Media plays an important part in political socialization. With the advent of mass media, it is generally believed that the role of media is very important in creating political awareness among peoples and their participation in the democratic process in the society. It also plays an important role in changing the society. Socialization is the…
The Saudi-Iranian rapprochement has always remained an impracticable concept in the politics of the Muslim world, where the governments of both states have developed extremely incompatible and contrasting stands against each other. Both states developed strict competing behaviors and translated their competition into hostile diplomatic interactions. The diplomatic hostility between Iran and Saudi Arabia is…
Context One of the key theaters of the shifting balance of power is Europe, where Russia and China had been gradually encroaching. Europe has primarily been under the American Sphere of Influence since the World War II. Corona pandemic and ‘Decoupling from China’ was already impacting the global supply chains, but the Ukraine conflict has…
Throughout Pakistan’s history, regardless of political chaos, wars with India, USSR and terrorism, there was an unshaken bond between the people of Pakistan and our armed forces. Due to this strong bond Pakistan came out of many severe challenges successfully. The challenge of 5th generation hybrid warfare with guerrilla tactics, using Afghan soil against Pakistan,…
“Verily never will Allah change the condition of a people until they change it themselves (Quran: 13:11) Introduction Even after 75 years of independence, the objectives of hard-earned freedom through great sacrifices and enormous loss of human lives and material through democratic political struggle remains a far-fetched dream. There are many reasons but the top…
Since the discovery of oil in the second half of the 19th century in the US, the political power of oil has been on ample display. It has been the most critical dimension in shaping international, domestic and social life. Subsequent detection of oil reserves in Russia, Latin America and the Middle East meant that…
The United States of America was the deciding factor in the Second World War. It is also true that the ascent of the United States in world dominance was paved by the defeat of the Germans in Europe and was hailed as the armed nation that liberated the western world. And so, from that point…
Pakistan’s largest three-day Tech Conference and Expo titled “Future Fest 2023” kicked off on January 06, 2023 at the Expo Center, Lahore with the Chief Guest President Dr. Arif Alvi, delivering a virtual message, welcoming the delegates and highlighting the great investment opportunities that the budding local tech industry has to offer. Open to the…
As Saudi authorities gunned down more than 400 Iranian pilgrims during the occasion of Hajj in 1987, it was one of the worst scenarios to set in their bilateral relations. It was a torpedoed mosaic of bad blood interaction since then-on for years, but with only the exception that they did not go to war….
A session on “Accelerating Investment in Pakistan” was held as part of the Pakistan Pavilion on 19th January, 2023 at World Economic Forum at Davos, Switzerland. It was held under the auspices of the KCFR and was also hosted by the Sehgal Family. The event was moderated by Salman Ali, CEO, VRG. Cdr (R) Sadeed…
