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Syria is often described as the Middle East's pivot, affecting what happens around it. Its evolution needs to be watched and studied. The country...
As President-elect Doanld Trump is planning to take office on January 20, 2025 as the 47th President of the United States, his country's approach...
No matter which way you look at the numbers, they tell the same story: in the Global South – the name now given to the developing world – Pakistan...
For several years while the conflict in Syria was largely frozen, various opposition forces were quietly preparing to more effectively challenge...
Recent events in the Middle East may mean that the region, after years of conflict, could be heading towards sustainable peace. This has become...
When Donald Trump who made a name for himself in the construction industry in New York decided to enter the field of politics he promised that were...
World population is growing but not as rapidly as was the case in the past. Growth rates are high in some areas but are coming down in several...
Even though there are a couple of months left before Donald Trump moves back into the White House something he will do on January 20, 2025 -...
The Indian government headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is not willing to concede that the Sikh agitation inside the country as well as...
Significant demographic changes are occurring across the globe that are likely to affect relations among nations. Immigration has become a major...
Having tried hard to create a nation out of extreme diversity, India had initially succeeded in the effort. That was the conclusion reached by the...
Iran is in a neighborhood in which several countries have equipped themselves with nuclear weapons. Other than the established nuclear powers –...
Some of the actors in the deepening drama in the Middle East live either on Pakistan's volatile borders or not far from it. Iran is one of...
Physicians of Pakistani origin living and working in the United States constitute an important part of their country's diaspora. The size of the...
If you are looking for trouble spots, you will find many all over the world. The United States and China have problems caused by the mishandling on...
This is the second of the two articles on the presence of the Indian diaspora in the United States and how it could affect relations between the...
It is critical for the policymakers in Pakistan to understand how Indians both inside the country and those in the large diasporas in the West are...
There is a growing fear of China among the administrations that have come to power in Washington since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. It...
Late on the evening of Friday, August 23, 2024, the United States Democratic Party gave its full and enthusiastic support to Vice President Kamala...
Americans withdrew their forces from Kabul on August 15, 2021 and six days later they left the large Bagram Airbase. The Americans had been in the...
Movements of people have mattered in Pakistan from the time of its birth almost eight decades ago as a predominantly Muslim state. As I estimated...
The past influences the present. Historians have a term for this phenomenon: they call it "path dependence". In the article today, I will explore...
In a couple of earlier articles, I have covered the subject of global warming and discussed how the phenomenon is affecting the world at large. I...
In my article published in this space last week, I took note of the suspicion in some quarters in the United States that Iran may have been...
It was inevitable that the failed assassination attempt aimed at former American President Donald Trump would result in a great deal of...