The Second Cold War

There is no denying the fact that the World is now witnessing the Second Cold War. It is a grim reminder of the struggle between the United States of America and the Soviet Union. This time the struggle is between the United States of America, its allies and the People’s Republic of China. Analysts and…

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Twenty-Four Years of South Asian Nuclear Deterrence and India-Pakistan Conflict

The South Asian region has completed twenty-four years of its nuclear deterrence without having substantial progress in defusing tensions between India and Pakistan. The completion of more than two decades of nuclearization in South Asia has restrained both New Delhi and Islamabad from being involved in a direct war without minimizing their historical points of…

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Celebration of Youm-e-Takbir and the South Asian Regional Security Environment

The celebration of the Youm-e-Takbir in 2022 in Pakistan recalls the history of South Asian nuclearization which was the result of decades-long rivalry between two archrival neighbours, India and Pakistan. The decision for testing nuclear devices and declaring a status of nuclear weapon state internationally was a tough choice for Islamabad in 1998 because the…

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DPS – A new Saudi identity?

Absolute monarchies are generally that – absolute. Therefore, the recent news emanating from the Saudi Kingdom suggesting changes to the system governing its flag and anthem was not without some iota of surprise! Note that the contents are not being changed but just that the binding rules that authorize the usage of the two are…

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Indian Vision of Multilateral Diplomacy and the Creation of New Quad

The modern pattern of Indian foreign policy have introduced various models of its extra-regional diplomatic efforts in which a major transformation in New Delhi’s bilateral to the multilateral approach with the world beyond its neighbors has become an undeniable reality and an irrefutable truth. The diplomatic frameworks of New Delhi always remained active in the…

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Quran Commands -1

Introduction Allah created man with the ability in his nature to distinguish between good and evil. But Satan always tries to mislead and often succeeds in misleading the weaker in faith. God sent Messengers and Prophets for guidance through revealed books. With the passage of time these revealed books were distorted, however yet they contain fundamentals…

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