July 2016

Will the transition of leadership in the Taliban and the Afghan government’s peace agreement with Gulbuddin Hekmatyar’s Hizb-e-Islami help reduce the unity government’s frustration? The two-year term of the political agreement between Dr Ashraf Ghani and Dr Abdullah Abdullah that was brokered by US Secretary of State, John Kerry, on September 21, 2014 to settle the dispute of presidential election …

On May 21, Taliban supremo Mullah Akhtar Mansour was killed in a US drone attack in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. By resorting to the mantra that Mullah Mansour was a major hurdle in the peace talks between the Afghan Taliban and Kabul, the American and Afghan officials have apparently heralded new prospects for peace in the war-torn Afghanistan but …

With the US shoehorning India’s aspiration for membership of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), Pakistan’s stance has to, besides being diplomatically crafted, situate itself into the corpus of rules that has the feature of being styled as the international nuclear law. These rules may be found in the criteria, if any, for the membership of the Nuclear Suppliers Group read …

If we want larger countries to respect our sovereignty, we must respect the sovereignty of smaller countries.” — Mani Shankar Aiyar (Former Indian Diplomat) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi completed two years in office on 25th May 2016. Since taking over as the Prime Minister of India, Modi has visited more than 40 countries in order to boost India’s image …

Professor Dr Muhammad Anwar Chaudhary is one of the finest and most experienced neurosurgeons in Pakistan. He is a man of many talents. Besides serving as a professor of neurosurgery at Postgraduate Medical Institute & Ameer-ud-Din Medical College/Lahore General Hospital, Lahore, he has represented Pakistan in many international conferences and symposia. In addition to being a neurosurgeon blessed with consummate …

 “I cannot forecast to you the action of Russia. It is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma; but perhaps there is a key. That key is Russian national interest.” —  Sir Winston Churchill On April 28, the lower chamber of the French Parliament passed a resolution that called on the government to cancel the sanctions against Russia …

At present, the United States is in a state of disarray. Country’s economic and political elites are still trying to recapture and reproduce the Gilded Age — the final three decades of the nineteenth century which was one of the most dynamic, contentious, and volatile periods in American history — at a time when an overwhelming majority of Americans is …

Despite Washington’s full-throttle support all around, India’s application for membership in the 48-member Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) has again been filed for the ninth consecutive year without any decision. Though it was not on its agenda, some of India’s supporters did raise the questionable question of its entry into the exclusive nuclear trading club at the NSG’s latest annual plenary …

Muhammad Ali, the heavyweight boxing champion whose brash yet playful public persona, innovative fighting style and outspoken political stances made him one of the most widely recognized and admired Americans in the world, died on June 3, 2016, at the age of 74. The cause of death was complications from Parkinson’s disease, which he suffered from for more than 30 …

For feedback and suggestions, please write to us at: editorjwtmag@gmail.com; editor@jworldtimes.com THE ABSENTEE PRIME MINISTER In the absence of PM Nawaz Sharif, the business of the state is being affected. He is responsible for making major decisions and holds the foreign ministry as well. The recent assault of Afghan troops on Pakistani territory and India’s efforts for NSG membership are …