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ARAB BACKLASH FROM BAHRAIN CONFERENCE MAKES IMPACT

Protests, derision follow ‘Peace to Prosperity’ workshop in Manama By SHANNA FULD The two-day US led Bahrain meeting on Palestine concluded last week with international diplomats, officials and business people focusing on the economic aspects of Trumps plan to resolve the decades-old Middle East conflict. However, public reaction against the White House’s economic workshop in […]

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Pakistan offers a gateway to Asia’s development

Muhammad Serajuddin in Karachi Under the process of globalization, interaction among different nations in form of international trade, ideas and cultural exchange has flourished in recent years. The intensification of crossnational cultural, economic, political, social and technological interactions led to the establishment of transnational structures. The realm of economy protectionist and centrally controlled economies were […]

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Abe’s difficult role in the US-Iran tangle

— Observer Research Foundation Analysis By K. V. Kesavan and Simran Walia Since 1952, successive Japanese governments have always maintained that cordial relations with the countries of the Middle East are closely bound up with the peace and economic well-being of Japan. Yet, no other region perhaps has posed a greater challenge to Japanese diplomacy […]

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The Pakistan Factor in Indian Election

Muhammad Serajuddin in Karachi Amid polarisation of Hindu voters, Bharatyia Janata Party’s (BJP) celebrity card worked again in the Gurdaspur Lok Sabha segment comprising two border districts — Gurdaspur and Pathankot — with actor-turned-politician Sunny Deol defeating Punjab Congress chief Sunil Jakhar by a margin of 77,009 votes. Voters of Hindu-dominated assembly segments played a […]