Two Secrets to China’s Rise
Twelve years ago, I visited China as a participant in a Seminar on Press and Publication for Developing Countries, alongside participants from over twenty...
Iran’s Strategic Victory Without a Battlefield
War is not always decided by the side that fires the first missile. Sometimes, it is decided by the side that convinces its adversary...
Perception of US versus China
During my tenure as Press Secretary to the President, I met with the newly appointed head of public affairs at the US Embassy who...
Addressing Pakistan’s Water Scarcity: Challenges and Solutions for Agricultural Development
Upon reviewing the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC)’s website, one encounters an impressive brochure detailing the Green Pakistan initiative. The brochure boasts a professional...
LGBTQ emerges as a litmus test for limits of Saudi reforms
Saudi Arabia has turned LGBTQ rights into a litmus test for the limits of social reforms by sending mixed messages.
In line with broad-based official...
The King of the World is Not Safe in His Fortress
During Obama's visit to Kenya, a boy as young as 7 years old asked him, "Are you the king of the world?" Whether one...
Afghanistan’s Humanitarian Needs
Afghanistan is facing an unprecedented humanitarian crisis with a very real risk of systemic collapse and human catastrophe. In addition to unimaginable human costs,...
The Indonesian presidential election produces an unexpected twist
An unexpected twist in the run-up to next year’s Indonesian presidential election puts Centrist Democratic International (CDI), the world’s largest alliance of conservative political...
How US Pressure Under Trump Strengthened China’s Global Role
There are moments in history when power does not merely shift—it exposes itself. The first year of Donald Trump’s second term became such a...
NA’s early dissolution: PTI’s gain?
The two major political parties in Pakistan have finally agreed to hold elections in accordance with the constitution, which stipulates that elections must be...
