Introduction The cooperation in various Defence fields between the US and India has become a reality in international world politics. The strategic cooperation structured mainly in bilateral values is purely a matter of two states which are committed to uphold each other’s interests in the changing pattern of contemporary international system, but it leaves a…
Perhaps in a dispassionate review of political history in particular and in history of mankind’s development in general, inclusive of corporate history, it can be concluded that it has actually been the quality of followership that has given and produced great leaders. No leader can claim to have achieved anything of value through his/ her…
Extremism and terrorism are the two sides of the same coin. Before appreciating the role that soft power can play in combating intellectual extremism and terrorism, one needs to look at the definitions of these two words. As per Counter Extremism Strategy of UK published in 2015, extremism is defined as the vocal or active…
(First Article in this Series) Previous op-eds in this series made a strong recommendation to reboot Pakistan’s national security framework and for three underlying reasons. One, to align with the adage, strike when the iron is hot. Two, and more crucially, because this is fundamental to Pakistan’s continued existence. Three, any further public policies will…
Introduction The very popular favourite claim of orientalists and islamophobes is to accuse Muslims for conversion by force using the expansion of Islamic empires and vast military conquests in support of this claim. Cherry picking technique is employed to quote verses from scripture, which is deceptive and misleading. The world at that time was much…
Recently Prime Minister Imran Khan went on an official visit to Qatar, both having deep-rooted and historic multi-dimensional relations based on cultural affinities, shared traditions and values, geographical proximity and identity of interests. Pakistan cherishes its historic brotherly relations with Qatar and wants to take them to new heights through greater economic integration, healthy trade…
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is progressing at full speed regardless of whatever is happening within Pakistan’s politics or around the region. Initially there were many hurdles, some were intentionally created in order to detract this great project from its original worth, but it is highly commendable that the ruling establishment of both China and…
China Pakistan Economic Cooperation (CPEC) and One Belt, One Road Initiative (BRI) has been in the line of fire since inception. The battle of narratives has become the bedrock of international politics and social media a powerful tool to fuel this battle. Fake news, biased reports, prejudiced articles and instigating documentaries have been trying to pollute the minds…
Robert D Kaplan contends that the Greater Indian Ocean, stretching eastward from the Horn of Africa including the Indian Subcontinent all the way to the Indonesian archipelago and beyond may comprise a map as iconic to the 21st century as Europe was to the previous one. With all the geopolitics in motion, he hoped that,…
Abstract: This study makes the point that the 21st century is practicing non-kinetic warfare and nations vulnerable to it must overcome their weaknesses or be ready to get consumed. The world at large has witnessed a shift in the co-existence of relations among nations. Traditionally, an ally or the foe had decisive place in the…
