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Washington’s Nuclear Hypocrisy

Washington’s nuclear hypocrisy

“The world organisation debates disarmament in one room and, in the next room, moves the knights and pawns that make national arms imperative.” - E B White Why is the…

The Washington-Tehran Detente

The Washington-Tehran detente

As if to reaffirm the proposition that inter-state relations know no permanent friends and no perpetual foes, Iran and the United States are inching towards normalisation of relations. The Washington-Tehran…

Washington’s Nuclear Agenda

Washington’s nuclear agenda

The Pakistan-US joint statement on Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s visit to Washington last month contains a section on ‘Non-proliferation, Nuclear Security and Strategic Stability’. As noted by Michael Krepon of…

An Innocent In Washington

An innocent in Washington

For decades, Pakistan has had a single-item foreign policy: Kashmir. Of late, drones have been added to this short list. Long gone are the days when Pakistan commanded respect on…

Karzai In Washington

Karzai in Washington

As I write this on Tuesday morning the drama of the ‘long march’ of the Tehrik Minhaj-ul-Quran dominates the air waves. Whatever its outcome we must recognise that it reflects…

Washington’s Tough Talk

Washington’s tough talk

The US frustration over Pakistan’s inability to curb militant activities on its soil and counter the scourge of extremist mindset has spilled again in public. This time, the tough-talk came…

Muddled Washington

Muddled Washington

Former president Pervez Musharraf’s call for a constitutional role for the Pakistan Army has led many to describe him as ‘crazy’. Declaring that the army is Pakistan’s only saviour when…