In this era of uncertainty, insurgency and terrorism are hotly debated notions. Although they may be similar in language, but they are completely different in reality. While discussing both, previous op-ed in this series has defined insurgency as a policy which highlights the power asymmetry between two aggressive and belligerent groups where the objective of…
Abstract India is known to have been pursuing a long-term three-stage nuclear energy program for many decades which is essentially, at the first stage, planned to build a breed of heavy water power reactors that would generate Plutonium to fuel breeder reactors, and then it would build another breed of advanced heavy water reactor which…
The earlier decision to postpone the National Assembly session scheduled for 3 March had been met with extreme derision and wide-spread anger in East Pakistan. Hartals (general strikes) all over the province were ordered by the Awami League, and Mujib made it clear that the postponement decision would not go unchallenged. Behind the scenes, though,…
Introduction Terrorism is a global menace, not restricted to any one race, religion, faith or country. Recently the world witnessed the massacre of Muslim worshippers in New Zealand, followed by another massacre of Christian worshippers on Easter in Sri Lanka. The attack on a Synagogue in the USA is another form of racism, hatred, discrimination and…
Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India (TAPI) gas Pipeline has once again become significant because of the emerging socio-economic, geopolitical and geostrategic developments in the region. Re-imposition of US sanctions on Iran has debarred other countries not to trade with Iran, escalating tensions between the Gulf Corporation Council (GCC) and Iran and above all economic meltdown…
Narendra Modi has scored an expected, yet dramatic, election victory. Modi is the first non-Congress prime minister in India to return to power after a full five-year term. It was a well participated election; about 67 percent of more than 900 million eligible voters cast their ballots. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) contested the election on…
The Indian navy scrambled its submarine for surveillance, and seemingly, deterrence missions during the Indo-Pak crises that ensued Pulwama attacks. Their principal aim was to target Pakistan Maritime interests while denying Pakistan Navy the liberty of action. The bid failed as India was unable to maintain forward offensive posture. What would have been the Indian…
The major reason for the dismal economic situation of the country is corruption and the feudal-type nepotism that sustained it over decades has infested the state and its institutions. Making money from kickbacks by bureaucrats and politicians who are in a position of power, selling jobs and stealing public money from welfare and development projects…
On 8 May 10 people were killed, including five elite police force personnel outside the famous 11th century Sufi shrine of Data Darbar in Lahore while many others were injured. A young boy blew himself up in the vicinity of the shrine. Right after the blast several foreign media outlets started commenting on the attack…
The using of all kinds of technologies and media gimmicks to diminish a person or a country has been around for quite a while. Fake news telling plain lies or repeating unchecked or un-investigated news from other sources is one way to destabilise, frighten or otherwise put an individual and/ or a country on tenterhooks….
