One of the last vestiges of Cold War disappeared into history 20 when US, Cuba re-established formal diplomatic ties

Advance the process by all means, but be sure to leave no hostages to fortune

KP provincial assembly excluding itself from questioning is reflective of how unwilling it is to ensure accountability

Natural severe weather events cannot be avoided, but their worst effects can be mitigated

It is now almost a year since elections that brought Ghani to a fragile & fractious power, and Karzai is back in Kabul

Now that govt has averted a balance of payments crisis , it can get down to increasing the export base

Any attempts made towards lowering tensions and rhetoric between India and Pakistan will be most welcome & much needed

Being an immediate neighbour, Pakistan is to benefit from the re-entry of a sanction-free Iran into the world markets

The Indian court’s verdict provides an acid test for the ICC’s zero-tolerance policy towards corruption in the game

IMF wants debt relief and restructuring rather than more debt, which on past performances is unlikely to be paid