Opinion

With the rise in militant attacks targeting military, civilian and clerics, the Pakistani establishment is rushing to the base from where the jihad or militancy originated – fatwas. And, reportedly, …

Last month, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), a coalition of 57 Muslim countries, suspended the status of Sweden’s special envoy, accusing the Scandinavian nation of enabling “the repeated abuse …

Kathmandu: Nepal is gearing up to become South Asia’s green energy powerhouse, leveraging its vast hydroelectric resources. Realising its potential, Nepal’s Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supply recently introduced the …

On top of US President Joe Biden’s foreign policy agenda is to make Saudis and Israelis sit and sign a deal similar to the Saudi-Iran rapprochement midwifed by Chinese some …

Saudi Arabia, important though it is as a major oil producer, has no real credentials to promote peace in Ukraine. The issues involved in the Ukrainian conflict are no doubt …

Changing dynamics in world affairs, scaling down of regional conflicts, rapprochement between rivals, and above all an urge to assert strategic autonomy is giving birth to a “new Gulf.” With …

The next edition of the Malabar Exercise featuring all the Quad countries – India, Japan, Australia, and USA is scheduled to take place from August 11 to 21 this year …

The only thing a person like me can do is to hang my head in shame after seeing the arguments being given in the Supreme Court on the Article 370 …

Pakistan’s most prosperous province Sindh – that lies on the border with India, has grabbed eyeballs this year for sensational incidents. Earlier this week terror leader Mullah Sardar Hussain, from …

The 15th BRICS Summit is scheduled to take place in Johannesburg in South Africa from 22nd-24th August. This will be the first in-person Summit to be held after 4 years, …

Recently, Canadian Baloch leader and head of Baloch People’s Congress (BPC) Dr Naela Quadri Baloch was in Europe recently to highlight the brutalities committed by the Pakistani Army against the …

In the arrest of ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan in the Toshakhana case, the Pakistan army has broken a psychological barrier, opening a pathway for a new dispensation to take root …

The recent statement issued by the Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian expressed deep concerns regarding the activities of the Islamic State-Khorasan Province (ISKP) in the region, further stating that the …

Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s arrest on Saturday following  a lower court verdict in the Toshakana case is a pivotal moment, tipping the scales in favour of the Pakistani …

The difference between clarity and confusion is often found on the flipside of a phrase. Watching the sudden resurrection of grand coalitions on the eve of our great democratic pentadactyl …

Last Sunday’s powerful suicide bombing at convention of politico-religious party Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (Fazl) in Bajaur has emitted dangerous signals for Deobandis that run almost every madrasa in the Pashtun area. …

On 15 August 1975, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, founding father of Bangladesh, was assassinated along with most members of his family by renegade soldiers of the Bangladesh army. The murder of …

China has replaced the top leadership of its rocket forces, which is at the heart of its nuclear arsenal. Wang Houbin, the navy’s former deputy commander will now head the …

Bektosh Berdiev is a noted political scientist in Uzbekistan.  He serves in the Ministry of Innovative Development of the Republic of Uzbekistan and is currently Dotsent (Associate Professor) at the International …

After a gap of 34 years, the Shia community in Kashmir took out a Muharram procession on its traditional route in Srinagar on Thursday. The procession, which began in Gurubazar …

Earlier this week, the world was surprised when Wang Yi returned as China’s foreign minister replacing Qin Gang, who had mysteriously disappeared from public eye since June 25. By becoming …