First article in this series What the hell are all these about!For years, one has heard the words doctrine, policy and strategy bandied about in the English press as well as the vernacular media. Row upon rows of politicians, bureaucrats, commentators, news anchors and seasoned journalists have used these words interchangeably to fit their need…
East Asia exhibits a vast seascape rather than landscape by most of Asian, African and European states. Except for Laos and Thailand, all other states in East Asia have sea openings; in fact majority of them are islands as well as archipelagoes. The seas surrounding the East Asian states and the narrow straits passing from…
Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (ADR) was a miracle in the regional history of South Caucasus which was achieved through constant political struggle and more importantly, peaceful means. ADR was the ultimate goal of Azerbaijani people to live with dignity and honor for which they had to suffer genocide from Armenia. Opening of New Chapter ADR opened…
The vision of economic prosperity and social development in Pakistan under Chinese cooperation has give rise to a new chapter in the history of South Asia. China’s economic rise with cooperation of neighbouring states preferred Pakistan as a reliable partner of Beijing which is no doubt a better option for Islamabad, but it has raised…
Former Interior Minister Ch. Nisar Ali khan mentioned many times about an ongoing conspiracy against Pakistan since past few years from regional and distant enemies. Although he didn’t elaborate much regarding the nature of that conspiracy but the level of the seriousness and confidentiality was such that only a few people had knowledge of such…
Elections were held in Turkey on June 24, 2018. It was the first time in the national/ political history of Turkey that presidential as well as parliamentary elections were held simultaneously. It was paradigm shift in its ongoing socio-economic and geopolitical system by adopting presidential mode of democracy instead of parliamentary. It provided fair leveling…
Christianity, Judaism and Islam are great Abrahamic religions, while there are many differences there are also many commonalities which can form the basis for mutual peaceful coexistence, Allah says: “Say: “O followers of earlier revelation! Come unto that tenet which we and you hold in common: that we shall worship none but God, and that…
The regional dynamics of the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) have changed in the last few decades. Some of the important development includes nuclearisation of the South Asian region, and implied Power Projection by states through multinational alliances and by maintaining their presence in IOR. The scenario is further complicated due to emerging challenges like piracy,…
The United States of America has scrapped the Iran nuclear deal 2015 and announced various sanctions on Iran and multinational companies doing businesses in it. After North and South Korean peace talk it was feared the next target of international imperialistic forces would be Iran which proved to be unfortunately true. Now the world has…
Franklin Roosevelt, the 32nd US President, received a hortative as well as admonishing letter from the all-time greatest Physicist Albert Einstein on October 11, 1939 signaling him of the possibility of Nazi Germany preparing a nuclear bomb soon. “A single such bomb if carried by boat and exploded in a port, might very well destroy…
