International Security Issues increasingly involve non-traditional factors, parameters of which “symbolize security from the threat of disease, hunger, unemployment, crime, social conflict, political repression and environmental hazards” (Ginwala, 2002), human security being defined as “protecting the vital core of all human lives in ways enhancing human freedoms, human fulfillment, and fundamental freedoms constituting the essence…
In the traditional sense security is considered as freedom from risk or danger of destruction and/or annihilation, national security being freedom of the national state from danger of destruction by war, physical violence aggression, etc from outside. Having a monopoly of power the nation state is responsible for defending its citizens deprived of the power…
There is nothing complicated about being a soldier. You serve your country with a simple-minded purpose, to die for your country if so required. No other profession in the world can equal the commitment of the soldier to his (or her) call of duty, the acceptance that your life is forfeit to the nation when…
The Indian Army had responded vigorously to Pakistani infiltration of irregular forces into Kashmir which had started in August 1965. With a double pincer on Badori bulge, the Indians had captured the strategic Haji Pir Pass. Core areas in Azad (liberated) Kashmir including towns of Muzaffarabad and Mirpur lay threatened. The only way out of…
North Waziristan is under international spotlight due to holing-up of a large number of hardened militants, combatants, criminals and terrorists. It also houses a portion of “Haqqani Net Work”. Haqqanis have never identified themselves as an autonomous entity; they present themselves as part of Afghan resistance under their ‘Ameer’: Mullah Omar. Alongside usual brinkmanship, America…
Plato has said that the rule of law can never be properly executed in democracy as when the elections are held then several parties contest and the majority party who has won the elections they form the government and now the sovereignty of the country is in the hands of wining party and once they…
Brigadier retired Naeem Salik is considered an authority on the study of nonproliferation, security and strategic issues. His descriptive style study on ‘The Genesis of South Asian Nuclear Deterrence: Pakistan’s Perspective’ tries to elucidate an overall setting created by South Asian nuclearization. The writer traces the genesis of nuclearization of South Asia via an overview…
Abdullah, a young army officer met a charming lecturer, Anjum at Peshawar University. They decided to travel the brief journey of life together and married. Abdullah Saeed was son of Dr. Saeed Ahmad Khan (1900-1996) of Abbottabad. In early part of twentieth century, the Indians were trained at the newly established medical schools and Dr….
IntroductionMy life is full of experiences of multifarious nature events. In some of my earlier articles published in Defence Journal, I had highlighted some of these events that were strange and unbelievable, tragic and humorous as well as valorous. Today, I have picked up a few interesting events pertaining to the period from June 1945…
Comparative study of the modern economic history of the world reveals that economically strong and socially vibrant and united nations tend to succeed in the times of national and international crises. It is the lesson of modern human civilization that socio-economic development holds the key of national pride, security assurance and onward march in all…
