Opinion

By ROBINDER SACHDEV When the US National Security Advisor and his NSA counterpart from China, and their delegations met in Rome on Mar. 14, the date invoked the phrase - Beware the Ides of March. Therefore, in the spirit of a Shakespearean

By DEEPIKA BHAN, IANS As the US-EU combine came out with a slew of sanctions against Russia and big tech companies followed suit enthusiastically, the stark reality hit home. The West can use financial and social media platforms as weapons against

By AMJAD AYUB MIRZA It was a cold night with subzero temperature on Mar. 2 when a police convoy arrived outside the office of Rawalakot Commissioner in Pakistan occupied Jammu Kashmir (PoJK). More than two dozen political activists and members of

By GHULAM OSMANYAGHMA From time to time, international institutions and organizations seek access to the concentration camps to inspect the Uyghur genocide. China has thus far not granted them access, however if they did, would the truth be uncovered? These groups

By Robert Grant Deaths related to COVID-19 were more than twice as high among Black, Latino, and Native American people as among whites in 2020, according to new research out from the National Cancer Institute. It's only the latest reminder of the

By JAVED BEIGH Kashmir was once again rocked by yet another shocking case of acid attack on a young Kashmiri girl by a Kashmiri man, who was angry at the girl for refusing his advances. The girl has been admitted to

By ASAD MIRZA The Russian strategy in the ongoing Ukrainian crisis is aimed at not allowing NATO to accept Ukraine as its member. The ongoing war of nerves and escalating tensions between the US and Russia over Ukraine has entered its fourth

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky By MAJOR GENERAL S.B. ASTHANA Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky declares Feb. 16, 2022 as 'Day of Unity' apprehending Russian invasion based on US assessment, after speaking to his American counterpart Joe Biden about Russia’s military buildup along Ukraine’s

China has agreed to extend several loans to Pakistan but China will be promoting its own agenda even as the debt burden of Pakistan increases. Seen above, Prime Minister Imran Khan and Chinese President Xi Jinping. (IANS photo) By ASAD MIRZA Pakistan’s

India's ties with Central Asia can be traced back to the ancient Silk Road, along which goods, people, and ideas flowed. Geographically Central Asia has been at the intersection of crucial political and economic transformations for centuries. While the dissolution