13th ECO Summit

Recently the 13th Economic Cooperation Organization (EC)) summit was held in Islamabad. The theme was ‘Connectivity for Regional Prosperity’ and the participants reviewed the objective conditions and progress in implementation of ECO programs and projects. ECO was a great diplomatic victory of Pakistan as all member states participated; the summit projected Pakistan’s principle stance on greater regional…

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Aman series of exercises An initiative to enhance interoperability amongst regional/ extra regional navies to tackle traditional/ non traditional threats

“Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.”-Albert Einstein The true essence of the above quote lies in the fact that the very person who unlocked the most forceful weapon mankind has ever witnessed advocated peace through understanding, which compels us to establish it as a reality of life. In…

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Multinational Exercise Aman 2017

The vastness of oceans which count more than two third of the planet earth has witnessed virtual shrinking over the last 2–3 decades. This has been primarily caused due mammoth advancements in naval warfare TTPs (Tactics, Techniques and Procedures), hi-tech mass destruction weapons, long range high definition sensors, robust command, control, communications and Intelligence systems….

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Pakistan’s Role in the Evolving South Asian Maritime Political Order

Pakistan’s nuclear weapons status ranked it first in the Muslim world, second in the South Asian region and seventh in the international system. The nuclear journey of Islamabad was completed in 1998 when the New Delhi–initiated nuclear race dragged Pakistan toward an unending armed competition in South Asia. Islamabad’s desire to acquire nuclear weapon status…

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Chairmanship of Turkmenistan and Energy Charter Conference 2017

Turkmenistan is the NEW CHAIRMAN of the Energy Charter Conference. Keeping in view Turkmenistan’s contribution in terms of energy cooperation within the region and beyond, its diversified but integrated energy policies for achieving energy security, diversification of energy, saving of energy, supply of energy, Turkmenistan was unanimously elected Chairman of the Energy Charter Conference for 2017, at a meeting…

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Perilous Interventions

Questions of peace, security, human rights, justice and development have always been of great concern to the international community. The established global intergovernmental platforms love to talk about international issues by passing Resolutions and maintaining documented records of their efforts. So, the archival history of world politics witnesses countless attempts of world leaders for improvement…

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Securing the World

Recently a handful of incidents have indicated the insecure nature of the world and the reaction of the world has been to respond with an ideology of rushed nationalism. In February 2017 a suicide bomber created havoc in Pakistan when he detonated himself in an open space at a religious shrine in Sindh causing 80…

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