The debate on Pakistan’s contemporary status in the changing regional and international strategic environment has started a new chapter in the history of the nuclearized subcontinent. Presently, critical circles of international community generally prefer to negatively examine the various phases of Pakistan’s political crisis and economic problems. In this way, an overwhelming wave of literature…
Context Politact has consistently maintained that the longer the Afghan imbroglio continues it is bound to intersect with the other regional and global flash-points and the larger balance of power tussles. Not that it had not been in the past, but to a lesser degree. Since 9/11, and the subsequent war against extremism, the global…
Politics! cried the irate crowd. The recent announcement that Pakistan will remain on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Grey List was met with disdain and denial of ground realities. The FATF President, Dr. Marcus Pleyer was significantly diplomatic yet very clear when he said there were “serious deficiencies in mechanisms to plug terrorism financing”. Pakistani…
The story of Malala Yousafzai, the young Pakistani girl who was shot in 2012 by militants for expressing her opinions, is known across continents. After surviving the brutal attack she went on to be an outspoken voice for promoting education. Sadly, several years later, Pakistanis fail to acknowledge the phenomenon that she has become worldwide….
Afghanistan is an enigma of sorts. Its geo-political vulnerability has kept it on the tenterhooks and literally in a state of war for more than four decades. Umpteenth efforts to find a solution in the war-weary country have ended up in failures, as none were in resonance with the aspirations of its diverse ethno-lingual society….
For every nation the subject of Foreign Policy is challenging and sometimes risky when it comes to addressing interstate relations and playing around in the very thin area of maneuvering. In that context, table diplomacy is the effective art for avoiding wars and conflicts and this is accomplished by negotiation or bargaining tactics. Usually, each…
And do not consume your money between you unjustly by bribing the decision makers so that you may consume a part of the other people’s money sinfully while you know. [Quran:2:188] Do not confound the truth with falsehood, don’t conceal the truth, knowingly. [Quran’2:42] Enjoin which is just, and forbid which is evil [Quran;3:104] Introduction…
1. DIVINE RELIGIONS 1.1 The humankind had witnessed variety of ideologies, religious thoughts & philosophies and theologies through various cultures and civilizations. These beliefs and practices had been originated from human thinking and imagination. The most prominent ones are Buddhism, Brahmanism, Hinduism, Zoroastrianism, Capitalism, Marxism, Sikhism, Confucian, Jainism. 1.2 There are three Divine religions prevalent in the world…
“First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out because I was not a socialist. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out because I was not a trade unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out because I was not a…
The decades long Germany-India strategic cooperation is inherited in the larger maritime cooperation between the navies of the two sides where various formats of dialogues for the flourishing of bilateral cooperation in the areas of commercial maritime security have been created. Representatives of the two countries have finalized a collaborative agreement to promote anti-terrorism and…
