Balochistan is under tremendous squeeze. Internal weaknesses have encouraged the external actors to play their provocative and disruptive role. From a behind the scene role covered under the smoke screen of denials, these actors have now picked up the courage to come to fore openly. Pakistan’s reaction has been quite appropriate. Two demarches’ to the…
After the March 05 meeting with President Barrack Obama, Prime Minister of Israel Netanyahu feels free to attack and bomb Iran’s nuclear installations. US Officials believe that President Obama’s official and private acknowledgement of the Jewish states sovereign right to defend itself (against Irans threats) was a crucial gain for Israel to deter Tehran. Benjamin…
The NATO investigation about the Salala attack has been completed two days ahead of the scheduled date. The full text of the report is yet to be released but some of the key findings were revealed in a press briefing by the Pentagon. In essence it has concluded that the unfortunate incident was not deliberate…
India on Tuesday January 31, 2012, selected French jet Rafale over the Eurofighter Typhoon for the Indian Air Force, by nominating Dassault Aviation of France as the preffered bidder. After this gigantic military deal of $20 billion MMRCA (medium multi-role combat aircraft) procurement program the frantic search by Indian Air Force for a new 5th…
Drone and suicide bomber are new facets of warfare. Drone is a bomb without man and suicide bomber represents the man as a bomb. Drone is an innocent looking name given to an unmanned aircraft or a remotely piloted aircraft, incorporating the entire range of lethal weapons that a piloted aircraft could carry. Drone functions…
Abstract“The founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949 was a truly historic event, and so was the independence of Pakistan in 1947.”i Sino-Pak relationship has stood the test and trial of the history, ever since the establishment of this astounding affinity. There have been commonalities in the views of both neighbours at the…
Pakistan and China share many similarities on important geo-political affairs and geo-strategic maneuverings. Both countries have also certain plans for regional socio-economic integration. This friendship is higher than Himalayas and deeper than Arab Sea. The friendship between Pakistan and China is a lush tree with deep roots and thick foliage full of vigour and vitality….
The Conference on Disarmament (CD) is a multilateral forum for disarmament diplomacy. It has evolved important treaties banning biological and chemical weapons as well as underground nuclear tests. CD hasn’t produced anything worthwhile since the 1996 Comprehensive Test Ban treaty (CTBT), a pact now on hold because some key nations, including the US, have not…
IntroductionSOMALIA is one of the poorest countries of Africa. For centuries it had remained a colony of the Arabs and European Powers. It gained independence in 1960, but for decades has been in political turmoil and in the grip of petty chiefs, army commanders, nobles and hostile infiltrators from ETHOPIA and KENYA. Due to famine,…
CommentsThe well known expert on Asian history, geography and politics JAMES CLAVELL in his foreword to the ART OF WAR (written by SUN TZU) has expounded as follows: “I truly believe that if our military and political leaders in recent times had studied the work of this genius, VIETNAM could not have happened as it…
