States seek allies; profess neutrality; bandwagon; even appease – all ostensibly in national interest. Pakistan too has done one or the other but has also learnt that a single strand strategy, even if it brought you on the right side of the world’s mightiest power, was the shortest rout to hell. Placed on a historical […]
341SharesUS President Joe Biden has selected Pakistan-origin legal scholar Lina Khan as head of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). A 32-year-old Columbia University law professor, Lina Khan has been critical of powerful technology companies. She was confirmed by the US Senate on a 69-28 vote. Hours after her confirmation, she was sworn in as the […]
15SharesIn February, 2008, a team of American Senators visited Pakistan—the team included John Kerry, who later served as President Obama’s Secretary of State and Joe Biden, who has just been elected as the President of the United states. The aim of the visit was to assess the economic, financial and military needs of a key ally […]
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