geopolitics

Mohammad Ajeeb Bradford: The last three decades have been a period of extraordinary progress and profound instability. While humanity has witnessed unprecedented advances in technology, medicine, communication and connectivity, it has…

News Desk WASHINGTON:The Trump administration’s decision to target major technology companies, including Indian IT giants, over their use of foreign-worker visa programmes has opened another potentially contentious front in US-India…

News DeskISLAMABAD: Escalating fighting between Houthi rebels and government forces in Yemen has once again heightened tensions across the region. Saudi Arabia has activated its air defence systems in Riyadh and other cities following a…

News DeskWASHINGTON: The ongoing conflict with Iran is taking a growing toll on US military air power, with 81 American military aircraft reportedly destroyed or severely damaged, according to a US Congressional research report.The…

News Desk BEIJING: China has reiterated its uncompromising stance on Taiwan, declaring the island's status as an absolute internal matter and warning that no foreign interference will be tolerated under any circumstances. The statement,…

Saleem RazaBradford: There is a question becoming increasingly difficult to ignore: are today’s wars really being fought only over territory, security and political power, or are they also reshaping the architecture of the global energy…

Asem Mustafa AwanIslamabad: A trade dispute between the United States and Canada has entered territory far beyond tariffs, prices and market access. What began as an argument over trade balances, industrial protection and access to the…

News Desk TEHRAN: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian asserts that the United States and Israel have concluded that they cannot subdue the Iranian people through war and military action, prompting them to attempt to create internal…

Ishtiaq Ahmed Bradford: Dozens of delegations walked out of the United Nations General Assembly as Benjamin Netanyahu began his address to the 81st session. It was an important political gesture: a visible expression of opposition to…

News DeskABU DHABI: UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan held talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during Netanyahu’s visit to the Gulf state on Sunday, the Emirati state news agency WAM reported.The…