Headlines: Austria Poised to Become First European Country to Elect Far-Right Party Pope Francis to Receive Sunni Muslim Leader at Vatican Pakistan Reacts Strongly to Latest Indian Missile Tests

On 12th May 2016, the influential US newspaper, The New York Times, published an editorial placing the blame of Afghanistan quagmire on Pakistan. It wrote that, “Nearly 15 years after 9/11, the war in Afghanistan is raging and Pakistan deserves much of the blame. It remains a duplicitous and dangerous partner for the United States and Afghanistan, despite $33 billion in American aid and repeated attempts to reset relations on…

Headlines: Afghan Talks Fail Again100 Years after Sykes-PicotSworn Enemies or Sworn Allies?

The Deputy Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman, recently made headlines with his Vision 2030. At his press conference in Riyadh, the 30-year-old announced ‘Vision 2030’ which is a long-term development plan to diversify the country’s economy beyond oil and pilgrimage.