September 2017

There have been many periods of heightened tension between North Korea and the United States over the years, especially in April and August, when South Korea and the United States conducted joint military exercises that North Korea considered preparation for an invasion. A physical engagement between the two nations still looks highly unlikely, but it is something that serious analysts …

1. China-Mongolia-Russia Economic Corridor The idea of China-Mongolia-Russia Economic Corridor (CMREC) was proposed by China in September 2014 during the first trilateral meeting of the heads of state of the three countries in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. On June 23, 2016, the three countries inked a development plan for the proposal, the first multilateral cooperation plan to form part of the Belt …

Pakistan’s Political Culture  Political dynamics in Pakistan still represent the conservative status quo that tells the sorry tales of intellectual bankruptcy of our politicians. Political parties carry on activities only during the election days. Recently, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) announced to “ continue to hold political gatherings in Punjab” whereas Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) also vowed to run electoral campaigns in …

Finally, the cat is out of the bag. After months of dilly-dallying, President Donald Trump has announced his long-awaited policy on South Asia and Afghanistan. In his policy speech, while clearing the way for the deployment of more US troops in Afghanistan, the President backtracked – like many of his U-turns before – on his promise to ‘rapidly end America’s …