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Afghan government’s Kabul Process: Do the political elites really want peace? Global Village Space | News Analysis | In order to bring about a negotiated political settlement to the simmering Afghan dispute, Afghanistan led the way and organized a conference under the auspices of a new peace...

After MOAB, USA reveals GMD: Which state will be used as the test ground? Global Village Space | Dr. Zafar N. Jaspal | Since his election, President Trump has been signaling to solidify United States military muscle. He has exhibited leaning towards the new addition of nuclear weapons to the...

PML-N leaders U-turn on JIT; Question ISI, MI involvement The PML-N government has done a backflip on its stance regarding inclusion of the two representatives of MI and ISI in the Panamagate JIT probing Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his children for their alleged off-shore holdings. A PML-N...

NSG membership: Will Russia “convince” China to vote in India’s favor? Global Village Space | M. K. Bhadrakumar | The External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj seldom if ever would say a bloomer. Therefore, her remark on June 6 seems odd, where she reportedly said that India will take Russia’s...

PML-N’s latest bid to pressure Panama JIT Global Village Space | On Wednesday, during the latest fortnightly Supreme Court hearing of the six-member Panamagate joint investigation team (JIT), the Supreme Court was informed that the JIT was facing a number of impediments and problems in its...

2018 Elections: Hope for protected votes or another rigged story? Global Village Space | Dr. Farid A. Malik | “Those who cast votes, change nothing; those who count, change everything.” – Stalin How can protection of the vote be ensured? If the fate of the nation is decided by the people who...

Turkish troops march for Qatar’s support: Escalation in the Gulf crisis? Global Village Space | James M. Dorsey | Turkey’s Parliament is this week fast tracking the dispatch of up to 3,000 troops to Qatar, home to the country’s military base in the Middle East. Certain to stiffen Qatar’s...

Threats to regional peace: The implications of a disrupted Afghanistan Global Village Space | Abdul Rahim | Due to its geostrategic location in the region, Afghanistan occupies a unique place in global and regional politics. The future of Asia, in general, and South-Central Asia, in...

Ignored and scathed on a global platform: What is the future of Pakistan’s foreign policy? Global Village Space | Dr. Shahbaz Shabbir Gill | Having no political acumen and experience, the US President Donald Trump has been allying with prominent leaders in Asia, to devise and strategize U.S...

Suicide attacks and police firing: Death roams free in Kabul Global Village Space | Samea Shanori | Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, is locked in a state of indefinite agony. At least seven people died and many were severely wounded when security forces, answerable to President Ashraf Ghani...

Neutrality not an option: Pakistan to choose between Qatar or Saudi Arabia? Global Village Space | News Analysis | Pakistan will not cut off ties with Qatar in wake of the decision of the GCC countries to sever diplomatic relations with the Gulf country over its alleged support for terrorism...

Bombs for the Taliban: Is the US prolonging the Afghan war, again? Global Village Space | News Analysis | Amid increasing turmoil in Afghanistan, top US officials, Defense Secretary James Mattis and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, have given a good account of what is the offing for the...

Free and fair elections: Can democracy in Pakistan be resurrected? Global Village Space | M. Q. Yaaser | Politics is the name of possibilities. In his last speech, former Prime Minister of United Kingdom Mr. David Cameron said that by politics you can achieve a lot of things; one of them is...

The Gulf tightening its noose: What are Qatar’s real options? Global Village Space | James M. Dorsey | Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, by breaking off not only diplomatic but also economic relations with Qatar, are likely to make it this time round far more difficult for the Gulf...

4 ways to remain active, and productive, in Ramadan Global Village Space | Rida Hussain | With over 1.5 billion Muslims of the world fasting in the exact same month, at the exact same time of the year, following a similar routine, Ramadan sends a strong message of a religious bond among the...

Dummy’s guide to Nawaz Sharif’s money laundering allegations The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has submitted the record of the Hudaibiya Paper Mills case to the Panamagate JIT. As the JIT examines the records it is crucial for the public to understand the basics of the...

Saudi-UAE campaign against Qatar: Muslim nations forced to choose sides Global Village Space | James M. Dorsey | A Saudi and UAE-driven campaign to isolate Qatar and, by extension, Iran puts non-Muslim Arab states in a bind and tests the degree of Saudi soft power garnered in decades of...

Operation Blue Star: When Sikhs were massacred by the Indian Army Global Village Space | Saleem Akhtar Malik | Operation Blue Star was an Indian Army operation launched between 1st and 6th June 1984. The aim of this operation, ostensibly, was to remove the Sikh firebrand leader Jarnail Singh...

India looks to woo adamant China for entry into NSG: Will the new tactics work? Global Village Space | News Analysis | China has said that India’s entry into the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) has become more complicated under new circumstances. “It (NSG) is a new issue under new circumstances...

US-Saudi games in the Middle East: Will Qatar bow down to the GCC states? Global Village Space | M. K. Bhadrakumar | The move by a group of countries led by Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Egypt – with Bahrain, Libya, Yemen, and Maldives toeing the line – to severe ties with Qatar and to isolate that...