Awareness and Endurance in the Maritime Domain AbstractThis article articulates a transformative maritime doctrine for the 21st century, contending that the ocean has evolved from a vast emptiness into a fluid chessboard – a transparent, intelligent, and contested battlespace. For a maritime nation like Pakistan, this shift is existential. Drawing on pivotal historical episodes from…
A long forgotten Battalion-plus sized operations in 1962 In Then East Pakistan (Now Bangladesh) Compiled by (Late) Col (Retd) Nusrat Ullah – Chairman Pathfinder Group (1983-2004) Reproduced from Defence Journal, October 2001, July 2021 & July 2024 1. Mouza ASALONG, J. L. No 183, Police Station Ramgarh, Distt Chittagong Hill Tracts having an area of…
Pakistan’s Role in the US-Iran-Israel Crisis and South Asian Stability “The pursuit of peace cannot end in a few years in either victory or defeat.” (Dag Hammarskjold) The US- Iran- Israel war is not just a not-too-distant conflict in the Gulf region, but one with intense geopolitical and economic consequences to South Asia. What has…
When the Pakistan Air Force used the PL-15 beyond-visual-range missiles for bringing down Indian aircrafts during the May stand-off with India; that particular moment produced a spark that the international community could not set aside. In Islamabad, the reaction was relief as much as pride. It revealed decades of Chinese aerospace partnership that had given…
The modern American presidency depends not only on constitutional powers but on a network of democratic norms, institutional restraints, and public trust that give those powers legitimacy. Many scholars, journalists, and former officials argue that Donald Trump’s conduct in office, and in the political arena more broadly, has weakened both the institution of the presidency…
“The first problem for all of us, men and women, is not to learn, but to unlearn.” Gloria Steinem Human mind simplifies complex problems with multiple facets to ease the burden of processing. In this process quantifiable measures take precedence over the unquantifiable. In case of conflict, quantifiable measures such as numbers and quality of weapons…
Brief strategic overview. Recent developments in the global and regional arena require careful attention from our policy makers on how to maneuver Pakistan’s foreign policy and military strategy from a strategic positioning standpoint under the current challenging scenarios. These developments include, the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict in the Middle East, Iran-US recent war, Strait of Hormuz…
Approaching my 80th birthday, my reflections have shifted from personal accomplishments to understanding the divine wisdom that shapes human destiny. The vigor, enthusiasm, and successes we often attribute solely to our own efforts are, in reality, sustained by faith, resilience, and Tawakkul – complete trust in Almighty Allah. Having witnessed wars, economic upheavals, political instability,…
A message from his wife Ms. Ayesha Afridi It’s hard to write a eulogy for one’s husband without sounding biased or untruthful. I will try to be as even handed as possible. Ronny to me was not just a husband but an evolving soul who grew with the years – he was a friend, partner…
Muhammad Feyyaz (New York: Routledge, 2026), ISBN: 9781041218197 (Pages. 206) The significance of intellectual debates on the global issue of terrorism and its South Asian directions cannot be marginalised in the changing contemporary patterns of great power politics. The varying viewpoints of different scholars on the South Asian version of terrorism always present a different…
