Heart of Asia, with historical links to both South and Central Asia. Kashmir shares borders with India, Pakistan, China, Afghanistan and with a small stripe of 27 miles with Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. It is the only nation in the world which shares its borders with three nuclear powers – India, Paki

Are public private partnerships helpful or harmful to increase progress on sustainable development? CNS spoke with Gerifel Cerillo, the coordinator of 'Tanggol Bayi' - an association of women human rights defenders (WHRDs) in the Philippines on this issue. Gerifel will also be a key participant at t

Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) is all set to carry out a referendum on Kurdistan independence, thus closing a circle which was opened 56 years earlier in the “September revolution” against the Iraqi central government, headed by Abd al-Karim Qassim. The feeling of attaining full independent is

In 1947, the Indian subcontinent was divided into three parts: India, East Pakistan, and West Pakistan. This division resulted in one of the bloodiest massacres the two nations have ever seen. Muslims and non-Muslims slit each other’s throats with anger and hate. The streets of many cities in India

Services of the Christian Leaders in the Freedom Movement Apart from the foundation of the Indian National Congress numerous Christian leaders put their endeavors in the pondering and activities of the Freedom Movement. Sir Joseph Burr was the individual from the emissary’s gathering and counselor o

Only by resorting to Americanism, Trump can succeed in Afghanistan (ii)- Trump should not forget that UN is on US soil (iii)- Trump should understand problem of Islamic societies (iv)- Without IPP no Muslim country can be brought to normalcy (v)- UN Human rights enforcement mechanism will be needed

Mobina was married in 2009, at the age of 22, to a driver. Being the youngest of 8 siblings (4 brothers and 4 sisters), her vegetable-seller father (who died in 2010) and her brothers spent beyond their means in her wedding. But this could not satiate the greed of the sister of Mobina’s husband. She

Smart Prez Trump after roping in gullible PM Modi as ally on SCS dispute should guide India to tackle Sino-Pak combine (ii)- India at Doklam against all international laws (iii)- USA should ask India to contain China by handing-over Indo-China border settlement to UNJC and by withdrawing from Doklam

Quaid-e-Azam and his companions were enlightened and firm believers of modern democracy. But soon after the death of the Quaid, the Parliament passed a divisive Objectives Resolution and Pakistan began its journey towards an Islamic state.
We are celebrating Pakistan’s 70th Independence Day. We hav

Supreme Court has no jurisdiction over martial matters (ii)- Without integration of PoK the integration of J&K with India absurd and illegal (iii)- Communal Hindu majority India wants to forget Muslim PoK (iv)- Non Muslims of J&K (from Jammu and Ladakh regions) will not defend unity of J&K (v)- Musl

R.E.A.L. sends its sympathies and prayers for all of the victims of violence and hate in Charlottesville, Virginia on August 11 and 12. R.E.A.L. calls for the American public to reject the forces of hate and violence, and condemn the ideologies of Nazi and white supremacist extremism.
R.E.A.L. has

On August 15, we celebrate the Independence Day. On that day, in 1947, Prime Minister Nehru proclaimed a tryst with destiny, “a moment which comes but rarely in History when we step from the old into the new, when an age ends and the soul of a nation, long suppressed, finds utterance”.
The colonial

Iraqi Kurdistan is standing on the verge of historic proposed referendum for its independence. In an exclusive interview with Manish Rai, editor Viewsaround. Kurdistan Foreign Minister Mr Falah Mustafa said that independent Kurdistan will not be against the interest of its neighbours. Mr Mustafa add

Hafiz Saeed launching his political party will be game changer (ii)- Present circumstances in Pakistan conducive for making Saeed Prime Minister (iii)- Israel has reasons to be concerned about a Jihadi becoming PM of nuclear Pakistan (iv)- Pak nukes under PM Saeed will either change global nuclear n

"One day, when my first child was barely 6 months old, my husband kicked away the water and food I had served him. On asking him the reason, he started pulling my hair and thrashing me. I was stunned at his sudden violent behaviour. But this was just the start of a never-ending saga of domestic viol