The recent Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) summit in Islamabad was an interesting event. It had symbolic as well as substantive significance. In the symbolic context the event negated Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s articulation about isolating Pakistan internationally. All ten members and three observers participated in the summit, even Afghanistan did not oblige Modi by…
The Pakistan Navy is one of the more powerful and experienced navies indigenous to the Indian Ocean. It has played its part in ensuring peace and co-operation in the Indian Ocean Region and continues to strive do so. Though on an individual basis, it is the main guarantor of stability in the northern reaches of…
Pakistan is located adjacent to the most important maritime trade routes such as the Straits of Hormuz and Bab Almandab. Not only these two choke points, but its connection with Suez Canal and the Gulf of Aqaba made it lot more visible for global Navies and especially for Pakistan Navy In terms of its naval…
Dear Readers, Poor governance, incompetence, lack of transparency, distribution and transmission losses (euphemism for theft), have contributed to the energy crisis in Pakistan. While Pakistan’s economic activity has been affected it has also caused considerable public unrest as prolonged load-shedding of electricity (and gas) have become the norm. Pakistan’s problems have com pounded because of…
Contemporary geopolitical attributes of South Asia are unambiguously designing a new outlook of the region in which incompatible national standings cemented in various points of disagreements between India and Pakistan are going to draw a new future of the region. The inflexible national standings of both states have dragged the region towards nuclearization where India…
Recently the 13th Economic Cooperation Organization (EC)) summit was held in Islamabad. The theme was ‘Connectivity for Regional Prosperity’ and the participants reviewed the objective conditions and progress in implementation of ECO programs and projects. ECO was a great diplomatic victory of Pakistan as all member states participated; the summit projected Pakistan’s principle stance on greater regional…
“Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.”-Albert Einstein The true essence of the above quote lies in the fact that the very person who unlocked the most forceful weapon mankind has ever witnessed advocated peace through understanding, which compels us to establish it as a reality of life. In…
Armenia’s nuclear program/ plant is an outdated one and is full of risks due to which it has been declared a “regional security threat” by many regional and international agencies as it will have severe global consequences. Moreover, Armenia’s government has been using its nuclear program as political maneuvering in the South Caucuses Region. Despite…
The vastness of oceans which count more than two third of the planet earth has witnessed virtual shrinking over the last 2–3 decades. This has been primarily caused due mammoth advancements in naval warfare TTPs (Tactics, Techniques and Procedures), hi-tech mass destruction weapons, long range high definition sensors, robust command, control, communications and Intelligence systems….
Pakistan’s nuclear weapons status ranked it first in the Muslim world, second in the South Asian region and seventh in the international system. The nuclear journey of Islamabad was completed in 1998 when the New Delhi–initiated nuclear race dragged Pakistan toward an unending armed competition in South Asia. Islamabad’s desire to acquire nuclear weapon status…
