The core of the global shift in power dynamics, away from the ‘Westphalian’ global order formed after WW2 and the growth of China and Russia as global powers, along with the deterioration of Western modes of governance and authority, has created a new cold war and struggle to establish new rules and norms. Part of…
There is a misconception in the world in general and the region in particular about the strength and capabilities of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. As Korea and Vietnam have shown, a land war in Asia depends primarily on the effectiveness of ground troops in their own environment. True, preponderance of Air Force may have a…
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Pakistan have been taking pragmatic steps to revive Stailed ties since 2018. Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan visited Pakistan for a day long visit “on Jan 2, 2020 to further strengthen the bonds of friendship between the two brotherly countries. Both value their friendship…
This book is history of the last chapter of united Pakistan in 1971. Ikram Sehgal is in a unique position to write about the separation of eastern wing of Pakistan and emergence of independent Bangladesh. His father was Punjabi and mother Bengali, he had personal relations with Bengali and non-Bengali senior political and military leaders….
Context It’s no secret that the technology and communication revolution has caused manifold socio political consequences. While there have been many advantages, these advancements are also producing numerous headaches for the existing political, economic, and security systems that were meant to preserve order. Change is inherently dynamic but overtime is slowed down by the human…
In recent news, the European External Action Service’s East StratCom (the EU Disinformation Task Force) revealed that the website, Eptoday.com, apparently a self-proclaimed magazine for the European Parliament in Brussels, had been republishing a large amount of news. Amongst its content was a large number of articles geared to be related to minorities in Pakistan…
Perhaps, never before in the last 72 years of our existence have we made our neighbour as happy as we have done in the last eight weeks. We gave Diwali and post Diwali presents to the Indians, who were first jubilant on the manner in which our current army Chief’s extension in service was publicly…
‘Being a friend of the United States is like living on the banks of a great river. The soil is wonderfully fertile, but every four or eight years the river changes course, and you may find yourself alone in a desert’. Pakistan’s army chief and President General Muhammad Zia ul Haq to CIA director William…
Three centuries ago, the area now comprising Bangladesh was renowned as the bread basket of India, multiple increases in population later, Kissinger called Bangladesh an “international basket case” in the 1970s. Starting from the 1942 food famine, this has been a sorry litany of natural and man made disasters, the poor Bangladeshis have been on…
Abstract This paper attempts to investigate the notion of sovereignty and territorial integrity of states in the digital space by examining the debate around international information security. Today, issues related to information security are posing fundamental challenges to sovereignty and territorial integrity of nation states. Technologically superior nations alongside cherishing their strong political, diplomatic, economic,…
