The history of mankind is full of tragic incidents of massacres and attempts of genocides under the barbaric rubric of ethnic, religious and nationalist causes. Numerous cases of wars within states and between states have caused an unbearable wave of brutality and violence around the globe. The human suffering mainly based on territorial clashes attached…
A strong connection between the country’s prosperity and military power or put simply, economy and security are two sides of the same coin; without political stability, without security and without peace it is difficult to develop an economy. An economy will only thrive when there is security for the people. The economy needs a secure…
Ever wondered waiting in a long queue to refuel your vehicle as how does this fuel come to your city and what would happen if it cannot be delivered for a few days? Oil tankers, most of us know, transport petroleum from Karachi to all corners of Pakistan but many of us might not know…
The Indo-Japanese relationship is rapidly gathering impetus, taking shape faster than any of New Delhi’s current strategic partnerships in Asia. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited India in September to attend the 12th India-Japan Annual Summit. Both countries have agreed to establish the India-Japan Act East Forum with the intention of connecting India’s Act East…
Pakistan has lacked a pragmatic and well-articulated foreign policy since 2008. What is more worrying is that the PML-N- led incumbent democratic dispensation has displayed an outright reluctance to appoint a competent and astute foreign minister for almost four years. Because of Pakistan’s entrenched foreign policy crisis the world is rather unwilling to appreciate the…
Because of superpower rivalry and evolving geopolitical circumstances a group of countries of this region are coming together in a natural economic alliance. The regional economic integration of trade, including both goods and services, and investments can potentially unleash dynamic paths of growth and development. Established in 1985 as a substitute for the US/UK-inspired Regional…
Thanks to the untiring efforts of former Foreign Minister of Bangladesh Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury and a former Finance Minister of Pakistan Shahid Javed Burki, Research Professors at the Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS) and the National University of Singapore (NUS), NUS and ISAS hosted a Workshop on Sept 11 on “Pakistan at 70: Politics,…
The questions of peace and its association to the subcontinent have always remained the gravitation points of international debate on South Asia in light of the protracted Indo-Pak conflict. An extensive two-sided hostility introduced the nuclear arms race in the region in which India’s detonation of nuclear devices forced Pakistan to announce its nuclear weapon…
The Birth place of the Red Cross, the League of Nations, home to the United Nations and instrumental in conclusion of numerous anti-war laws, accords, treaties etc. Switzerland is a neutral country, its neutrality was established under the Treaty of Paris in 1815. It is the oldest neutral country in the world and it has…
Q. Pakistan and Portugal enjoy cordial relations and Pakistan wants to further strengthening of bilateral relations. What is the way forward? Ans. The only way forward is to keep on creating and indenting opportunities for cooperation at all levels: political, economic, cultural, social and academic. We should make each of our countries more aware of…
