Introduction Muslims as a religious community have become the prime target of the colonial powers who have changed the methodology: Neocolonialism, the control of less-developed countries by developed countries through indirect means, to produce a colonial-like exploitation. The term is widely used to refer to a form of global power in which transnational corporations and…
Pakistan was founded in 1947 at a time when nobody was thinking about globalization even though the just finished WW II suggested that. History of the opposing military alliances had important lessons to teach; not only Pakistanis but others keep forgetting that political and economic alliances follow the military ones. Pakistan missed learning important political,…
Turkmenistan has become the hub of regional connectivity and pioneer of collective socio-economic prosperity. Turkmenistan’s President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has great vision of national macro-economic sustainability and diversification of resources due to which now his country is gradually but surely inching towards a smarter economy. Strategic Geography Turkmenistan has a strategic geography which is located at…
Pakistan has offered Russia a ‘multidimensional strategic partnership’ on the eve of the 70th anniversary of their diplomatic relations. Pakistan’s foreign office said on May 01: “We believe that long term multidimensional strategic partnership between the two countries will be mutually beneficial for the people of Pakistan and the Russian Federation and would contribute towards…
Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) being a sovereign regulator of international energy system granted an observer status to Pakistan in 2005. Since then lot of sincere and serious efforts have been initiated from both sides to achieve the end goal i.e. full membership. Unfortunately, the government of Pakistan has not yet been rectified it because of…
The debate on traditional and non-traditional security has become a trend in the contemporary world because in the conflict ridden international environment it is difficult to escape from the ongoing wave of security threats. People from the world’s capitals and leading security architects of different states are struggling to overcome the wave of security challenges…
Context The frame of reference used in an analysis tremendously influences the output, and in fact shapes it. Our vantage point is congruent with the theory that the events of the Middle East are now superseding the political, security, and economic dynamics of South Asia, and are likely to become its major determinant. We are…
The changing geopolitical dynamics of world politics and their relevance to the great power politics has thrust Pakistan in the limelight in the contemporary international system. China’s economic rise under the One Belt One Road Initiative (OBOR) or the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) introduced the idea of economic integration which is inherited in Beijing’s…
