After the coup attempt, over 72,000 officials have been purged, 18,000 have been detained & 9,000 arrested in a month

Indian dignitary neither attended the lunch hosted by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif nor stayed overnight as planned

China, the United States and Afghanistan are attempting to bring the Taliban to the negotiating table

While one is well versed with norms of international law and diplomacy, the other is very much a dark horse

The country is sharply split along political lines

Evolution of pro-Saddam elements into deadly militia led by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi began with invasion of Iraq in 2003

Over the past two years, the kingdom has witnessed 26 terror attacks

Turkey’s dilemma is the western connivance with Russia in pushing Iraq and Syria into further chaos

MTCR membership not only gives India the right to sell missiles and projectiles, it can also buy high-end technology

Politically speaking, the former superpower never faced such a stark divide within leading political parties at home