Pakistan is undertaking a difficult mission to diffuse tension between Saudi Arabia and Iran. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has a natural inkling for this sort of enterprise— indeed a romance. Theoretically it seem all too simple, however, practically it touches the boundary of Mission Impossible. Saudi arrogance and Iranian shrewdness both are equally unsurmountable and…
The Arabian Sea Arabian Sea is today one of the most important region in terms of the International trade routes that pass through it. At the same time it is volatile in terms of maritime activities. Its area is approximately 1,491, 0000 Sq. Miles, width being 1500 Miles with maximum depth of 4650 meters. It…
We are living in a complicated and complex web of power politics where the rise and fall of a group, society or country is usually determined by its foreign policy based on soft power, commercial diplomacy, strong defense, and development. The foreign policy of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is balanced, moderate and modern. It…
“I am ashamed of what is going on in India today”. This is how the celebrated Indian Booker prize winning author Arundhati Roy described the prevalent conditions in her native country early this month. Ms. Roy returned her national award she won in 1989. In doing so, she joined the ranks of over twenty other Bollywood…
The Pakistan Navy’s war exercise code named Seaspark was conducted in the waters of the Arabian Sea. It happened to be the latest in a series of such like tactical exercises aimed at enhancing the Navy’s war fighting efficiency. The fleet’s maintenance schedule, in fact, is planned in such a manner that maximum number of…
President Barack Obama vowed on November 22 that the United States and its allies would not relent in fight to combat Daesh extremists and would hunt down their leaders and cut off the group’s financing. “Destroying (Daesh) is not only a realistic goal, we are going to get it done…We will destroy them. We will…
IntroductionDr. Muhammad Iqbal (1877-1938) does not need any introduction to the Muslims of world in general and the Indian sub-continent in particular. Today he is revered as a respected national poet of Pakistan who not only gave the idea of a separate homeland for the Muslims of India but also actively struggled for realization of…
Russia and Pakistan are once again being engaged through series of meaningful dialogues from defence cooperation to gas supply and from investment conference to business forum – bilateral relations between Russia and Pakistan have got momentum. Serious efforts are being carried out for further strengthening of bilateral relations through rigorous commercial diplomacy and energy cooperation….
United Arab Emirates (UAE) stands for all the possible things, goals, standards, and targets to be achieved in the days to come. It is the land of opportunity for expatriates and an icon of happiness and qualitative life to the Arab youth. It is also a land of peace, harmony and tolerance. For the UAE…
China has offered to host a meeting between the Afghan government and Taliban but has declined to mediate. China’s special envoy for Afghanistan Deng Xijun called the Taliban “one of the main forces in Afghanistan’s political arena.” Earlier this year, China had facilitated a meeting between Afghan High Peace Council and Taliban in Urumqi. Deng…
