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,…
The Turkish Elections 2018—Part 1
In the history of Turkey, events of great importance, manifestations and intrigue have taken place. This June, on 24th another…
ASEAN: Pakistan’s Vision East Asia
Pakistan has been looking eastward as well as westward for cooperation and security for political, economic opportunities and market access.…
What ‘Secularism’ Means in South Asia?
According to a western philosopher Charles Taylor, secularism has Christian roots and secularism is itself a Christian word that finds…
Marx 200: Communist to Belt Manifesto-Part II
Stalin & Mao The Soviet Union under Joseph Stalin industrialized itself in just two five year plans under Gosplan (Planning…
Marx 200: Communist to Belt Manifesto-Part I
The rise of Communism since the birth of Marx is the most influential event in industrial civilization. Communist movement shaped…
Engagement to Estrangement
The Pakistan-US relationship is unique in many aspects. This unfortunate relationship has always been an interesting subject due to a…
Geo-Economics of Chittagong Port
The Bengal, as an ancient thalassocracy, had ship trade with Africa, Europe, China and Southeast Asia. Her Chittagong (now, Chattogram)…
Yemen: A Forgotten Crisis
As per the 2018 Fragile States Index (FSI), Yemen is the third most fragile country, which was ranked fourth in…
Cold War: The U.S. South Asian Policy
South Asia has always remained an area of peripheral and derivative interest to the United States. South Asia is a…
Iran: No War for Israel
Benjamin Netanyahu is once again presenting false ‘intelligence’ to incriminate Iran in alleged violations of the 2015 nuclear deal with…
The “Arab NATO” to make Syria’s “Internal Partition” a Reality
The possible deployment of Saudi-led GCC and other fellow “coalition” troops to northeastern Syria would formalize the de-facto “internal partition”…
Chemical Chain: Salisbury to Syria
Despite numerous linguistic and propaganda tricks, the British side failed to prove Russia's involvement in the "Salisbury incident" associated with…
Civil Rights under President Trump
The issues of “civil rights” and “racism” have always dominated the political landscape of the United States of America (USA)…
Korean Peninsula: A Sigh of Relief
From the brink of nuclear war towards a new era of peace and prosperity, the historic peace talks between North…
70 Years of Russia-Pakistan Ties
On May 1, 2018, Moscow and Islamabad are going to mark a long date in the history of their relations:…
The Syrian Predicament and Cycle of History
The 21st century is a nefarious century, particularly in the Middle East. Much of this owes to the systemic and…
Who’s Winning the Proxy in Syria
Broadly the situation in Syria is reminiscent of the Cold War but more complex due to several smaller proxy conflicts…
Warring Trade for Trading-Off?
For the U.S., a trade war will lead to loss of cheap imports from China and replace them with relatively…
US-China’s Warring Trade
Influence of the U.S. is waning is without doubt and rise of China at least economically is not a matter…
Assam: Why India Denying Bengali Migrants?
Since Muslim bashing ultra-Hinduism is the main driving force of Modi government, Assam has been observing a series of discontent…