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Is China leaping past us?

Sixty years ago this fall, the Soviet Union shocked the world by launching into orbit Earth's first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1. The beach ball-sized spacecraft was an astounding scientific achievement,…

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US should be cautious about military power

By Yang Yi News that Admiral Harry Harris, head of US Pacific Command, may be appointed as US ambassador to Australia has aroused people's attention. Some experts believe that the…

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Syrian conflict is ending but US stays put

By M K Bhadrakumar The Syrian government forces have broken through the ISIS' 3-year long siege of the air base in the eastern city of Dier Ezzor. The dramatic developments…

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A new strategy for Afghanistan

The best bet for India is to use Trump's interest in India, but re-crafting an India - US partnership that addresses India's core concerns and possibly of Pakistan By Maroof Raza…

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Stop asking the Taliban to surrender

By Ben Acheson Imagine for a second that you are a member of the Taliban. Let's say you are in your early thirties so you were an impressionable teenager in…

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American endgame in Afghanistan

By Zamir Akram Does America have a strategy to end the longest war in its history? After 17 years, a trillion dollars in costs and thousands of casualties, Americans do…

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In Afghanistan, keep your eye on the exit

By Ambassador Richard Boucher The President's announcement of his strategy for Afghanistan opens a new era for the 16-year war, yet most of the rhetoric and strategy matches that of…

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Rakhine or another Srebrenica?

By Dr Shaista Tabassum  (Opinion) The world community has finally come into action following the UN Security Council resolution condemning the violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state. The situation is becoming…

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Random thoughts: The Rohingya massacre

By: Dr. A Q Khan For the past few weeks, we have been seeing and hearing about the horrific persecution of Muslims in the Arakan district of Myanmar (formerly Burma).…

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52nd Defence Day of Pakistan 6th September 2017

By Tayyaba Tehseeni Pakistan have completed 18,980 days and 52 years of their defence and celebrated their success against the neighbor country India that marked the ceasefire in 1965 war…

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