Turkmenistan’s Response to Terrorism

Turkmenistan is a peace-loving country where writ of the state is enacted. Terrorism is a global menace, a potential threat to human survival and is anti-development whereas Turkmenistan stands for sustainable development. Terrorism spreads destruction whereas Turkmenistan speaks about diplomacy and dialogue. It has a comprehensive policy to counter terrorism. Turkmenistan stands for the full…

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DPS-The GE Way!

In the annals of corporate philosophy, Jack Welch is generally held in very high esteem. His company, General Electric (GE), even more so. Their success makes both of them prime candidates to be evaluated against the previously defined paradigm of doctrine, policy and strategy. GE has great pedigree. In 1889, Thomas Edison had business interests…

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Turns and twists of Afghan peace process

Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi visited Afghanistan on September 15, the statement released by the foreign office is quite optimistic about the outcome. “He assured the Afghan leadership that Pakistan, along with other partners of Afghanistan, remained ready to play constructive role in facilitating an Afghan-led and Afghan­ owned peace process and reconciliation. He underscored…

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Pakistan Adrift

Former Director General Inter-Services Intelligence (DGISI) Lieutenant General ® Asad Durrani’s memoirs “Pakistan Adrift” will be released in Pakistan in the second week of October 2018. This is a memoir of a former DGISI and Ambassador and his perspective about events of the last two decades. Durrani is considered a cerebral officer by his peers…

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Hybrid Warfare

Hybrid Warfare came to prominence in the 21st century, the “Age of Globalization” that has opened up many new technical and communication options and shrunk distances. According to Prussian general and military theorist Carl von Clausewitz “Every age has its own kind of war, its own limiting conditions, and its own peculiar preconceptions.” While fighting…

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