Strategic Perspectives Through Research and Dialogue

Pakistan, China and Naxalites are main threats, says IAF chief

NEW DELHI: China, Pakistan and Naxalites are a major source of worry for the Indian Air Force (IAF), Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha, India’s...

Senate assails Modi’s 1971 war ‘confession’

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s foreign affairs adviser assured the upper house of parliament on Monday that Pakistan would continue to expose India’s hostile...

Seaspark 2015: Exercise validates joint war concepts, says air chief

ISLAMABAD: The ongoing military exercise, Seaspark 2015, had provided an opportunity to validate joint war fighting concepts, said Chief of Air Staff Air Chief...

Pakistan be included in N-mainstream on same terms as other non-NPT states: think tank

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan should be included in the nuclear mainstream on same terms as were offered to other non-NPT states, said Strategic Vision Institute (SVI),...

Turkmenistan and Afghanistan to Lay New Pipeline

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan — Turkmenistan and Afghanistan have agreed to jointly launch the construction of a multi-billion dollar pipeline that will pump natural gas from...

Energy, economic ties to figure prominently in talks with Tajikistan

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Tajikistan are set to connect the South and Central Asia region through planned energy and economic corridors and they are expected...

UPDATE 1-Pakistan says finalises 15-year, $16 bln LNG deal with Qatar

Nov 9 Pakistan has finalised a 15-year, $16 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) deal with supplier Qatar and shipments are expected to begin next...

The Modi magic is waning

Thanks to Narendra Modi's posturing, China has broken India's monopoly of oil supply to Nepal. It appears that China will be the main supplier...

Civil Society Leaders Begin Unofficial Pakistani-Afghan Talks

ISLAMABAD—Officials, civil society activists and politicians from Pakistan and Afghanistan are holding a two-day unofficial dialogue in Islamabad on how to lessen bilateral tensions,...

IQBAL’S THOUGHT, AN UNFINISHED AGENDA

Monday, November 09, 2015 - IQBAL is part of our national psyche. In a sense, he defines our national persona, and he has been...

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