DW interview with Dr. Wolf: Unhappy neighbors – Afghanistan, India, Iran wary of Pakistan’s...
Written by Shamil Shams
09.05.2017
Iran has warned it would target militant hideouts inside Pakistan if Islamabad doesn't act against Sunni jihadists. Pakistan's other two neighbors - Afghanistan and India - also accuse Islamabad of backing terrorists.
Keeping aside diplomatic niceties, Iran has reacted in the strictest possible manner against Sunni militants' activities...
Dr. Wolf’s interview with DW: Six years since bin Laden’s death, al Qaeda weakened...
Author: Shamil Shams
Date: 01. 05. 2017
Source: Deutsche Welle
Six years after bin Laden's death, al Qaeda is being overshadowed by IS, which is expanding in S. Asia. Al Qaeda, however, isn't finished, as recent reports claim its leader Zawahiri is hiding in Pakistan's Karachi.
In an era marked by an exponential rise...
Interview of Dr Wolf with Deutsche Welle: President Ghani a solution or a problem...
Author Masood Saifullah
Date 26.04.2017
The Taliban attack, which killed more than 150 Afghan soldiers over the weekend, has raised serious questions about President Ashraf Ghani's ability to govern the country. Is it time for the president to step down?
In his recent Afghanistan visit, US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis thanked...
Dr. Wolf’s interview with Deutsche Welle: Pakistan on collision course with Iran?
Written by Shamil Shams
25.04.2017
Pakistan has approved the appointment of its former army chief, Raheel Sharif, as the head of a Saudi-led military alliance. Experts say the regional and domestic repercussions of this move could be disastrous.
Pakistan has generally tried to maintain close ties with both Saudi Arabia and Iran,...
The Power Struggle for Battery Technology
By Dr. Ankit Srivastava, Editor – in – Chief
New Delhi Times
Lithium – ion (Li-ion) batteries continue to dominate the battery technology in today’s world. Since 1991, when Sony commercialised the first Li-ion, the technology has permeated the battery market. Lithium, the lightest of all metals has the largest specific...
Al Arabiya interviews Dr. Siegfried O. Wolf – ‘Stranded Pakistanis’ in Bangladesh: The forgotten...
By Ehtesham Shahid
Al Arabiya English
Wednesday, 19 April 2017
Even in today’s turbulent times, it is difficult to imagine a population of over 300,000 virtually stateless and abandoned. This has been the tragic state of Biharis or Urdu-speaking people stranded in Bangladesh for more than 45 years. Unfortunately, little is being...
Pakistan CPEC Discussed in the European Parliament
BRUSSELS, March 3, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --
A conference titled 'Opposition against CPEC in Pakistan' was held at the European Parliament in Brussels on March 1, 2017. Hosted by Members of the European Parliament and the Baluchistan House, the conference was aimed at highlighting the deep-seated antipathy to the project among...
UNESCO discusses the challenges of education in South Asia at the European Parliament
02.03.2017 - UNESCO Office in Brussels
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On March 1 2017, UNESCO participated in the Conference 'Education in South Asia' organized by South Asia Democratic Forum at the European Parliament.
On March 1 2017, UNESCO Liaison Office in Brussels' Director Paolo Fontani participated in the Conference 'Education in South Asia', organized by...