The world political stage has dramatically changed at a very fast pace during 2020 and 2021. The pandemic affected the global economy, rules of engagement in all spheres of life changed and political stage shifted from Europe to China and Russia followed by a chaotic withdrawal of NATO forces from Afghanistan and the rise of…
Pakistan and Afghanistan are next door neighbors with predominant Muslim populations along with joint historic cultural linkages; however, the relations between these two predominant Islamic countries were never pleasant since day one. Analyzing demographically, southern and eastern Afghanistan is predominately Pashto-speaking, like the adjacent Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, the Tribal Areas, and northern Baluchistan regions in Pakistan. This…
The recent Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit occurred in the shadow of sudden and dramatic events in Afghanistan that resulted in the emergence of Afghan Taliban rule after 20 years. It can’t be said for certain whether any of the SCO member countries and western stake holders were prepared for such a scenario. This un-expected…
This piece is in continuation to my previous article on the subject due to its huge implications on the region, especially Afghanistan and Pakistan and I feel it is imperative to highlight and elaborate further what will be the basic ingredients of the new Great Game in South and Central Asia. The sudden and unexpected…
Introduction: The traditional Great Game” term used in literature was a political and diplomatic confrontation that existed for most of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th century between the British and Russian Empires over Afghanistan where the intent was to maintain Afghanistan as a buffer state between the two Empires. The Great Game…
I don’t remember from recent and past memory that any Pakistani leader has such a clear and decisive answer to any foreign based media outlet when asked about Pakistan’s cooperation post-US and NATO withdrawal from Afghanistan. The interview clip got viral catching attention throughout from the world media and the world leaders. This was a…
Pakistan is a prime target since past couple decades of certain hidden and known hostile agencies in the domain of 5th generation hybrid warfare. The main purpose of this type of warfare is to weaken the country’s soft image, infrastructure, and economy. The next stage comes when paid proxy groups are used to wage guerilla-type…
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…
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…
The recent developments in the global and regional arena are troublesome and could be dangerous. They require careful attention from our policy makers on how to maneuver Pakistan’s foreign policy and military strategy from a strategic positioning standpoint. There are certain deliberate attempts from the western bloc to pursue a containment-of-China policy in order to…
