Lebanese immigrants in Utica
WASHINGTON WATCH
Last week I was in my hometown of Utica, New York. I had been invited to keynote an event at City Hall to...
India’s Secular Promise at Risk
India’s Constitution guarantees religious freedom and a secular democracy in which all communities receive equal protection under the law. Since 2014, however, government actions...
Significant decisions
Parliament has formally approved the 27th Constitutional Amendment, marking a transformative reform of the country’s judicial system. Central to It is the establishment of...
Why the world must finally hold Kabul accountableÂ
For four years, the Afghan Taliban have insisted that they are a transformed movement—responsible, moderate, and prepared to honor commitments made to the international...
Saudi–Pakistan Defence ties enter a new phase of strategic maturity
By: Farah Adeel
The latest high-level military engagements between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia mark more than a ceremonial exchange of courtesies; they signal a deepening...
Trump–MBS Pact: F-35s, $600 billion and the end of Israel’s Monopoly
When Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman stepped onto the White House lawn on 18 November 2025, it was not just a long-delayed rehabilitation of...
Trump’s Relentless War on Cartels
From the moment Donald Trump took office as US President he cast his anti-drug-cartel campaign as a war— not a mere policing effort. He...
Bridging the trust gap in Pakistan’s Digital Public Services
Pakistan’s state machinery has spent the past decade promoting digital transformation as a solution to governance inefficiency. From e-policing to online portals for tax...
Guardians or gated in?
In every functioning democracy, an independent judiciary stands as the final barrier between the citizen and abuse of state power. The separation of powers...
Who Caused the Dubai Crash?
It seems that they’ve decided to end the thana culture in Bangladesh by changing the policemen’s uniforms. If they had asked us in Punjab,...
Global Military Power in 2025
The rapid transformations taking place across global politics, economics, science, and the doctrines of war have fundamentally reshaped the traditional parameters of international power....
Why Multiple Poverty Lines Obscure More Than They Reveal
Numbers often illuminate less than they obscure. In Pakistan, and official poverty statistics fluctuate dramatically —from one survey showing barely one-fifth of the population...
Pakistan’s Enduring Shield Against Chaos
Pakistan today stands at a critical juncture where the battle for national security is not only fought in the mountains of Tirah or the...
Safeguarding Pakistan’s Water Future
Pakistan stands at a critical crossroads. As a lower riparian state it dependent on the massive Indus River System and it is facing a...
US-India Defence Pact
The USA signed an extended Defence Framework Agreement with India for the third time for 10 years this week. Despite the tariff tensions between...