In the ongoing academic debates on nuclear weapons and their impacts on the global world politics, different writers have established their viewpoints on the presence of nuclear weapons in the international system. The possession of nuclear weapons by major powers and the creation of an international non-proliferation regime are the factors which compelled the leading…
“Grand Delusion” by Steven Simon provides a timely analysis of the dynamics that shaped American foreign policy in the post-Cold War era in the Middle East. The major theme of “Grand Delusion” revolves around the notion that American policymakers suffered from a persistent delusion that military force alone can bring about sustainable change and security…
“Four Battlegrounds” by Paul Scharre is a fascinating account of emerging technologies especially Artificial Intelligence (AI) in military affairs and modern warfare. New technologies from the invention of gun powder, artillery, automobile, airplane, tank, and submarine have propelled revolution in military affairs throughout human history. The first computer-based model was used by the Russian military…
The Sino-Indian strategic contest has become an undeniable reality of the contemporary international system where the broader US-China multileveled competition has taken on many faces and affected the politics of different regions where South Asia and Southeast Asia are the exceptions. Indian increasing strategic collaboration with the United States and American growing global anti-Chines engagements…
India seeks to become an important player in global governance it being the world’s largest democracy and one of the fastest-growing economies. The Indian government has developed various models of multileveled economic and strategic engagements with other states from across the globe. India has also actively participated in various global governance forums, such as the…
The Prophet’s Heir is the biography of an exalted companion of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), his cousin, friend, confidant and son-in-law Ali ibn Abi Talib. Hassan Abbas has written an excellent biography of Ali in the English language that covers all aspects of Ali’s life; this was published by Yale University Press. This work brings to…
A number of authors from across the globe have examined the history of the post-partition subcontinent because the British colonial retreat from the subcontinent laid the foundations of the enduring India-Pakistan rivalry and added another chapter in the history of the subcontinent. The partition ended the colonial era and initiated a multilevel hostility between two…
The debate on the intense South Asian regional security environment cannot be separated from the subcontinent’s history under British colonial rule. The British colonial retreat started another era of intra-regional conflict in the South Asian region and laid the foundations of a perpetual rivalry between India and Pakistan. The regional political trends of South Asia…
The elections of 2014 in India changed the fate of Indian politics by bringing the rule of a religiously fanatical political party into power and placing the entire Indian nation under the influence of Hindutva politics. The election results granted victory to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and made Narendra Modi the fourteenth prime minister…
The war of 1971 is an unforgettable event in Pakistan’s history because the outcome of this war was not in favour of Pakistan and placed the government of Pakistan under heavy pressure of regional and global politics. It was an exceptional point in Pakistan’s political history where the nation faced a big loss, and the…
