What began as a focused conflict between Israel and Hamas has morphed into a complex regional crisis that threatens to engulf the entire Middle East. Despite intensive diplomatic efforts from both Western powers and Arabian Gulf states, the situation continues to get worse, with military action becoming less a means to peace and more an…
The history of the subcontinent’s politics and the creation of Pakistan has always remained an area of immense scholarly importance in the world. Leading figures of the international intellectual community have maintained varying positions on the creation of Pakistan and the initiation of ideological politics in the post-colonial subcontinent in which the Indian and Pakistan…
Suicide Bombings / AttacksAt least 26 persons were killed and more than 50 others sustained injuries when a suicide bomber blew himself near the ticket counter of Quetta Railway Station on November 9, reports Aaj TV. According to railway authorities, the Jaffar Express was scheduled to depart for Peshawar at 9 am but the train…
Asia remains a highly volatile region shaped by historical conflicts, ethnic tensions, religious divides, and political instability that undermine efforts at long-term peace and regional integration. The security dynamics in the region, including the recent events in Bangladesh, Iran, and Turkiye, and ongoing challenges in Pakistan, have profound implications for regional economic cooperation and trade….
Dr Salma Malik Moderator, ILF 2024 Assalam-o-Alaikum, everyone. I welcome you all to a wonderful session that is the need of the hour. We have eminent and extremely relevant speakers who will talk about Pakistan-Bangladesh relations. We would love to gather their ideas and experiences on this, I don’t want to waste much time because…
Donald Trump’s return to the White House is a historic first given to understand the psyche and conventions of American politics. The fact that the impulsive, firebrand and X-obsessed leader stood his ground and continued to campaign on an agenda that irked the powerful US security establishment, and was at odds with many of the…
Raheela Baqai Group Director of Business Development, Pathfinder Group Asalam-o-Alikum, good morning, a warm welcome to Amaanibagh (Residence of the Sehgal Family). This house is a gift of love from a grandfather to a granddaughter. No other child can have a legacy to follow what has been left to Amaani by her grandfather, none other…
The Gulf of Tonkin incident was a significant escalatory event during the Vietnam War that involved two separate confrontations between the United States and North Vietnam in August 1964. First on August 2 – when the USS Maddox, a U.S. Navy destroyer, was attacked by North Vietnamese torpedo boats while conducting an intelligence patrol in…
SoulSpirit has the qualities of light, and body has the qualities of clay. Neither spirit nor body is fire, since fire combines the qualities of light and clay.[1] Hence, in order to complete our picture of the human being who came into existence when spirit was blown into clay, we need something fiery, something that…
The stability-instability paradox is a concept in “strategic stability.” It implies that stability at the strategic level will induce instability at the sub-strategic and vice versa. The acquisition of nuclear weapons can create stability at the strategic or macro-level and instability at the sub-strategic or micro-level. There is a paradoxical incentive for two nuclear-armed states…
