ViewsWeek Views from around the world
Despite multilateralism and even free trade being questioned, Chinese President Xi Jinping is offering an alternative vision of connectivity, facilitation of trade and integration of markets across regions and continents.
February, 2020
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10 February
Gwadar, Security and Inclusive Development
Gwadar for outsiders, particularly keen investors and businessmen, evokes enthusiasm. They equate it with a place open to visitors and ready for investment. But the imposing omni-present physical and procedural security barriers kill that enthusiasm.
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7 February
Can Pakistan’s Foreign and Security Policy Be ‘Neutral’?
Pakistan's foreign policy must serve its national interests, its internal and external security and its regional standing. In a growingly polarized world there has to be a balance in its relations with a commitment to being neutral with its neighbors and within the region, argues Ikram Sehgal.
January, 2020
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27 January
Why Pakistan’s Khan Must Extricate Himself from Steel-frame?
Imminent political demise stares Pakistan's prime minister in the face if he continues to rely on people whose hearts and minds resonate with his erstwhile opponents, argues Imtiaz Gul.
December, 2019
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18 December
Afghanistan and Duplicity of Geo-Politics
Democracy demands of them to first call out India for its brazen treatment of Kashmir and the Citizenship Amendment Bill before finding pretexts to interfere in China or call for sanctions on Pakistan, argues Pakistan's leading analyst.
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18 December
Pakistan: Step Forward or Path to Confrontation
The latest ruling is likely to accentuate tensions between the judiciary and the military, which is already incensed over the Supreme Court’s dramatic objections to the 3-year extension that Prime Minister Imran Khan gave to army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa late November.
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18 December
The Blood and Tears of 1971
While war and civil war always include violence, the atrocities committed during the nine months in 1971 were neither a decided war strategy nor a one-sided occurrence. It was initiated by the emotional break-down of established psychological and societal limits fired by disparate nationalist theories and feelings.
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3 December
How Pakistan is Failing to Mend its Trade Relations with Afghanistan
After nearly four decades, Pakistani state institutions have miserably failed in providing a decent, mutually beneficial framework for the Afghan refugees and the children born to them.
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2 December
Indian Muslims and the Ayodhya Verdict
The Indian Supreme Court verdict comes after the SC has already endorsed the single-handed scrapping of Article 370 and 35(a) of the Indian Constitution on Indian administered Kashmir which strengthens doubts about its independence and impartiality. Many senior Indian analysts, including many retired SC justices questioned the verdict as not being based on facts but on perceptions.
November, 2019
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28 November
General Bajwa’s Tenure Extension: Lessons for Pakistani Stakeholders
After nearly 16 months into power, the PM has to learn that he holds the key to fixing many of the chronic issues of Pakistan – from economy to criminal justice justice system to autonomy of institutions and accountability. For this, he needs to quietly engage with the apex judiciary and other stakeholders, instead of publicly shaming them.
