Excluding rarities, the Palestine policy of successive US administrations have been erratic, ambiguous and, may be mischievous, aimed at maintaining status quo. No serious efforts have been made to reconcile the operational level contradictions of this policy. Though halfhearted diplomatic efforts were launched with pomp and show by most of the administrations, these were crookedly…
The contemporary pattern of non-proliferation politics and its South Asian direction has generated a debate on the growing Indian nuclear program along with New Delhi’s desire to secure full membership of Nuclear Supplier Group (NSG). In 2005, a state visit of the US to India added a new dimension in the South Asian arms race…
ContextAs President-elect Donald Trump puts together his cabinet that will shape the new American outlook, international actors are anxiously attempting to decipher what his presidency would mean for them, and meanwhile attempt to put a positive spin on it. Some are taking his election rhetoric and statements literally, but then he has little experience about…
Much has been written about how the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project will turn Pakistan’s fortunes around merely by being a transit for raw materials and energy resources to western China. There is the notion that Gwadar will become a ‘new Dubai’, a glimmering El Dorado on the shores of the Arabian Sea and the…
Major General Muhammad Akbar Khan (1897-1993) was the senior most Muslim officer at the time of independence in 1947. He was the son of Risaldar Major Fazal Dad Khan (1847-1943) who a Minhas Rajput from Chakwal area. His family’s fortune was linked with Sikh durbar. After the demise of Sikh rule and emergence of British…
All socio-economic-politico achievements of modern Azerbaijan are associated with the name of heydar Aliyev, the national leader of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Strategist & VisionaryHeydar Aliyev played a crucial role in Azerbaijan`s modern independence history. The Heydar Aliyev era means a new era and a new history for Azerbaijan. Heydar Aliyev was a genuine man….
“The CPEC project enjoys a unique geostrategic location, standing at the cross roads of three major engines of growth, including South Asia, China and Central Asia. It will change the fate of three billion people in the region. It will also serve as the hub of a major trade zone.”Muhammad Nawaz Sharif Pakistan’s Prime Minister…
The growing strategic culture of South Asia has always remained a central point of insurgency and counterinsurgency operations. The international community prefers to study South Asian culture of violence in evolving notions of state of insurgency and its undeniable influence on social, economic and political values of nations that are fighting to neutralize the emerging…
IntroductionNapoleon once remarked: “The foreign policy of a country is (largely) determined by its geography.” The geostrategic, geopolitical and geo-economic factors have always played an important role in bringing states together with the intent to maximize their burgeoning socio-economic and security interests. Similarly, due to their geographical proximity and long-lasting religious and cultural affinities, both…
“Drones kill innocent people and aggravate hatred” Former American President Jimmy Carter1 IntroductionOn 1st of July 2016 US President Obama signed the executive order “United States policy on pre- and post-strike measures to address civilian casualties in US operations involving the use of force.” The initiative formalized and discussed the American policy towards dead and…
