1. General 1.1 Background The Russian invasion of Ukraine started on 24 Feb 2022 and has entered into its fourth week. During the USSR regime Ukraine possessed a huge nuclear arsenal but this capability was stripped off under a UN sponsored agreement at the behest of the USA, the European Union and NATO. Russia considers…
INTRODUCTION The Democratic Republic of Congo or simply DRC is a country in Central Africa. It is the 2nd largest country in Africa after Algeria by area, the 11th largest in the world and 4th most populated in Africa. It possesses many natural resources; it is the highest copper producer in Africa and the world’s…
The first part of my two-parter opinion on the recently released National Security Policy (NSP) focused on commending the good start, defining and then suggesting adding national identity and national purpose to the conceived national security framework, recommending clear and succinct articulation of vital national interests and touching upon instruments of statecraft needed and the…
Abstract The quest for energy and resources has been a challenging course for the policy makers of Pakistan and in such an epoch, the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has been welcomed wholeheartedly and is considered a ray of hope. Whilst Pakistan is suffering from energy and economic crisis, China is searching for various alternate…
This article is important in light of the existing situation between Russia and Ukraine and their corresponding foreign policies. The invasion has begun and it is not sure how long it may take for this war to end. Russia has kept a low profile in the past couple of decades focusing on fixing internal and…
Introduction Revelation is an important terminology in religion and theology, it is revealing or disclosing of truth or knowledge through communication with God. He (ألله Allah) revealed his final message for the guidance of the humanity through Prophet Muhammad (Pbuh), the seal of the Prophets (last Prophet), via the angel Gabriel. This last revelation, Qur’an,…
PRELUDE 1.1 It has been repeatedly experienced that anti-Islam forces have been playing with the sentiments of the Muslim world in one form or the other. They have been airing baseless issues about The Divine Injunctions and The Holy Prophets. The common Muslims get agitated on the first sign of such offensive remarks and undertake…
In Pakistan, intellectual endeavours especially those emanating from the government are few and far between. Therefore, any governmental work done in that domain should be cherished. Consequently, the recently released National Security Policy its publicly available version anyway should be appreciated. I have previously written about rebooting the national security framework of Pakistan so that…
The recently held Indian-Central Asian multilateral summit meeting has refreshed New Delhi’s desire for enhancing its influence beyond South Asia. The virtual meeting hosted by Prime Minister Modi was based on the formulation of a broader inter-regional framework for cooperative ties between India and the five Central Asian Republics (CARs). The vision of regional security and stability…
Pakistan’s recently launched National Security Policy (NSP) has altered the traditional notion of security in the country by marking a significant paradigm shift in the existing concept of national security. The shifting of focus from the narrow definition of security to the broader concept of security has sparked a new debate where people from different…
