- 15 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National SecurityNeighborhood
Pakistan Army: The Undoing of a ‘Holy Cow’
A few days back, when Prime Minister Imran Khan lamented that "This is the first time that Pakistan's opposition has targeted the Pakistan Army in this way; there is no…
Sustainability of Chinese Actions along the LAC and Repercussions of Xi’s Anti-Corruption Campaign
The prolonged border standoff along the LAC between India and China since April 2020 has now lasted 8 months. This was triggered by China’s unilateral attempts at intrusions in a…
Pakistan Armed Forces’ Wages of Radicalisation
The Origins In his presidential address delivered in March 1940 at Lahore during the Muslim League session, Pakistan’s founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah said, "They [Hinduism and Islam] are not religions…
Afghanistan: Who is the Real Hand Behind ISKP?
Marzia Tahiri, Suhaila Yari, Maryam Hakimi, Idris Azmi and 14 more students were no ordinary students. They have a lot in common. They were the students of Public Administration Faculty…
Why Pakistan Continues to be on FATF Grey List?
(Published with permission from Peace for Asia) A few days before its full-scale review meeting, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) – the global money-laundering watchdog – reprimanded Pakistan…
Can the Pakistani Establishment be Tamed?
An editorial in The Dawn of 28 October, commenting on the Quetta rally of the People’s Democratic Movement (PDM) states, ‘In political terms, bringing up the issue of enforced disappearances…
On Pakistan’s Unbounded Optimism
Whereas Pakistan has numerous shortcomings, but it certainly takes the cake when it comes to its unmatched optimism. For example, just the other day, Financial Action Task Force [FATF] retained…
Has China Overstretched Its Reach?
Whenever a nation goes against global norms and regulations, the world unites to challenge it. Appeasement to aggressive actions has always enhanced global threats. It is more pronounced when the…
Tibet: Simmering Discontent and Discord
It has been over sixty years since Communist China occupied Tibet. Ever since then, she has been acting as per a fixed plan and system to wipe out the Tibetan…
