Nawaz’s second US trip
A futile agenda?
In what is clearly a preemptive move to set the tone of discussions with PM Nawaz Sharif during his visit to the...
Pakistan-Iran relations
The socio-religious dimension
The reason for my harping on the pressing need for improvement of Pakistan’s relations with Iran goes beyond political and economic interests...
Region of constant turmoil
It seems that secular nationalism is fast evaporating from the deserts of the Middle East. Along with that, the moderate middle is also shrinking...
Road to Tehran
It is not important from where you start to reach out to the ‘enemy’ other, from Tehran or Washington. What is important is the...
Pakistan-India relations: Why normalisation remains elusive?
Carved out as independent states out of the British Indian empire 66 years back, the Muslim-majority Pakistan and the Hindu-majority India still remain adversaries....
The Pakistan-Japan Ties
Japanese Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs, Minoru Kiuchi, visited Pakistan on 11-12 September. He met with Advisor to the Prime Minister on National Security...
Japan’s Response to Crisis in Syria
Not toeing the American line, but against chemical weapons
There is a further bumpy road ahead in the Middle East. Libya was totally devastated by...
