Strategic Perspectives Through Research and Dialogue

Sushma, Doval to raise Masood Azhar issue in talks with China

INDIA IS expected to take up the issue of China blocking the move to get Pakistan-based JeM chief Masood Azhar designated as international terrorist...

Pakistan, India respected partners, says US

NEW YORK: US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter has said that both Pakistan and India are friends and partners of the United States and there...

India violates LoC ceasefire; protest lodged

ISLAMABAD: Indian troops violated ceasefire along the Line of Control on Saturday night by resorting to heavy firing and shelling, said a press release...

Afghan soldiers desert as Taliban threaten key Helmand capital

Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN)Sometimes you know a war's going badly when your enemy is right in front of you. About 3 miles outside the southern city...

Asian business people ride China’s ‘Belt and Road’

Boonyong is looking forward to lower transport costs when a rail network connecting China and Thailand gets completed. Currently, his rice products are delivered...

True deterrence

Pakistan’s nuclear odyssey was a direct consequence of India crossing the nuclear Rubicon. Its nuclear programme was a defensive response to a security paranoia,...

US Defense Chief Visits India Amid New High in Bilateral Relations

GOA, INDIA — U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter is in India during a wave of increased cooperation with India’s military. The two countries’ defense...

Kerry urges Taliban to resume peace talks

KABUL: US Secretary of State John Kerry called on the Taliban to re-enter peace talks with the Afghan government during an unannounced visit on...

Anti-ship missile tested

KARACHI: Pakistan Navy conducted a successful test launch of a shore-based anti-ship missile, Zarb, in the Arabian Sea on Saturday. The weapon launched from the...

Punjab’s militancy problem

A COORDINATED operation is under way against criminals and terrorists in the Indus delta, generally known as kacha areas, in south Punjab and upper...

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