Is Pakistan reaching out? If so, drive a suitable bargain – in secret

It is in India’s interest to prevent Pakistan from becoming an outright Chinese colony

Taliban leader mocks Pakistan with 1971 surrender photo

Doha-based Taliban leader tweeted the historic picture and threatens Pakistan with similar consequences if they dared to attack Afghanistan

ICC World T20: 30 Years Later, England Beat Pakistan To Win WC At MCG

England beat Pakistan to win ICC World T20 title for the second time.  

Sharif-Xi Discusses Stretching CPEC To Afghanistan

Pakistan Prime minister Shehbaz Sharif and President Xi Jinping of China acknowledged on Wednesday that the CPEC’s extension to Afghanistan "would strengthen regional connectivity initiatives".

The Failing China Pakistan Economic Corridor

In April of 2015, Chinese President Xi Jinping and then Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif signed a bilateral project named China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) worth $46 billion. Dubbed ‘The project of the century’ by President Jinping, for Nawaz Sharif CPEC project was to propel Pakistan into an unprecedented era of growth and development by […]

Pakistan Has Changed Its Game; But For How Long?

While geological tectonic shifts happen over millions of years, geopolitical shifts – especially nowadays – happen over months; and sometimes over weeks! Pakistan remains the best example of that. It is an extra that, any shift in crucial geography like Pakistan affects the different geopolitical equations in the south and central Asia. CPEC issues are […]

US Cannot Win In Eurasia, But It Can Sabotage

Has it ever occurred to you what could be the US’s possible end-game in the present scenario?

Would Turkish Trajectory To Neo-Ottomanism Work?

Analysts over the world have been watching the recent rise of Turkey with extreme interest. It made a certain kind of sense when experts like Brzezinski or Friedman predicted Turkey’s rise as a regional power. But that kind of sense that builds itself up around forecasts printed on the pages of a book usually gets […]

Pakistan, A Political Tinderbox

Imran Khan’s relentless tirade against the establishment has borne fruits for his chance of political resurgence nationally once again after he was ousted as a Prime Minister four months back. His party’s resounding victory in Punjab by-elections, a traditional bastion of the PML (N) is akin to the fact that Imran Khan is very much […]

How Captain Ganguly Changed Character Of Indian Cricket

BENGALURU: 2000 was arguably the toughest year for Indian cricket. The team and the public were reeling under the shock of the match-fixing saga which enveloped many prominent names such as Mohd. Azharuddin, Ajay Jadeja and Nayan Mongia. All three of them were convicted by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and banned by the […]