Osama bin Laden

The US is set to announce details of the drawdown of troops from Afghanistan next week. Balancing the generals and growing antiwar sentiment isn’t easy.

Pakistan’s military has had a bad couple of months. Unless it rethinks its priorities, expect tactical gains to lead to strategic disaster.

Will bin Laden’s death change Pakistan’s behaviour? It depends what you mean by ‘Pakistan’ says Madhav Nalapat.

Ties between the US and Pakistan were already strained over differences on Afghanistan. The hit on Osama bin Laden might have been the final straw.

Osama bin Laden is dead. But will law enforcement officials around the world ever feel they can ease up in the fight against jihadists?

The Pakistani and Indian defence secretaries meet disappoints, with no progress on the strategic Siachen Glacier.

Pakistan has enormous potential. But it can only be realised if it accepts it needs to rethink its security.

September 11 distracted the United States from China’s rise. Without the attacks, China wouldn’t be where it is today, says Frank Ching.

The best way to ensure stability and make the Taliban irrelevant is to legitimize the Afghan state, argues Masood Aziz.

The attack by militants on the Mehran naval base in Karachi is a reminder of the threat Islamists pose to Pakistan.

The attack by militants on the Mehran naval base in Karachi is a reminder of the threat Islamists pose to Pakistan.

Beijing’s close ties with Islamabad don’t have to be a source for concern. It’s in China’s interests to press for reforms to stabilize Pakistan.