DPS: National Security Policy: Good start, More needed (Part I)

In Pakistan, intellectual endeavours especially those emanating from the government are few and far between. Therefore, any governmental work done in that domain should be cherished. Consequently, the recently released National Security Policy its publicly available version anyway should be appreciated. I have previously written about rebooting the national security framework of Pakistan so that…

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First India-Central Asia Summit and Indian Connect Central Asia Policy

The recently held Indian-Central Asian multilateral summit meeting has refreshed New Delhi’s desire for enhancing its influence beyond South Asia. The virtual meeting hosted by Prime Minister Modi was based on the formulation of a broader inter-regional framework for cooperative ties between India and the five Central Asian Republics (CARs). The vision of regional security and stability…

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Naval & Military Operations Unconventional Approaches

The rapidly changing and developing geopolitics around the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) and Gulf/Arabian Seas raise some serious challenges and concerns for the Pakistan Navy for protecting Pakistan’s seaward interests. Some challenges were mentioned in previous articles such as handling Indian hegemony, preventing maritime terrorism, Seaward Economy considering China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and protecting…

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Theory of Revelation (Part 05)

Introduction Islam is a simple, straight and practical religion. There is no official clergy as in Judaism, Christianity and other religions, who maintain a strong hold on the scriptures and books and only their interpretation is considered as final. Many important matters are tackled by clergy without sufficient explanation from scriptures as if they possess…

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Divine Concept of Interfaith Harmony

1. PREAMBLE 1.1 The world today appears almost rudderless, there is no common world order prevailing. Global leadership is playing a selfish role in line with their vested interests. Unity of thought among the nations and within the nations does not exist. 1.2 Humanity at large is facing crucial issues like climate change, environmental degradation,…

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