Studying the history of the subcontinent one factor was always common that traditional invaders always arrived from either central Asia or from the Arabian Gulf sides. The nature of invasions in terms of objectives varied from rivalry of the ruler to an expansionism mindset of conquerors like Muslim Abbasid conquest, Mahmoud Ghaznavid, Gengis Khan, Delhi…
Obituary of an Officer & Gentleman of a Bygone Era Brigadier Farrukh Bakht Ali (February 1929 – February 2021) passed away in Canada. He was one of the last of the generation of Pakistan army officers commissioned right after the Independence in 1947. He was a highly respected officer of Pakistan Army. His family was…
The Middle East is awash with whispers and speculations! After the UAE-Israel deal, Bahrain and Sudan have followed suit. Next in line may be Morocco and Oman. The grapevine also has it that not only the Saudis gave tacit approval of the UAE-Israel deal but also that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) recently…
In the Upper House of Parliament in Pakistan, the Senate discusses proposed laws and votes on them just like MNAs do in the Lower House, the National Assembly (NA). Among the tasks of the Senate is to scrutinize the work of the Government with regard to legislation, introduce and debate laws and make recommendations on…
Biden And The Future of Us-Pakistan relations Context As the Biden administration formulates its Pakistan policy and reviews the Afghan peace deal reached in February last year a debate is raging in both US and Pakistan based think tanks on the future of US-Pakistan relations. It is like a new season of an exciting Netflix…
ABSTRACT An efficient, effective, and operational communication is the pre-requisite for progress and prosperity. The goal of sustainable development remains a dream if the country lacks a well integrated multimodal transportation system including roads, railways, waterways, aviation, maritime and telecommunication. All these modes are required for speedy movement of passengers and cargo both inland &…
Pakistan has been obsessed with the United States for the last seven decades. Washington, in reciprocity, hardly has a bilateral policy towards Islamabad. It is an antithesis of our myopic foreign policy that the United States had always viewed Pakistan through the ‘third’ lens. Be it: the erstwhile Cold War; Afghanistan, India or China! Pakistan…
President Joe Biden has ushered in a fresh start for American politics. Only after a few weeks in the White House Biden is surrounded by challenges but his greatest task is dealing with a progressive China on all fronts. China is breaking all records of development and dominance and in less than 40 years China…
A webinar on ‘Reset of US-Pakistan Relations’ was held under the auspices of the Karachi Council on Foreign Relations (KCFR) on January 12, 2021. It was chaired by Chairman KCFR Mr. Ikram Sehgal and moderated by member Board of Governors (BoG) KCFR Mr. Moeen Fudda. The panelists for the webinar included Assistant to Prime Minister…
An Analytical Survey of Major Historical Shifts The ongoing Washington-New Delhi strategic bilateralism patterns cannot be separated from the South Asian regional politics where two nuclear powers have developed various points of disagreement. The quest for acquiring regional hegemonic status in South Asia has led Indian leaders to maintain strategically cooperative ties with extra-regional powers…
