Monthly Archives: July 2016
5 Reasons why Helmand matters to the Taliban
By Najibullah Noorzai and Naqeebullah Miakhel More than at any time since the U.S. invasion in 2001, Helmand province has been at the center of the Taliban’s resurgence and insurgency in Afghanistan. Before the conclusion of NATO’s combat mission,
How to bring down a nation
By Patrick Howlett-Martin More than 30,000 Libyans died during seven months of bombing by an essentially tripartite force France, Great Britain, United States which clearly favored the rebels. “The most successful mission in NATO’s history”, in the imprudent words of
China’s out of box aircraft carrier
The following comment is from an American observer who viewed the photos above. “This is quantum leap above anything we have on the drawing board. They have thought “outside the box” on this one. Better speed, larger capacity, much more
Criticism of CPEC is proof of progress
By Liu Zongyi Pakistan’s Sindh Province saw a bomb attack against Chinese engineers and small-scale protests against the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) recently. Meanwhile, the Pakistani government claimed that anti-CPEC activities by foreign forces have been busted in Baluch Province.
Nawaz Sharif is the only viable option for Pakistan
By Tom Hussain Pakistan has undergone a breathless eight years since its third transition from military rule to elected parliamentary governance in 2008. The elections that year were overshadowed by the tragic assassination in December 2007 of Benazir Bhutto, who
Pakistan & Syria – Centers of the Great Game
By Sajjad Shaukat Hans J. Morgenthau opines, “The true nature of the policy is concealed by ideological justifications and rationalization. Therefore, the ideology provides a mask behind which the ulterior motives are concealed…there is a close relationship between interest and
India mustn’t let nuclear ambitions blind itself
By Wang Wenwen Last week, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi embarked on a diplomatic journey, traveling halfway across the world with his top goal to garner support for his country’s entry into the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG). The plenary meeting
Indian NSG Membership Dream Shattered
For the time being, India is enjoying a unique and highly favored position, globally. This perhaps has raised their hopes considerably and has given India and false sense of invincibility. Such sense however, changed quickly when India was denied Nuclear