December 16, 1971 is embedded in the history of Pakistan as a ‘black day’. Despite winning liberty unitedly, the first twenty-four years of independence of Pakistan gave rise to surprisingly varied ‘political... Read more »
‘The dreadful experience of the last decade has shown me that I will never receive just treatment from the American government. Now, my only hope is that my own country will listen.’... Read more »
KABUL — President of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Mohammad Ashraf Ghani received the outgoing Australian Ambassador to Kabul, John Philip and lauded his contribution for Afghan-Australian relationship. During the meeting that took place... Read more »
On Feb. 1, 2011, oil prices rose above $100 a barrel. For the next three years, they largely stayed there, with few of the dramatic ups and downs that oil markets are... Read more »
By Ishaan Tharoor — After the United States helped chase out the Taliban government in Afghanistan in 2001, it came across a legacy of its earlier intervention in the region. As The... Read more »
According to the Global Terrorism Index of the Institute for Economics and Peace, 13 years after the 9/11 attacks and the US spending of $4.4 trillion on the forever war and all-consuming... Read more »
Oil remains the world’s most critical commodity. It has fuelled the industrial age. For over a century, oil politics has been almost synonymous with geopolitics; the cause of numerous wars and revolutions. Read more »
Expectations from the South Asia Association for Regional Co-operation summit are always high even though some analysts and observers will tell you that this regional forum has repeatedly failed to bring the... Read more »
By Yasmeen Aftab Ali APEC Summit, Asia Pivot and US midterm elections Republicans have swept in with 52 seats in the Senate. For the first time since 2006 they have a majority... Read more »
By Saeed Qureshi Imran Khan, the Chairman of PTI has vowed to remain in the fray (Dharna) even if he is left alone. He disdainfully castigates the other political leaders and accuses... Read more »
By Shenali D Waduge If Muslim Islamism has been created as a geopolitical agenda why are Muslims willing participants There are a few burning issues that the global community is having to... Read more »
By Shenali D Waduge The nations that are attempting to divide nation of Africa, Asia, Middle East and Eastern Europe into micro states to create new governments that would be unable to run if... Read more »
By Saeed Qureshi – – The midterm elections in the United States conducted on June 4, have placed the Republicans as the majority party in the Senate. The Republicans also were leading... Read more »
By Mr. Graham Ashton, Victoria Police Deputy Commissioner The internet – the most defining technological accomplishment of the past half century, perhaps. A powerful force for good – online information flow has changed... Read more »
By Yasmeen Aftab Ali In the soft sunlight of winters, sunning in the back verandah, one could hear the sharp sound of the cycle bell and the doorbell that sounded as the... Read more »
By Abu Aisha On Saturday 1st Muharram 1436 (Oct 25th 2014), hundreds of thousands of well-wishers converged on the streets of Dhaka to bid farewell to one of the most recognizable faces... Read more »
by Imam Zaid Shakir One of the tragedies of our times is found in the easy willingness with which some Muslims accept practices, rituals or cultural symbols that have their roots in... Read more »
By Yasmeen Aftab Ali ‘The United States, which once considered Pakistan a ‘corner stone’ of its foreign policy seems to have shifted the balance towards India. There are speculations that US may... Read more »
As U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announces plans to set up an investigation into the attacks on United Nations facilities during Israel’s recent assault on the Gaza Strip, world-renowned political dissident Noam Chomsky recently spoke... Read more »
A Message from the Director, Whitlam Institute — While Gough Whitlam will be remembered well beyond today, the days ahead will be particularly special times for remembering and for sharing stories. They will... Read more »
by Asif Haroon Raja This US agenda for Pakistan prepared by the neo-cons after 9/11 was similar to that applied throughout the broader Middle East Central Asian region. US strategy, supported by... Read more »
Who is behind it? Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Seymour Hersh’s New Yorker article titled, “The Redirection: Is the Administration’s new policy benefiting our enemies in the war on terrorism?”, and quoted by... Read more »
Sydney (Tribune International, Oct 21, 2014): Australian legend but the most controversial politician and a top former Prime Minister Gough Whitlam died at the age of 98. Late Gough Whitlam will be... Read more »
By Ahdaf Soueif Nine thirty pm in Cairo and sounds of intermittent explosions come through the living-room window. Most people can identify them, but I can’t – yet. They might be gunfire,... Read more »