Recent modernizations in military technology have revolutionized warfare. Science and technology have extended the scope and impact of war fighting concepts. Anti-Access / Area Denial (A2/AD) are always present in intended limited domains but modern warfare and massive changes in missile technologies have evolved them from Defensive doctrines to Offensive ones. Traditionally A2/AD refer to…
Since centuries, sea has remained as a medium of cooperation and conflict. With the advent of modern technologies, the amalgamation of air, sea and land has transformed the warfare. Billy Mitchell’s demonstration of targeting a warship by aircrafts in 1921 may have been an effort to divert resources from building costly capital ships, but it…
The May 2025 brief conflict between Pakistan and India witnessed a significant shift in the character of warfare. This included short but intense air combat and the exchange of longrange missile and drone attacks. Traditional formations including strike corps, were not mobilised by both sides though intense artillery and rocket barrages broke out over the…
(Combined effort of PATHFINDER GROUP Task Force) Suicide BombingMore than 30 militants were killed in a powerful explosion inside a mosque in the remote Hilki area near the Afghan border in Charmang tehsil (revenue unit) of Bajaur District on August 21, reports The News. Officials said the militants, who had converted the mosque into a base for planning…
Trade Wars, Tariffs, and the New Realpolitik President Donald Trump’s second term has ushered in a foreign policy that departs sharply from the liberal internationalist consensus of the post–Cold War era. Instead of multilateralism and institution-building, the Trump administration has embraced transactional diplomacy, tariff-based leverage, and a CEO-style approach to global power. The guiding logic…
John Masters (26 October 1914 – 07 May 1983) was a British army officer and a famous author. His novels dealt with life in British India. John’s own background fully qualified him for the task while his family had long association with India going back to 1805 when his great-great grandfather came to India with…
With the changing geopolitical fault lines and strategic realignments in an epoch characterized by geopolitical competition, the Indo-Pacific region as a contested arena of world power has been in the picture. At the core of such a shift is the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (also known as QUAD) with the United States, India, Japan, and Australia….
Islam’s Answer to Life’s Ultimate Question Introduction The entire the cycle of creation, life’s test, and final judgment exists because of the unique responsibility and honor offered and accepted by humanity[1]. Unlike any other creature, humans combine the spiritual nature of angels with the earthly desires of the animal world. Our purpose is to use…
The growing affinity between Pakistan and Bangladesh is being viewed interestingly for certain reasons. Both nations were one up till 1971 when Bangladesh was carved out of Pakistan after the ugly episode of the 1971 war, instigated, orchestrated and exploited by India. Thereafter relations between Pakistan and Bangladesh remained episodic in nature while Bangladesh’s government…
In the aftermath of the 2007-2008 financial crisis, one word became a popular addition to the vocabulary of almost everyone in the world – leverage! This refers to the use of debt or borrowed funds to amplify returns on an investment. Simply put, leverage makes a sweet deal sweeter! It turned out to be one…
