Tag: Vladimir Putin

Andrei Karlov assassination: Will it strengthen Russo-Turkish resolve to fight the West in Syria?

December 19, 2016

It should be kept in mind that long before changing course of its diplomacy, Turkey was accused of harboring ISIS terrorists. The worst has started happening. As if twin bombing attacks in Turkey were not enough to dissuade Sultan-to-be Tayyip Erdogan from pursuing his romance with Russia, a gunman believed to be a security official, … More Andrei Karlov assassination: Will it strengthen Russo-Turkish resolve to fight the West in Syria?

Pakistan may alter the contours of a unipolar world order

June 15, 2015

Hussain Saqib When President Putin postponed his visit to Pakistan in 2012, the most jubilant countries were India and the US but it was subsequently revealed that this postponement did not mean anything to lift the spirits of Cold War adversaries now turned into allies. The on-going visit to Russia by Gen Raheel Sharif, Pakistan’s … More Pakistan may alter the contours of a unipolar world order

Putin’s Pakistan visit postponed under Indian pressure…..

September 27, 2012

Those who have pressurized President Putin into postponing his Pakistan visit have done no good to the prospects of a peaceful Afghanistan after draw-down of foreign troops. This is a disservice even to a graceful exit for the NATO forces. According to media reports, President Vladimir Putin was to attend the quadrilateral summit of Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Russia … More Putin’s Pakistan visit postponed under Indian pressure…..

Some bizarre blasphemy cases played down by international media…..

September 9, 2012

Pakistan’s recent blasphemy case has received international limelight where an 11-year-old girl with Down’s Syndrome was arrested in Pakistan, and later released, for allegedly desecrating the Qur’an — the Islamic holy book. The young girl is a resident of a Christian neighborhood on the outskirts of Islamabad, from where over 600 citizens fled after calls for her … More Some bizarre blasphemy cases played down by international media…..