Reportedly Pakistan has been pleading with Americans to re-evaluate their withdrawal plans.

One is forced to conclude that international efforts notwithstanding, the prospect for a durable ceasefire are bleak.

The present stalemated talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority should be resumed.

There is little hope of any ceasefire as Netanyahu has said that a ceasefire with Hamas is “not even on the...

It is probable that ISIS will eventually collapse even if the Americans do not intervene militarily.

Only if Iraq remains united can the menace that ISIS represents be reduced, if not eliminated.

We have to guard against the impact that developments elsewhere will have on us.

Need for action is urgent, we shouldn't fool ourselves into believing we can succeed confined to retaliatory strikes.

"Reconciliation in Afghanistan is an urgent need for Afghans...it is no less important for our own stability."

In the present circumstances, Afghans believe that ‘those who have invested will decide to leave, fearing instability’