Growing complexity of Afghan riddle
The recent visits to New Delhi by Afghan Foreign Minister Zalmay Rasul and National Security Adviser Rangin Dadfar Spanta are of great significance from three perspectives. Primarily, these high-level...
View ArticleUS-Pak relations: terms of estrangement
The case of Raymond Davis has outraged most Pakistanis and raised nagging questions about the nature of the US role in Pakistan, about the integrity of powerful sections of the media and...
View ArticleThe Threat of Civil Unrest in Pakistan and the Davis Case
On Feb. 13, the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) issued a statement demanding that the government of Pakistan execute U.S. government contractor Raymond Davis or turn him over to the TTP for judgment....
View ArticleNational tnterest: The arresting moment
First the disclaimer: no, I did not attend any of Ghulam Nabi Fai’s now infamous conferences. Then the disclosure: of course, I knew him. He was a constant presence on the South Asian conference...
View Article9/11 and 26/11: Are we any safer?
Is the U.S. safer after ten years of war in Afghanistan? When President Barack Obama was posed this question on October 7, he said yes. Obama’s reasons were that the U.S. was ending wars in Afghanistan...
View ArticleOil and Gas in Islam’s faultline
BLOOMINGTON: Because access to oil and natural gas is a major driving factor for foreign policy, it is necessary to look strategically at groups controlling the future of supplies. Understanding the...
View ArticleBadi Soch: Behind the CIA-Iran revelations
The CIA’s acknowledgement of its role in the overthrow of the Iranian Prime Minister Mohammed Mossadegh in 1953, is perplexing, vis-à-vis the intelligence agency’s motive and timing. The document...
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