It will be an oversimplification to say that the current era is of geo-economics, at best geo-economics are striving to find a reasonably safe passage through the planet’s overly geo-politicized and securitized landscape. Even though one wishes that geo-economics take precedence over geo-politics, requisite processes have a long way to go. One Belt One Road…
Due to rapidly weakening socio-economic prospects in shape of “economic/national protectionism, increasing geo-political uncertainties in terms of “unilateralism” and rapidly geo-strategic maneuverings in shape of dividing the world between “ours and others” has raised the strategic importance of “intercultural dialogue” in the world among different faiths, sects, nationalities, philosophies, civilizations and countries. It is indeed…
These days Pakistan is facing a mini two front dilemma. The Line of Control in Kashmir and the international border with Afghanistan have gone prickly simultaneously. However there is nothing alarming, both could go only this far. Pakistan should continue to focus on degrading the capacity and capability of terrorist sleeping cells to carry out…
After the change of administration, the Afghanistan issue is once again picking up momentum in the American calculus. The month of February saw a series of high profile terrorist attacks in various urban centers of Pakistan. Linkage between the two is quite complicated and very strong and that is why in the contemporary world there…
Armenia’s nuclear program/ plant is an outdated one and is full of risks due to which it has been declared a “regional security threat” by many regional and international agencies as it will have severe global consequences. Moreover, Armenia’s government has been using its nuclear program as political maneuvering in the South Caucuses Region. Despite…
Pakistan’s nuclear weapons status ranked it first in the Muslim world, second in the South Asian region and seventh in the international system. The nuclear journey of Islamabad was completed in 1998 when the New Delhi–initiated nuclear race dragged Pakistan toward an unending armed competition in South Asia. Islamabad’s desire to acquire nuclear weapon status…
The Central Commission for Election and Referenda of Turkmenistan has announced the results of recently held Presidential Election 2017. According to the CEC, incumbent President H.E. Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov won the election by clear majority. Voter turnout was 97.27 percent which reflected the high civic engagement and the conscious desire of the people to directly participate…
Presidential Election will be held on February 12, 2017 in Turkmenistan. Political campaigning has been permitted and candidates are busy trying to get more and more support from the general masses. As per new amendments to the Constitution, the Turkmenistan President is now elected for a period of seven years. Multi-Party Presidential DemocracySince Turkmenistan is…
On the initiative of the Republic of Turkmenistan and direction of the President of Turkmenistan H.E. Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov the first ever “Global Sustainable Transport Conference” was held on November 26-27, 2016 in Ashgabat. More than 50 countries participated in the conference and more than 40 deputy prime ministers and ministers of transport attended the conference and delivered…
Presidential Election 2016 will be held on December 4, 2016 in the Republic of Uzbekistan which is now in full swing in all parts of the country. Political activities are now getting momentum. The Central Election Commission (CEC) has now registered candidates for the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan. It has registered Sarvar Sadullaevich…
