America is abdicating its obligation of bringing a responsible end to “wrong wars”. it has decided to pull out its troops from Syria and Afghanistan. A lot had happened with regard to evolving Afghan peace process during 2018, most of the activity is not yet in the public domain. Hopefully, the Pakistan government would stand…
First article in this series The business world must remember the basics! The initial opinion piece in this series discussed the dissimilar, but often misinterpreted, concept of doctrine, policy, and strategy. Strategy being the ways and means to reach policy objectives by second tier organisational management. Policy as a rousing vision put forth by the…
Preservation and maintenance of stable maritime order in the Indian Ocean particularly in the Arabian Sea is one of the cornerstones of Pakistan’s maritime security strategy. This means that our adversaries, both conventional and unconventional, remain deterred from harming our maritime interests and assure our friendly countries that we would be reliable partners for keeping…
Prime Minister Imran Khan rightly termed the China, Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) a “blessing” while on his maiden visit to China. Undoubtedly, CPEC is a blessing not for Pakistan but also for the whole region. But regional rivalry and international power politics has been trying to tarnish bilateral relations between Pakistan and China through different…
Efforts for the creation of international peace and order have been introduced and promoted by the international community from countless platforms. Various intellectual circles of different backgrounds, leaders of different countries and leading policymakers of many states have remained active in presenting their ideas for creating an international peaceful order by diffusing the threats of…
Nuclear warheads and their delivery vehicles were a hallmark of the Cold War period as most of the Asian and European countries were awash with them during that span. The period soon after the abrupt ending of the World War II till the breakup of the USSR (1947–1991) witnesses some dramatic changes in the warfare…
Afghanistan rivals failed to reach a breakthrough on holding direct peace negotiations during international talks in Moscow, the latest international effort to end the conflict. Russia had invited representatives from the United States as well as India, Iran, China and Central Asian Republics; all hailed the Moscow Format Consultations on Afghanistan as an opportunity to…
Introduction My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge; because you have rejected knowledge [Bible, Hosea 4:6] On 25th December, Christians all over the world celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. The status of Jesus Christ has been debated extensively during last two millenniums, it continues even now. Throughout the history there have always been…
Introduction “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge because you have rejected knowledge” [Bible, Hosea 4:6] Vindictive people with little knowledge of Islam and filled with malice try to misguide people by twisting the scripture. One such lslamophobe has drawn a fallacious comparison titled: “COMPARE CHRISTIANITY TO ISLAM”. In order to clear the false…
The economics of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is versatile, dynamic, diversified and huge in terms of collective GDPs, GNPs, population and above all human capitals. It consists of eight countries China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. There are four observer states and six dialogue partners. The SCO member states covered nearly half…
