Archive for June 2nd, 2022

Peace In Afghanistan: Vital To Pakistan And Region – OpEd

For progress and stability of any country, peace is must in its neighboring countries. Otherwise you can never ignore the threats coming from neighboring war torn country. If peace comes to Afghanistan, Pakistan will be the most beneficiary than any other country. Pakistan’s future economic policies rely on peace in Afghanistan. Pakistan government and military both are trying their best […]

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Nepal: Fractious Polls – Analysis

On May 13, 2022, at least two persons were killed and 24 were injured in four poll-related incidents of violence in different parts of the country. Some of the prominent incidents of the day included: Further, between February 7, 2022, the day of the announcement of the Local Body Elections and a day before the polling on May 13, 2022, […]

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Pakistan: TTP And Desperate Negotiations – Analysis

On May 23, 2022, two soldiers were killed when terrorists attacked Security Forces (SFs) in the Mir Ali area of North Waziristan District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). On May 17, 2022, terrorists shot dead two Policemen in the Ghazni Khel area of Lakki Marwat District. The terrorists managed to escape along with the weapons of the dead Policemen. On May […]

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Judiciary And Pakistan’s ‘State Policy’ Of Enforced Disappearances – OpEd

How acute is the chronic malaise of unchecked enforced disappearances afflicting Pakistan can be gauged from the fact that at least eight out of the top ten google search results for “land of enforced disappearances,” directly refers to it. Infact, this despicable phenomenon is so commonplace in Pakistan that ‘disappearing people’ it’s no longer considered a dirty word and doesn’t […]

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Pakistan’s Peaceful Uses Of Nuclear Technology – OpEd

The civil nuclear program comprised the major part of the nuclear program of Pakistan. Pakistan has always been cognizant of the use and benefits of nuclear technology in civil sector. The use of nuclear technology for civil purposes entails the use in medicine, utilization in energy, agriculture or dealing with the climate change. It is contributing in various aspects, for […]

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India’s EO Satellites In The Indo-Pacific – Analysis

Background Two epochal developments – the Indo-Pacific region’s emergence as the fulcrum of the world economy and the mounting global climate crisis – are bringing new attention to a constellation of Earth-Observation (EO) satellites that are vital to managing economic life and coping with climate change. These two sets of issues have thrust India, which maintains the largest fleet of […]

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Afghan journalists detail threat from Taliban after UK abandonment

A group of Afghan journalists has described the threats they face from the Taliban after working with UK media for years, accusing the British government of abandoning them during last year’s withdrawal. Eight journalists are launching a legal challenge against the government after fighting since last year’s withdrawal for support they feel they are owed after helping UK interests in […]

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Al Qaeda Isn’t Dead Yet

The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan has put 9/11’s planners back in the terror cockpit. The United States, under then-President Donald Trump, made a peace pact in 2020 with the Taliban under the pretense that they would break ties with al Qaeda. It didn’t happen then, it hasn’t happened since, and now the group that blew up the twin towers is […]

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India’s Last Best Chance

Choosing the West Over Russia Could Make New Delhi a Great Power India’s neutrality over the war in Ukraine has exposed its vulnerability. New Delhi depends on Russia for military supplies, and so, even though Russia is blatantly violating Ukraine’s territorial sovereignty in an attempt to re-create its erstwhile empire, India has opted to stay silent. It has done so […]

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Why Imran Khan Alleges the US for the fall of his Government

Imran Khan, a cricketer-turned politician, former Prime Minister of Pakistan is found openly alleging the US administration for the fall of his elected government. In his interview to numerous national and international TV channels, he claims that his visit to Russia amid the Ukraine crisis in the month of February, 2022 was not fully digested by the US administration. On […]

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