Int’l Affairs

Presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton debated for the second time on Sunday at Washington University in St. Louis. The moderators were CNN’s Anderson Cooper and ABC News’ Martha Raddatz. Read the full debate transcript below. RADDATZ: Ladies and gentlemen the Republican nominee for president, Donald J. Trump, and the Democratic nominee for president, Hillary Clinton. (APPLAUSE) COOPER: Thank …

Emergence of China as a rapidly-growing economic power and its tremendous outreach in global market has left the world powers perplexed. China’s journey from a lingering agricultural country to a global manufacturing giant has literally shaken the world’s political players. Her ‘One Belt, One Road’ vision is giving may sleepless nights to the rulers and policymakers of global heavyweights. The …

Though most Arab states are yet to formally recognise Israel as an independent state, their relations with the Jewish state have considerably improved since the successful conclusion of the Iran-P5+1 nuclear deal. The oft-cited maxim that only national interest determines a country’s relations has stood valid again. Bearing in mind the adage that the enemy of my enemy is my …

Introduction The latest award in the South China Sea arbitration by the Hague-based Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) has stirred new debates in the realm of international peace and security. The award has academic as well as pragmatic significance. On the academic side, it is likely to spark off a debate about primacy and hierarchical relationship of the sources of …

The year 2016 has seen a lot of provocations from North Korea. After conducting a series of missile tests in complete defiance to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolutions, went on with its intransigence by hitting the button on its fifth and potentially most powerful nuclear test on 09 September. Since these tests will potentially jeopardize peace on the …

Globalization is entering a new era, defined not only by cross-border flows of goods and capital, but also, and increasingly, by flows of data and information. This shift would seem to favour the advanced economies, whose industries are at the frontier in employing digital technologies in their products and operations. Will developing countries be left behind? For decades, vying for …

“Unfortunately, despite all our progress against ISIL on the battlefield and in the financial realm, our efforts have not reduced the group’s terrorism capability and global reach … The resources needed for terrorism are very modest, and the group would have to suffer even heavier losses of territory, manpower, and money for its terrorist capacity to decline significantly. Daesh is …

 “Toward an Innovative, Invigorated, Interconnected and Inclusive World Economy” The Group of Twenty (G20) is a forum that has played a vital role in responding to the global financial crisis of 2008 and strengthening the global financial architecture. In 2009, former British Premier, Mr Gordon Brown, orchestrated a deal wherein world leaders agreed on a $1.1 trillion injection of financial …

NATIONAL Oct 01: Pakistan Army took a group of 40 journalists, both local and foreign, to two of the seven places Indians claim to challenge Indian claim of having conducted surgical strikes. Oct. 01: The Sindh cabinet decided to lift the ban on recruitment in all government departments. Highlights

The emergence of one of the wealthiest and  the deadliest militant organisations, the self-styled Islamic State or Daesh, poses an existential threat to the security and territorial integrity of some South Asian countries. Media reports and some recent incidents suggest that the militant organisation has ominously spilled over into Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Pakistan and India; but the governments in all these …