The United States deployed thousands of shorter-range nuclear weapons with U.S. forces in Europe, Japan, and South Korea, and on ships around the world, throughout the cold war era. These weapons were planned to lengthen deterrence and defend allies in Europe and Asia. While most were withdrawn in the 1990s, […]
Protests continue against Donald Trump on third day of Republican National Convention. Inside the convention hall at Cleveland, Senator Ted Cruz refused to endorse Trump, shattering the nicely scripted facade of the party unity. “…vote your conscience, vote for candidates up and down the ticket who you trust to defend our […]
Protests continue outside the Republican national convention at Cleveland against Trump and Mike Pence nomination. Donald Trump and Mike Pence were officially selected to be the Republican Party’s nominees for president and vice president. Protesters, who were a mix of various ethnicity and religions such as Muslims, Blacks and Mexicans, held placards […]
Pakistan moved nearer last month to join a regional security and economic coalition led by China and Russia, a move seen to enhance the importance of the organization. Pakistan has become full member of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) after signing Memorandum of Obligations (MoOs) in SCO’s Heads of State Summit […]
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has once again resorted to using allegations against Pakistan regarding its commitment and honesty to the Afghan Peace Process. While accusing Pakistan for the apparent stalemate in the talks, President Ghani stressed that it was largely because Pakistan has adopted a discriminatory approach and is keeping […]
Theresa May, Britain’s current home secretary is set to become the UK’s next prime minister after Andrea Leadsom pulled out of the contest to become Conservative Party leader. She is among those politicians who backed staying in the EU. But she has made it clear on Monday that she will […]
Finally Britons have decided their destiny by departing from the European Union through a referendum. This historic decision is bound to be marred with so many political, social and economical implications. It is the greatest catastrophe to befall the union in its history of almost six decades. No state has shunned the […]
Both Gwadar and Chabahar ports have a unique geostrategic and geopolitical significance. Economically and strategically both are vital choke-points which provide unrestricted access to the Indian Ocean where about 100,000 ships and around 70 percent of the world’s petroleum trade passes each year. The strategic significance of these ports is visibly […]
Last week two honour killing cases attracted media attention worldwide in which three persons including two women were brutally killed by their family members. In one case, a 56 years old man killed his daughter and son-in-law in Lahore for marrying without the family’s consent while in another case a […]
The third largest ocean in the world, the Indian Ocean, which can be characterized as a gateway, linking the East with the West and different regions of the world. The rising geo-politics in the Indian Ocean can be directed as power struggle between states to increase their influence and impact […]
