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Syria: From “De-Escalation” Zones To “Decentralization” Units
Most observers were utterly shocked when the details emerged earlier this week that President Putin had discussed “safe zones” (now…
Nagaland Unrest: Fate of “Indian Balkans”
The Indian state of Nagaland is poised to once more create a major headache for India if the unrest there…
Kathmandu’s The Kingmaker In The Donglang Drama
Nepal is the fifth, but most pivotal, actor affecting the dynamics of the ongoing Donglang Drama that the US helped…
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US-China Rupture and North Korea
There is a shift in international security order from Euro-Atlantic to Asia, and more precisely Asia-Pacific. The US is still…
Pakistan’s Fragile Democracy
Pakistan’s democracy - apparently takes a step forward after Shahid Khaqan Abbassi, a veteran politician and loyal to ousted Prime…
Who Benefits from Syrian Crisis?
“Cui Bono” is a phrase from Latin and over the years, it has seen a unique increase in its literal…
Gwadar and Chabahar aren’t China and India’s Only “Dueling Ports”
The “dueling ports” of Gwadar and Chabahar in Pakistani and Iranian Balochistan have come to symbolize the Great Power competition…
Syria: Why Ceasefire Deal Irks Israel?
The US-Russian brokered cease-fire agreement and supported by Jordan in Southwestern Syria suggests that this time the two major powers have…
Judiciary Strikes Pakistani PM Out
Panama leaks lead another empire to fall, and this time happens in Pakistan as Nawaz Sharif, head of a mainstream…