PRELUDE 1.1 It has been repeatedly experienced that anti-Islam forces have been playing with the sentiments of the Muslim world in one form or the other. They have been airing baseless issues about The Divine Injunctions and The Holy Prophets. The common Muslims get agitated on the first sign of such offensive remarks and undertake…
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…
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…
Pakistan’s recently launched National Security Policy (NSP) has altered the traditional notion of security in the country by marking a significant paradigm shift in the existing concept of national security. The shifting of focus from the narrow definition of security to the broader concept of security has sparked a new debate where people from different…
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…
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…
Success is never achieved without sacrifice, dedication, and having a focused attitude towards attaining objectives. When Bangladesh emerged as an independent state in 1971, no one imagined it could survive economically, Henry Kissinger called her an international “basket case”! On the contrary it is now proven to be a successful country by developing herself across…
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,…
To say that America’s Afghanistan debacle has put the cat amongst the pigeons would be a grave understatement! For now, the area has become a hotbed of more uncertainty and instability. An abrupt and poorly planned end to more than 20 years of occupation will do that to a region. On cue, recriminations have started…
In the game of chess, there is a move called the “skewer” where the player loses if he makes a choice and loses if he doesn’t make a choice. This is the condition of Afghanistan at the moment and the losing side are the poor people of Afghanistan who are caught in the cross-fire of…
