Dr. Syed Rifaat Hussain - Author

Budding friendship

Russian President Vladimir Putin undertook a three-day visit to Iran in July for a tripartite summit with Iranian and Turkish...

31st Jul, 2022. 10:30 AM

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Dealing with Pakistan’s TTP conundrum

Pakistan’s policy towards the banned outfit, Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), operating out of Afghanistan, has fluctuated between talks and use of...

16th Jun, 2022. 03:46 PM

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Kashmir: the cauldron of oppression

The decision by an Indian court to impose life imprisonment on Yasin Malik, a Kashmiri freedom fighter, is yet another...

02nd Jun, 2022. 06:44 PM

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From neutrality to NATO

After several decades of neutrality, Finland and Sweden seemed poised to join NATO, an American-led military alliance formed in 1949...

23rd May, 2022. 07:31 PM

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Fresh start for Pak-US ties

Pakistan’s newly-minted Foreign Minister Bilawal Zardari Bhutto will be leaving for New York on a two day official visit to...

17th May, 2022. 04:49 PM

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Fragile strategic stability

In broad terms, nuclear stability refers to all those factors or conditions that work to ensure against the breakdown of...

13th May, 2022. 04:03 PM

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The passport saga

Before completing his cabinet, Prime Minister Sharif Shahbaz gave major relief to his older brother, Nawaz Sharif, by issuing him...

08th May, 2022. 10:14 AM

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Paradigm shift in Pakistani politics

True to his promise that he would not let the corrupt opposition return to power, Imran Khan committed the most...

07th Apr, 2022. 03:23 PM

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Shifting dynamics of Pakistani politics

The shifting dynamics of Pakistani politics concerning the no-confidence move, barring some incident of violence against PM Imran Khan, is...

03rd Apr, 2022. 11:49 AM

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No one benefits from polarization

The grammar of Pakistani politics has changed ever since the advent of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI’s) rise to power in 2018....

22nd Mar, 2022. 03:13 PM

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Dialogue the only way out

The “accidental” intrusion of an Indian supersonic unarmed missile deep into Pakistani air space on March 9 underscores the need...

14th Mar, 2022. 07:38 PM

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Giving diplomacy a chance

By launching its full-scale invasion of Ukraine last week, Moscow has triggered a crisis in its relations with the West...

06th Mar, 2022. 10:15 AM

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Giving diplomacy a chance

By launching its full-scale invasion of Ukraine last week, Moscow has triggered a crisis in its relations with the West...

01st Mar, 2022. 02:16 PM

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Burgeoning Sino-Iranian strategic partnership

The outbreak of the Islamic revolution in Iran in 1979 marked the beginning of a new era in Tehran’s foreign...

23rd Feb, 2022. 03:07 PM

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Washington’s turn to the Indo-Pacific

Having long considered itself as both an Asian and Pacific power, United States unveiled its latest document entitled “Indo-Pacific Strategy”...

15th Feb, 2022. 03:54 PM

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Expanding Sino-Russian cooperation

One important by product of the Chinese Winter Olympics was the bilateral meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his...

09th Feb, 2022. 02:52 PM

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Enhancing strategic ties with China

Prime Minister Imran Khan’s visit to Beijing from February 3-6, prompted by his personal desire to witness the Winter Olympics...

02nd Feb, 2022. 04:34 PM

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Avoiding collision course over Ukraine

By dialling down their war rhetoric over Ukraine, Washington and Moscow have agreed to give diplomacy a chance following Geneva...

25th Jan, 2022. 01:08 PM

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Violence in Kazakhstan

Rich in oil and gas reserves, a country of 19 million people, Kazakhstan which had been known to be a...

18th Jan, 2022. 04:40 PM

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Dealing with TTP

After engaging with “reconcilable” elements of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) for a negotiated settlement of their grievances against the Pakistani state,...

12th Jan, 2022. 06:25 PM

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NSP in a changing world

Pakistan has recently unveiled its National Security Policy (NSP). For some unfathomable reason, the full text of the NSP has...

04th Jan, 2022. 04:37 PM

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Whither CPEC?

Ever since its launch in 2013, the critics and supporters have viewed China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), as a project...

28th Dec, 2021. 04:02 PM

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OIC moot an unqualified success

Pakistan hosted an extraordinary session of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Islamabad on December 19 to deliberate on...

20th Dec, 2021. 05:03 PM

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Implications of the democracy summit

The virtual democracy summit called by American President Joe Biden, to which Islamabad was invited, took place without Pakistan participating...

13th Dec, 2021. 04:33 PM

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Implications of Sialkot tragedy

The gruesome incident of lynching of an innocent Sri Lankan citizen, who had worked in a garment factory in Sialkot...

06th Dec, 2021. 04:37 PM

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Embracing TTP Militants

Islamabad has opened dialogue with the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), which ever since its formation in December 2007, has carried out...

16th Nov, 2021. 04:00 PM

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AUKUS spells trouble for NPT

On September 15 2021, Australia, the United Kingdom (U.K) and the United States (U.S), announced a new ‘trilateral security arrangement’,...

09th Nov, 2021. 04:09 PM

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Dealing with TLP

The violent confrontation between Tehrik-e-Labaik (TLP) protestors triggered by their accusation that the government in Islamabad has failed to deliver...

01st Nov, 2021. 04:01 PM