The ruling coalition says the Senate elections has been ‘stolen’ from them, the Opposition panel winning far more votes than expected. You can ‘steal’ things from a person only when he owns it, did Nawaz Sharif already “own” the Senate before the elections actually took place? Having purchased the votes are they now upset that…
Tajikistan the “Water Gates” of Central Asia has a strong macro-economy which has already outperformed its regional countries despite regional weak economic prospects and global financial uncertainties in the recent times. Sustained Socio-Economic Development Despite many external challenges it achieved sustainable economic growth. During the last five years, it was driven mainly by foreign financed…
In August 1947, the British departed from India after partitioning the country into two independent states. Two pillars of stability, the Indian Civil Service (ICS) and the Indian army were divided between the two countries with Pakistan inhering the north-western frontier of India and its associated tribal question. A tribal territory under British protection separated…
The geographic and economic importance of Iran is a key factor that must be considered thoroughly in our defence doctrine. Iran is the southwestern neighbor of Pakistan and an Islamic country that has deep cultural, historic and religious roots with Pakistan. This is a large country, about 1.5 times the size of Pakistan with a…
Turkey is trying its best to clean up the mess created by some regional countries as well as international power brokers in Syria especially in northwestern Syria’s Afrin. Although it still believes in zero interference interfering the domestic affairs of others countries, but in order to avoid severe repercussions of “Syrian Conflict” it started a…
After being continually accused of lacking a sound mind and temperament for handing the nuclear weapons in critical situations months prior to the US presidential elections of November 2016, the Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump stated “I will be the last person on the globe when it comes to using nukes.” The Trump administration’s Nuclear…
After the faux pas at ufa in July 2015, when Pakistan abdicated the right to talk to India only when Kashmir is part of such agenda, the loss of face at the financial action Task force’s (FATF) recent Paris conference pointed towards the persistent attitude of complacency by Pakistan’s foreign office. china pulled back its…
The debates of nuclear non-proliferation and war on terror have placed Pakistan under critical circles of international community. Instead of investing its full potential in aligning with international non-proliferation regime and carrying the anti-terror campaign of United States, Islamabad is facing difficulties in improving its position in contemporary world politics. The great problems from eastern…
Context The conflict in Afghanistan is continuing for the last 30 years or so. The present phase got underway after the tragic incident of 9/11. when the US launched a campaign against the perpetrators of the attack, Al Qaeda, and those that provided them refuge, the Afghan Taliban. While the Al Qaeda menace has been…
Abstract Nations strive hard to protect their interests which sometime lead them into competition of imposing wills on each other. The 21st century power competition is no different and nations equipped with strong elements of power are striving to adopt all available means to compete with their challengers and competitors. This involves strategies that coin…
