As a sovereign state, Pakistan cannot sustain itself politically and militarily without long-term economic stability. Despite having a significant geo-economic location and potential natural resources the country is plagued by severe economic crises – an increasing debt, a fiscal deficit, burdensome public corporations and low taxation. If the government continues to disregard the brewing economic…
2018 has been declared as “Turkmenistan, the heart of the Great Silk Road” by visionary President of Turkmenistan H.E. Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. This is derived from the President’s new book “Turkmenistan the heart of the Great Silk Road”. It reflects the concept of modern development of the country based on historical experience, traditions of peace-making and…
Rapid development of science and technology provides humanity with incredible robotized opportunities not only on the surface, in the air and under the ground of our planet, but also in outer space. Outer space technologies used for civilian purposes provide the base for rapid development of telecommunications, scientific research, health security, productive agriculture, natural disaster…
Ever wondered waiting in a long queue to refuel your vehicle as how does this fuel come to your city and what would happen if it cannot be delivered for a few days? Oil tankers, most of us know, transport petroleum from Karachi to all corners of Pakistan but many of us might not know…
Pakistan has lacked a pragmatic and well-articulated foreign policy since 2008. What is more worrying is that the PML-N- led incumbent democratic dispensation has displayed an outright reluctance to appoint a competent and astute foreign minister for almost four years. Because of Pakistan’s entrenched foreign policy crisis the world is rather unwilling to appreciate the…
Thing are back in full circle for Afghanistan, it is heading for a third resource surge. True to tradition of typical military leadership, the Pentagon has been able to rope in President Donald Trump over the idea that victory is just a few thousand troops, a few war machines and couple of more powerful munitions…
What all was left of the Middle East in the aftershock of the Arab Spring is now on fire with the onset of implosion within the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). The current crisis in the Gulf is the gravest that the GCC has faced in its nearly four decades of existence. Although Qatar’s relations with…
In the late sixties and early seventies the Pakistan Navy submarine Ghazi was the symbol of an irretrievable depth of fear for the Indian Navy, it remained a nightmare for the Indian fleet for years. In the early phase of the 1971 war, Indian aircraft carrier Vikrant was forced to find shelter nearly 1000 miles…
The declining US influence in the Middle East has presumably prompted the Trump administration to militarily intervene in the festering Syrian civil war. After the chemical attack in the Syrian town of Ghouta on 21 August 2013, the US had anxiously waited for a similar attack in conflict-battered Syria so as to provide a legitimate…
Pakistan Navy has been hosting Multinational Naval Exercise AMAN biennially since 2007 which has a global outlook. With AMAN Exercise PN seeks to enhance interoperability between regional and extra regional navies as a means of promoting peace and stability in the Indian Ocean Region and beyond. This Exercise also provides a unique training opportunity to…
