Why the future of national power will be built by innovators, not institutions alone For decades, national strength was measured in conventional currency: economic output, industrial capacity, military capability, diplomatic reach, and natural resources. These pillars remain indispensable. But the strategic landscape of the twenty-first century has shifted beneath them. Innovation has become a decisive…
If Caracas is Washington’s backyard where it could get away with anything, Tehran too believes that the Straits of Hormuz is under its tutelage. Those are the evolving signatures of realpolitik as new alignments are being erected in pursuit of a new world order. The abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in a seamless military…
The assumption that has fortified international diplomacy since the end of the Cold War that negotiated ceasefires automatically produce peace has proven to be wrong. Witness the continuing hostilities between the United States and Iran despite the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), it demonstrates that modern wars are no longer fought or concluded solely by…
“The people are the sea in which the revolutionary swims”, Mao Zedong The country is in the throes of civil unrest, violence and insurgency and is gradually losing critical cohesion. In any situation where there are civilian protests, the central problem will always evolve around aggrieved people, exploited by hostile agencies. These people have to…
Chairman Pathfinder Group Zarrar Sehgal and Co-Chairman Ikram Sehgal hosted the launch of “National Security Strategy”, the 16th volume in Ikram Sehgal’s “A Personal Chronicle of Pakistan” series, at the Serena Hotel, Islamabad, on Friday, July 17, 2026. The event brought together senior civil and military leaders, policymakers, diplomats, academics, and members of the strategic…
Path for Pakistan’s Delta Legacy Author’s Note: This article is a speculative, exploratory piece intended to stimulate professional debate on the future of the Pakistan Air Force’s Mirage III/5 fleet. It does not constitute a definitive engineering analysis or an official policy proposal. The technical assessments, cost estimates, and capability projections presented herein are based…
For two decades, Western strategists, energy traders, and foreign ministers spoke of “Saudi-UAE” as though it were a single geopolitical organism – a hyphenated superpower anchoring the Gulf’s stability and America’s regional architecture. That organism is dead. What has replaced it is not a managed rivalry but a terminal fracture: two states pursuing incompatible visions…
In the shadowed epochs before the dawn of Islam, the affairs of mankind were beset by profound confusion and moral clutter. The pursuit of ethical values, the recognition of basic human rights, the establishment of social equality, and the fair administration of justice remained fragmented ideals, often trampled beneath tyranny, tribal feuds, and unchecked passions….
The Lion of Kargil The Kargil conflict of 1999 occupies a distinctive place in the military history of South Asia. It was one of the most demanding high-altitude conflicts ever fought, testing not only military skill but also the physical endurance, mental resilience, and logistical capabilities of the soldiers engaged. While some military historians debate…
“Ita’at and Ittiba” & Books of Hadith IntroductionA prevailing assumption within the traditional narrative is that because the Quran repeatedly commands believers to Obey Allah and His Messenger ﷺ, obedience to the Messenger ﷺ must be fulfilled through the medium of compiled Hadith books. However, this premise raises a critical historical and logical paradox: since these canonical books…
