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    US President Donald Trump and Iran President Hassan Rouhani. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Conflict with Iran looms large on the horizon

    The odds are growing that the next American war will be against Iran.

    10 July 2018 7:19 AM IST

    US President Donald TrumpOpinion
    Trade tussles: Developing nations must act unitedly

    The focus of future trade friction will be China.

    20 March 2018 12:27 AM IST

    The threat came in a half-hour video released Monday by a division of the Islamic State in western Iraq and featuring militants from Chinas Uighur ethnic group. (Photo: Representational Image/AP)Opinion
    To fend off West, Muslim world must unite

    The Islamic world, wracked by conflicts and crises, is traversing a period akin to Europe's Dark Ages.

    12 Jun 2017 12:40 AM IST

    The Taliban claimed the attack, which began late on Wednesday, saying they targeted a meeting of military officials. (Photo: Representational Image/AP)Opinion
    As instability rocks Afghan, the world must step in

    The US blames Pakistani “safe havens†and duplicity for their failure and pressed Pakistan to fight their fight.

    6 March 2017 4:06 AM IST

    President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    View from Pakistan: Will Trump's tweets lead to disasters?

    If Trump's tweeted prescriptions are translated into policy, it could yield disasters for America.

    13 Jan 2017 3:20 AM IST

    View from Pakistan: Build global consensus on terrorismOpinion
    View from Pakistan: Build global consensus on terrorism

    Pakistan confronts the TTP and the Balochistan Liberation Army, both supported by Afghan and India

    22 Dec 2014 12:14 PM IST

    Fighting the Islamic StateOpinion
    Fighting the Islamic State

    US President Barack Obama announced a “strategy” to “degrade and destroy” the Islamic State...

    15 Sept 2014 12:26 PM IST

    View from Pakistan: Three queens on the global chessboardOpinion
    View from Pakistan: Three queens on the global chessboard

    Karachi: The queen is the most powerful piece on the chessboard. Today, on the “chessboard of world...

    22 July 2014 11:49 AM IST

    View from Pakistan: The gates of hellOpinion
    View from Pakistan: The gates of hell

    America’s “hawks” are pressing the administration to launch airstrikes against ISIS, if needed, in...

    24 Jun 2014 11:54 AM IST

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