The regional dynamics of the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) have changed in the last few decades. Some of the important development includes nuclearisation of the South Asian region, and implied Power Projection by states through multinational alliances and by maintaining their presence in IOR. The scenario is further complicated due to emerging challenges like piracy,…
It has been one of the most difficult tasks for almost all successive governments in Pakistan to effectively manage relations with the US. Even though Pakistan has helped the US achieve its overriding security and economic objectives in South Asia since the 1950s, Washington has unfairly blamed Islamabad for propping up the Afghan Taliban to…
The United States of America has scrapped the Iran nuclear deal 2015 and announced various sanctions on Iran and multinational companies doing businesses in it. After North and South Korean peace talk it was feared the next target of international imperialistic forces would be Iran which proved to be unfortunately true. Now the world has…
Imposition of governor’s rule and the ongoing bloodshed in Indian occupied Kashmir (IoK) along with statements emanating from India about the a ‘crackdown’ on Kashmiris in IoK, indicate an alarming Indian imperviousness to international opinion, as it continues with its gross violations of human rights in IoK. Such steps are likely to result in enhanced…
Franklin Roosevelt, the 32nd US President, received a hortative as well as admonishing letter from the all-time greatest Physicist Albert Einstein on October 11, 1939 signaling him of the possibility of Nazi Germany preparing a nuclear bomb soon. “A single such bomb if carried by boat and exploded in a port, might very well destroy…
Before the May 12 deadline, President Donald Trump withdrew the US from the multilateral Iran nuclear deal, with the objective to find a different method of dealing with the purported Iranian threat to the Middle East. The Trump administration has announced that “the highest level of economic sanctions” will be imposed on Iran, warning that…
Though President Donald Trump touted his meeting with Chairman Kim Jong Un as a historic move, most independent evaluations and interpretations do not support the presidential camp’s euphoria. Critics say that the summit has legitimised Kim whose regime has been accused of multiple human rights abuses, and that the summit was more about headlines than…
The debate on civil-military relations usually refer to the civil-military balance in the internal politics of a state. In such debates the role of the armed forces along with the performance of civilian politicians has remained under discussion. A perplexing working limit between the officers of armed forces and civilian authorities, particularly in states of…
Dear Readers, Warnings of a looming disaster by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources (PCRWR) indicate that Pakistan will face absolute water scarcity by 2025. It is astonishing and deplorable that despite knowing the grim situation in the water sector no govt has been able to…
