Yet another narrative on the situation in one of the key regions, where the current stage of the “Great World Game” is taking place in its most intense form, will start with (yet another) statement of the conventionality of the terminology used. By the way, let us note that varying degrees of conventionality are characteristic of almost all words that are present in descriptions of any aspect of human activity. In each case such terminology requires at least some explanation. What is “South Asia” and what does “unrest” mean? Let’s assume that the former is made up mostly of India and Pakistan. That is, the two de facto nuclear powers, whose relations…

While the recent Indo-Pak military stand-off did turn into actual hostilities and a small air-war as well, the way major powers---specifically, the U.S., Russia and China---responded to the crisis reveals how their respective responses not only reflected the existing geo-political…

“In order to resolve the contradictions between India and Pakistan, one should learn the experience of Korean reconciliation”. Under such heading (with reference to Pakistani publications, the popular newspaper Indian Express commented on the latest events on the Korean peninsula...