The Russian invasion of Ukraine, on February 24, 2022, will be remembered among the 21st century’s pivotal events, a turning point in world history. There is no aspect of today’s international relations and global economy that has not been touched...
The Tibetan community of Rome gathered in the iconic Piazza Republica in central Rome to celebrate the 110th anniversary of ‘Tibetan Independence Day‘ on February 13. Buddhist monks in their traditional robes holding Tibetan flags and signs reading “Free Tibet”...
The political crisis is intensifying in Pakistan after Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Fawad Chaudhry was arrested in the early hours of January 25. The arrest followed Chaudhry’s public criticism of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) government for allegedly planning to...
These are bad times for the all-powerful Pakistan Army. A troubled change of guard last November has not helped. It remains in the crosshair of those it has patronized and promoted. None seems to believe its public pronouncements that it...
China is widely accused by human rights organizations of oppressing Uyghurs, one of the country’s largest predominantly Muslim minorities. Those including Amnesty and Human Rights Watch have accused Beijing of incarcerating tens of thousands of Uyghurs in “camps” in Xinjiang...
Away from media glare, the Pakistan Army launched Operation “Bolan” a large-scale military operation in the mountain ranges of Bolan, Balochistan at the end of October 2022. The operation in Bolan came after the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) issued an...
Xi Jinping appears to have become the first Chinese President to be asked by people to step down. People across China are holding protests on the streets, demanding Xi to resign for his strict anti-Covid measures. At the same time,...
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) general secretary, Xi Jinping, has officially started his third term. In order to further bolster control over Chinese society and persuade CCP members and the Chinese people as a whole, including minority groups and Taiwanese,...
The focus has come on China after reports emerged about North Korea all set to conduct its 7th nuclear test. China which has been maintaining friendly terms and conditions with North Korea for over 60 years, kept a close watch...
Democratic Europe has habitually craved U.S. leadership of the transatlantic community since the end of World War 11. Indeed, President Donald Trump’s comment that he was willing to reconsider some of America’s alliance commitments induced borderline panic in Europe. When...