Karzai in Washington
By the time this article appears President Karzai will have arrived in Washington and possibly have had his first round of talks with President Obama and with a now recovered…
Confusion in Washington
IT was ironic but not unexpected that the formal announcement of the end of US combat operations in Iraq coincided with news that in the eight months of this year…
Washington`s revenge
When Abraham Lincoln was told at the height of the devastating Civil War that his most successful general, Ulysses Grant, was drinking too much he wanted to know the brand…
A mugging in Washington
Although this was the day America pulled back from the brink of fiscal disaster, it was also the day the US Congress announced to the world how dysfunctional it had…
Washington reflections
July is traditionally a month when things slow down in the US capital, with key figures in the administration as well as Congress taking time off to take stock of…
Washington observations
WHILE Washington continues to sizzle, people here are deeply worried about an economy that shows no sign of recovery, notwithstanding a billion-dollar stimulus package, while the administration is adrift in…
US chip curbs trip up China’s AI-hungry tech giants
US restrictions on advanced computer chips are forcing China’s tech giants to rethink their ambitious AI-powered projects, analysts say. E-commerce titan Alibaba on Thursday became the latest Chinese firm to…
Putin sees political, economic upside to Israel’s war with Hamas
Russian President Vladimir Putin waited three days before commenting on Hamas’ massacre of Israelis, which happened to take place on his 71st birthday. When he did, he blamed the United…
Israeli offensive in south Gaza will put civilians in firing line
An Israeli military push into the crowded south of the Gaza Strip, expected in the coming days, may prove more complicated than its ground offensive in the north, with higher…
The missing economic manifesto clarity
As Pakistan enters a new election cycle, it is imperative that political parties should come up with not only actionable steps but to indicate very clearly whether the economic philosophy…
