trade is as old as creation of Pakistan in 1947.…
Outsourcing nuclear alarmism
Pakistan’s nuclear weapons programme often becomes the focus of international media through ‘engineered’ controversies. In one recent attempt, it was accused that Saudi Arabia could possibly purchase nuclear weapons ‘off-the-shelf’…
Nuclear triangle
A Serious nuclear competition between two nuclear-armed rivals is very hard to stabilise. When one rival increases its nuclear capability, the other does, too. Then both rivals feel less secure…
