What in the World just Happened to Russia’s Syria Strategy? Part-I
As the cliched saying goes, “there are no permanent allies, just permanent interests in politics”, and this wise adage appears…
Explaining Russia’s S-400 Sale To India
Russia and India made a huge joint announcement on the sidelines of the recent BRICS Summit in Goa, declaring that…
What in the World just Happened to Russia’s Syria Strategy? Part-II
(Please read Part I prior to this article) http://regionalrapport.com/2017/01/28/world-just-happened-russias-syria-strategy-part/ Decoding The Kremlin’s Signals The sudden shift in Russia’s Syrian policy,…
Democratic Crisis in South Asia
Democracy in South Asia remains under assault as clouds of democratic dysfunction kept hovering over it. Historically, the region more…
Iran’s Israel-GCC-Russia Conundrum
The securing of Syria by the pro-Iran government thanks to its allies culminated a long sequence of hard-earned victories in…
“Yemen: How to end Humanitarian Crisis?”
Ambassador of Yemen to Pakistan Mohammed Motahar Alashabi called upon international community to immediately intervene into the conflict, engage Houthis…
The US-Saudi Ties: One Dimensionality
Tulsi Gabbard told Trump to stop being Saudi Arabia’s lackey, ostensibly due to his wishy-washiness over calling out Crown Prince…
The Sisyphean Nature of Turkish-Israeli Relations
The title gives away a reality which persists between Turkey and Israel and their overall dynamics and the shows the…
Pakistan’s FATF Challenge
Being the frontline ally in global counterterrorism drive Pakistan has played a very crucial role and sacrificed a lot even…
Kartarpur – A Peace Icon
The opening of Kartarpur corridor is more than an event as both sides need to consistently work for peacebuilding through…
Moving Forward – Pakistan-Germany Relations
Pakistan and Germany are now celebrating the 58th anniversary of their bilateral development cooperation. Both the states have a tradition of…
PTI’s 100 Days – Claims of Change
In Pakistan, the hundred days of Pakistan Tehrik Insaf (Pakistan Movement for Justice) PTI government are effectuated. Imran led government…
Israel’s Failure in the Levant
Palestinian resistance is jubilant after an efficient, unified and comprehensive counter-attack against Israel. Avigdor Lieberman’s resignation in protest over Netanyahu’s…
Game Theory: Predicting Xi-Trump Trade Talks
If Wall Street can do that CPC will give Wall Street more share in growing Chinese economy which has already…
Geo-strategic Environment of South Asia
The geostrategic environment of South Asia is in transition. Pakistan-India relations operate at the centre of South Asian security calculus.…
Afghanistan: War and Democracy
In October 2018, the US-led war against the Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan entered its 18th year. Coincidently, during the same…
Afghan Peace: Making Reconciliation Possible
The Afghan-led, Afghan-owned peace process is undergoing at two levels: indigenous (national) peace process, called as Afghanistan Peace and Reintegration…
How Israel Got its Nukes?
Israel’s sustained scaremongering about the ‘Iranian nuclear threat’ should be taken less as a spectacle of hypocrisy worthy of our…
Indian Military Modernization
India has been engaged in an ongoing comprehensive process of military modernization to develop the effective military capabilities for protecting…
Afghanistan — No Peace Constituency
After nearly 18 years of intervention by the US-led NATO forces, the security situation in Afghanistan is still a major…
Nehru’s Influence on Indian Strategic Culture
Jawaharlal Nehru spearheaded India after its independence as prime minister of the polity. He led India from 1947 to 1964…
Dodging Bullets for Peace
Reporting from a conflict zone is always a tricky task and war correspondents across the globe, an eyewitness to such…
Pakistan-India Relations under Modi Regime
Pakistan-India relations are dotted with the history of mistrust, wars, conflict and acrimony, which have become an overarching feature of…