Waqar K Kauravi

The writer is a Lahore-based defence analyst.

  • The third intifada in Kashmir

    This year Independence Day comes at a time when Indian-held Kashmir is witnessing Kashmir’s ‘third intifada’. This current...

  • Tragedy in Istanbul

    The tragic attack on the Ataturk International Airport is not only condemnable but also an eye-opener for the world. Apparently, Isis and its...

  • Brexit and beyond

    As Nigel Farage celebrated Brexit by declaring the independence of Britain, there was relative gloom in many capitals of the European Union –...

  • The anti-China coalition

    US, India and Japan commenced the grand display of the maritime war game, Malabar, a stone’s throw away from the sensitive South China Sea....

  • A new great game

    While Pakistan is abuzz with Panama Leaks, a major agreement between India and the US is taking shape, which could have long-lasting strategic...

  • Terror in Brussels

    The tragic terror attacks at Brussels Zaventem Airport and Maelbeek metro Station come at the heels of the refugee crisis currently underway in...

  • Pokhran, NSG and Pakistan

    The Nuclear Suppliers Group was created after India’s nuclear tests in the Pokhran ranges in 1974. Inaugurated in November 1975, this elitist...

  • Reconciliation strategy

    The rising smoke puffs in the middle of the historic metropolis of Aleppo and the death of this ancient city, brick by brick, show the anger on both...

  • Carlotta needs a history lesson

     Carlotta Gall’s latest wobbles appeared on the same day as the third quadrilateral meeting in Islamabad kicked off to push forward the...

  • Slippery Brics

    The beginning of 2016 has displayed a rather gloomy projection of the global economy. The apparent slowdown in the Chinese economy is generating...

  • The scholar soldier

     Bacha Khan University became the latest target of frustrated terrorists, who once again chose a soft target and tried to undermine the future of...

  • Bilawal – a dream

     After analysing the PPP’s dismal performance in Punjab, the chairman reached Karachi and took his cavalcade to camp at Mithi in Tharparkar for...

  • Khalistan 2020

    The second night of 2016 witnessed a strange sequence of events around Pathankot in Indian Punjab. Reportedly an official SUV belonging to the SP of...

  • Asymmetric bilateralism

    Bilateralism in international relations refers to the political, economic, or cultural relations between two sovereign states. In Subcontinental...

  • Lunch in Lahore

    As Narendra Modi touched down in Delhi after a two-hour stop-over in Lahore on December 25, BJP National General Secretary Ram Madhavan came up with...

  • The rise of the right

    The growth of far-right politics in the Western world is not new. it had seen its true colours during the days of Hitler and Mussolini with an...