Saturday, November 17th, 2012
‘Little Hu’ eyed for the next wave of Chinese leaders
BEIJING — For the past week, the focus in China has been on the country’s outgoing leaders and their replacements, who were announced Thursday in a once-a-decade transition.But those looking further down the line have been studying a subset of attendees — the likely successors to this year’s successors.
What stopped Putin? By Imtiaz Gul
What made Russian President Vladimir Putin postpone his much-anticipated maiden visit to Pakistan? Did India, as many right-wing hardliners would have us believe, play dirty in subverting what could have been a landmark event, or did the US establishment hawks – always acting out of geo-political considerations – pull the strings in Islamabad to cause the postponement?
Welcome to Pakistan Mr. Richard Olson By Waheed Hussain
Welcome to Pakistan Mr. Richard Olson. We hope that whatever diplomatic jargon you have used in your first statement, expressing your mind and heart regarding expanding and improving relations