Why the CPEC April 20, 2015 was a red letter day in the Pakistan-china relationship. The much awaited visit of Chinese president Xi Jinping to Islamabad, the capital city of Pakistan finally materialised. a number of memoranda under the umbrella of china Pakistan economic corridor (CPEC) were signed between the two states for establishment of…
It has been seventeen years since India and Pakistan carried out their nuclear explosions, surprised the world and shattered the innocence and romanticism of South Asia forever. India’s explosions were more status driven, while Pakistan’s explosions were security driven. The Indians also wanted to call the Pakistani bluff. Since then, in all these years, the…
Introduction This is the second lecture delivered by Dr. Muhammad Iqbal (1877-1938), the great philosopher, poet, politician, academic, barrister, scholar and intellectual who was well versed with Western philosophy as well as Islamic theology. He critically analyzed the causes of decline of Muslim Ummah and indicated possible ways of renaissance of Muslims. This scholarly aspect…
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…
