The revulsion-cum-revolution, though peaceful in essence, on Pakistan’s western frontiers and the Taliban set-up has pitched Pakistan in a leadership role in the region and beyond. For the first time in four decades, it is hoped peace will return to Southwest Asia. The landlocked state which sits on the crossroads of geo-economics, inevitably controlling more…
The least that Ebrahim Raisi should do is to curtail the powers of the unelected strata, reform the financial sector, and open up the great Persian civilisation to the outside world. Iran’s new President Ebrahim Raisi has a much tougher task than his predecessors as he has assumed office at a crisscrossed time of regional…
Pakistan is once again seized with the Afghan fall-out equation as the United States exited the war-devastated country in a nightmarish mode. Washington has left behind dozens of unanswered questions in the geo-strategic and political milieu and its so-called peace plan negotiated with the Afghan establishment and the Taliban is in limbo. This impacts Pakistan…
It sounds paranoid to expect miracles in this age of 5G. At a time when the global economy is nosedived and even developed countries are in a fix, owing to a relentless pandemic, Pakistan has swung a surprise out of the blue. Its economy is talking. It is in a takeoff mode and to the…
Saudi Arabia and Pakistan can never afford to be at odds with each other. This is the balance-sheet of their geo-economics and fraternity. Irrespective of the fact that they differ on numerous policy wavelengths in the regional and international context, what glues them is an ‘undeclared and less-said’ strategic understanding of indispensability. Likewise, it is…
Half-way down the lane, Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government has reoriented the country’s foreign policy into a new paradigm. It has taken a sharp departure from its conventional posture, and a host of developments suggest that ‘out of box’ thinking has, at least, set in to harness new opportunities and confront challenges. The good point…
Afghanistan is an enigma of sorts. Its geo-political vulnerability has kept it on the tenterhooks and literally in a state of war for more than four decades. Umpteenth efforts to find a solution in the war-weary country have ended up in failures, as none were in resonance with the aspirations of its diverse ethno-lingual society….
A simple yet impressive ceremony was held on 25th February 2021 to formally launch the “Institute of Nation Building” under the auspices of the newly constituted Board of Management (BOM) of the Joint Venture between Jinnah Society and Karachi Council on Foreign Relations (KCFR). Located in the center of Karachi at Quaid-e-Azam House Museum was…
Pakistan has been obsessed with the United States for the last seven decades. Washington, in reciprocity, hardly has a bilateral policy towards Islamabad. It is an antithesis of our myopic foreign policy that the United States had always viewed Pakistan through the ‘third’ lens. Be it: the erstwhile Cold War; Afghanistan, India or China! Pakistan…
“Possession of sea power Increases a country’s prestige, security and influence. Weakness at sea loads to political and strategic blunders.” Pakistan Navy (PN) has come a long way from a developingstage to a credible medium-sizenaval power, fully capablein all dimensions to fulfill its national obligations. Particularly securing lifeline of sea-borne trade on which Pakistan depends…
