By Ali Sukhanver Siliguri Corridor is a narrow passage close to an isolated plateau in the mighty Himalayan region. It is the place where three countries India, Bhutan and China converge. This passage connects India's northeast states with the rest of the country. Commonly this corridor is known as ‘Chicken's Neck’ where the word ‘Chicken’ refers to India. Recently a video has been very viral on social medi ...

By Sajjad Shaukat Every year, 11th Aug is celebrated by the Baloch Sub Nationalists (BSNs) as the so-called Baloch Independence Day to pollute the minds of the patriot people of the Baluchistan province against the federation of Pakistan. During this day, shutter down strikes on small scale in the far-flung areas of Balochistan and demonstrations of small attendance by exiled BSNs take place, including acti ...

By N.S. Venkataraman In spite of highly provocative statement from China , the government of India has handled the issue with firmness and dignity ,that seem to have further upset China , since India is not responding with the similar war cry. Indian Foreign Minster Ms. Sushma Swaraj has declared in the Indian parliament that war cannot be a solution for any problem and she firmly ruled out war as an option ...

By Rida Zaheer The documents the Kashmiris rely upon were not drawn in mosques. Ambassador Yusuf Buch “India cannot successfully fight a war against extremism in Kashmir while fertilizing the sense of injustice that is one of the roots of extremism. You cannot overcome the religious extremists if you keep supplying them proof that, for redressing injustice, peaceful secular processes are but a pretense or a ...

نغمہ حبیب امریکہ اور پاکستان کہنے کو اتحادی ہیں اور ماضی میں بھی رہے ہیں اورپاکستان نے ابتدا ہی سے امریکہ سے مضبوط تعلقات استوار کرنے کی کوشش کی، وجوہات جو بھی تھیں یا اس کے پیچھے جو بھی محرکات تھے وہ اپنی جگہ، اُن پر بحث سے ہم کچھ بھی حاصل نہیں کر سکتے اور نہ حالات کو پلٹ کر اپنی مرضی کے مطابق کر سکتے ہیں۔ ہماری خارجہ پالسی پر ہمیشہ امریکہ کا اثر رہا ہے چاہے ہمیں اس سے فائدہ پہنچا ہو یا ہم دوسری طرح اس سے ...

By Asif Haroon Raja Panama case which emerged in April 2016 was fully exploited by Imran Khan (IK) led PTI. Once IK refused to accept the offer of PM Nawaz Sharif (NS) to hold a commission of retired judges to probe the case, the Parliamentary Committee couldn’t make any headway since PML-N, PTI and PPP failed to frame consensus Terms of References (TORs). IK, Sheikh Rashid and Sirajul Haq submitted their p ...

By Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai Kashmir is internationally recognized as a disputed territory whose final status is yet to be determined by the people. Both India and Pakistan have nuclear weapons and have fought three wars during the past half-century. This is a matter that urgently needs to be put on a road to find a just and viable solution. The heart of the matter is that Kashmir is an occupied country. Its sove ...

BY YASMEEN AFTAB ALI The writing was on the wall. Pentagon refused to pay Pakistan military $300 in military reimbursements. This followed when US secretary of Defence Ash Carter informed Congress of Pakistan’s failure to take steps against Haqqani network. This fund comes under CSF. “Pakistan rejects harbouring militants but says there are limits to how much it can do as it is already fighting multiple Isl ...