A refined version of New Delhi’s foreign relations under the Modi regime has improved the Indian position in world politics where the leaders of different nations have started developing cooperative relations with India. The combination of economic and strategic ties with India has let the international community to consider New Delhi as an important player…
As a developing country Pakistan constantly faces serious dilemmas pertaining to socio-economic and security reasons as well as in the diplomatic field. After a long struggle, Pakistan has been successful enhancing its security and with respect to diplomatic relations restoring parameters acceptable to international norms. However, the gap in the socio-economic field still needs to…
Context Despite a haphazard military pullout and the subsequent despondency evoked by the rapid collapse of the Afghan government, the United States has been compelled to resume talks with the Taliban. The US decision to begin talking to the Taliban again in Qatar starting this week may seem like an undue concession to a group…
“I have a dream: cried Martin Luther King as he visualised a socially-knitted mosaic in the United States in the heydays of racism. So do I, and millions more of my contemporaries! Having eulogised peace and geostrategic cooperation for decades, the dawn of the synopsis of geo-economics is now close to our heart. Powerbrokers at the…
CAMERON Munter, former United States Ambassador to Pakistan, believes that Washington wants to see a redefinition of the bilateral relationship. In an exclusive interview for Defence Journal on the sidelines of Margalla Dialogue-2.0, where he was a guest participant, he remarked that the American tendency to see Pakistan through the lens of Afghanistan has led…
This scribe’s earliest memories of Yahya Khan are from the early 1960s when he arrived in Dacca as GOC 14th Division. Our dwelling then was close to the Flagstaff House with a clear view of its porch. Overview of Yahya’s early military career Agha Mohammad Yahya Khan Qizilbash was born in 1917 (Chakwal, West Punjab)….
A Webinar was held on 21st December, 2021 on “Argentina-Pakistan Relations over the years and its Future Aspirations” under the auspices of Karachi Council on Foreign Relations (KCFR). Chairman KCFR Ikram Sehgal hosted the session. The Plenary speaker was His Excellency Leopoldo Francisco Sahores, Ambassador of Argentina. The webinar was to be moderated by Mr….
The recent meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) communicated to the international community Pakistan’s vision for managing its regional affairs peacefully with the help of Muslim countries. The government of Pakistan called the OIC members on the issue of Afghanistan, which could become a great humanitarian crisis after the US withdrawal. Through hosting…
The world political stage has dramatically changed at a very fast pace during 2020 and 2021. The pandemic affected the global economy, rules of engagement in all spheres of life changed and political stage shifted from Europe to China and Russia followed by a chaotic withdrawal of NATO forces from Afghanistan and the rise of…
Suicide Bombings Two persons were martyred and six others sustained injuries in a suicide bomb blast in Kamarsar area in Loy Mamond tehsil in Bajaur tribal district on Sunday, Dec 19. Bomb/IED Attacks Two Police personnel were injured in a hand-grenade attack at Mubarak Chowk in the Spiny Road area of Quetta in the night…
