- 15 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National SecurityNeighborhood
Tibet, Dalai Lamas and China’s Dilemma
Tibet, Dalai Lamas and China’s Dilemma The renewed interest of some Western powers in raising and supporting the Tibetan issue due to the changed geo-political dynamics has stoked the fire…
Uyghur Genocide in East Turkistan
Uyghur Genocide in East Turkistan In a 2019 documentary, a Chinese Police officer in East Turkistan described the situation Uyghurs face with in following words: "What human right? They’re not…
China Tanks Up Its Expeditionary Forces
China Tanks Up Its Expeditionary Forces CCTV, China's state-owned television broadcaster, revealed something significant in a report aired on 2 June. It showed members of the PLA Navy Marine Corps…
Myanmar Crisis – What is ASEAN Waiting For?
Myanmar Crisis - What is ASEAN Waiting For? On 24 April 2021, ASEAN undertook a rare initiative by calling a Leaders’ Meeting in Jakarta, the headquarters of the ASEAN Secretariat.…
TLP – The New Face of Militancy in Pakistan
TLP - The New Face of Militancy in Pakistan Pakistan, as a nation-state, in the first two decades of the twenty-first century, remained predominantly engaged in efforts to correct its…
04 June 1989: The Date CCP Wants to Forget
04 June 1989: The Date CCP Wants to Forget China was going through massive changes in the 80s. The Chinese Communist Party had opened up its economy to foreign investment. Leaders…
Pakistan’s Taliban Tangle
Pakistan’s Taliban Tangle The announcement of the complete withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan by September 11, 2021, has led to a flurry of activity on not just the political…
Bilateral Fault Lines – India and Nepal
Bilateral Fault Lines - India and Nepal Renegotiating the Existing Peace and Friendship Treaty, 1950 On April 24, 2008, the incoming Prachanda led Maoists government announced plans to scrap the…
Fulfillment of Chinese Dream
Fulfillment of Chinese Dream In the late 1980s, if you were to stop people in a crowded market place in Beijing and ask a dozen of them randomly chosen, as…
The Pakistan TLP Phenomena
The Pakistan TLP Phenomena Pakistan always presents such profound options to the weekly columnist. Yet, the last two weeks have actually been beyond all expectations. From turning down trade with…
By Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd)
Can India-Pakistan Military Drive Peace Initiative
Can India-Pakistan Military Drive Peace Initiative “In the midst of chaos, there is also…
Imran Khan: Between Frying Pan and Fire
Imran Khan: Between Frying Pan and Fire The implosion in the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) is being seen by Imran Khan and his cronies as the fizzling out of the…
