2015

Although they say history is written by the victors, sometimes it’s just written by the elites. One such example can be found in the fall of Roman Empire. The demise of this once-mighty Empire is still the most powerful turning point in the world history. Though numerous causes can be attributed to the destruction of the Romans, one principal cause …

Eradication Through Equitable Growth Due to its devastating impact on social, economic and political order, terrorism has been the most debated topic, especially since the dawn of the current century. What actions or acts fall under the ambit of terrorism; it is still an unanswered question because no unanimous and universally-accepted definition of terrorism has been developed yet.

Trend lines on the subcontinent have become more pronounced after President Obama’s visit as chief guest at the Republic Day parade and reports of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s upcoming visit for Republic Day celebrations in Pakistan. The juxtaposition of Obama’s visit in New Delhi with a near-total power blackout in Pakistan was brutally stark. While Obama and Prime Minister Narendra …

An antithesis of ‘live and let live’ policy Speaking to an audience at the School of International Service (SIS), American University Washington DC in 2013, Pakistan’s former Ambassador to the US, Mr Husain Haqqani, presented an interesting analogy of a divorced couple to delineate Pakistan-India bilateral relations. In the context this relationship, he said, “Just imagine a worst case of …

The tone for the US President’s much-talked-about visit to India was set well before he set off to New Delhi. As is the norm in high-profile foreign visits, President Obama spoke to India Today, an Indian publication, on a subject that touched the right chord with his Indian hosts. While expressing his country’s resolve to continue working with Pakistan in …

Fifteenth century was a critical juncture in world history because since then man has not been able to comprehend as to what “development” actually is. Christopher Columbus discovered the “New World” of the Americas on 12th of October 1492 in an expedition that was sponsored by Isabella, the Queen of Castile and León — the lady who, with the help …

Does Davos Actually Do Anything? Every year since 1971, political, academic and corporate leaders from across the globe gather at Swiss ski resort Davos, for a four-day conference to chew over the critical issues facing the year ahead. This year more than 2,500 leaders attended the Forum. Although the forum boasts delegates from more than 100 countries, the largest number …

From the Perspective of International Nuclear Law INTRODUCTION The civil nuclear deal between the US and India is being treated as a waterline of a ship by media in Pakistan. The framework of most analyses hovers around the military and security aspects of the deal but the legal, commercial and technological dimensions have not received much attention. The instant write-up …

A Crucial Test for the World The year 2014 ended with a cliff-hanger for the Israeli-Palestinian question. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas signed the Rome Statute on New Year’s eve. His move followed a vote against a Palestinian attempt to have the UN Security Council set a deadline for Israel to end its occupation of territories it captured in 1967. …

Have you ever wondered why the United States jumps through many hoops to accommodate the brutal whims of Israel? Why the world’s only ‘superpower’ becomes servile to the Israel’s diktats? Why a country like the US which champions democracy and human rights across the world is not willing to listen to the cries of the innocent Palestinians? Actually, it is …