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F-16s Vs. Pak-US Relations

F-16s Vs. Pak-US Relations

The whole F-16 fiasco has started to look more like a case of “can’t swallow it and can’t spit it out”, for Pakistan. Amidst the US’ dwindling position on the agreement, and the Congress’ reluctance with regards to utilizing Foreign Military Financing (FMF) to offer subsidiary on the sale of […]

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What Do We Learn From Crisis in Brazil?

Brazil, the biggest country in Latin America, has been rocked by political scandals. President Dilma Rouseff has stepped aside by giving her position to Vice President Michel Temer, till the investigations against her are finalized. The stories of corruption are not strange in Brazil but the political fiasco made global […]

The Offshore Enterprise

The Offshore Enterprise

The start of April 2016 rocked the world with yet another earthquake of international scandals of corruption, tax evasion, and other criminality such as by the global offshore industry. Over 60 media outlets collaborating with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) are publishing a series of stories based on documents […]

Khamenei and Rafsanjani: Missiles vs Negotiations

Khamenei and Rafsanjani: Missiles vs Negotiations

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s preeminent leader, lately propelled a direct hit on Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, an ex Iranian President, who while rising from the ashes is heading a coalition comprising the conservatives mainly recognized as sober minded or pragmatics and within Iran termed as reformists. As twitter, now-a-days, is the easiest way […]

China steeping in Middle East’s Tsunami

China steeping in Middle East’s Tsunami

At beginning of 2016, Chinese President Xi Jinping, visited Middle East at a time when the relations between Saudi Arabian led Sunni states and Shiite Iran were touching a low point in recent history. The execution of the influential Shiite minister Sheik Nimr al-Nimr, who was the leading voice of Shiite minority in […]