Vladimir Putin is a name that is the focus of geo-political analysts, journalists, statesmen and politicians across the world. He is a man that has changed the face of geo-politics with his hard decision-making. Many would call him an autocrat and an authoritarian but he has made a name for himself and has not allowed…
Clint Eastwood has been the most successful actor of his generation, with a lot of accolades to his name. None more so than in the movie Dirty Harry, a phrase that is all the vogue in the vernacular media nowadays for different reasons! In the film – with an empty 44 magnum in his hand,…
.أَعُوْذُ بِاللّٰهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطٰانِ الرَّجِيْمِ – بِسْمِ ٱللَّٰهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيم (279)..وَإِن تُبْتُمْ فَلَكُمْ رُءُوسُ أَمْوَالِكُمْ لَا تَظْلِمُونَ وَلَا تُظْلَمُونَ … if you desist (from taking Riba/ usury), repent, then you shall have your capital; neither shall you make (the debtor) suffer loss ( by asking for more) nor shall you be made to suffer loss…
Background: I must confess that the topic of ‘food security’ was farthest from my mind since my main focus has always been on Strategic and Foreign Policy doctrine for many years and also what Pakistan has to do to adjust strategically as well as tactically to curb and maneuver forthcoming regional and global challenges. However,…
The completion of seventy-five years of bilateral cooperation between Washington and Islamabad gave rise to a brief round of celebration between the US and Pakistan. Leaders of both states formally conveyed to the international community their determination for exploring new dimensions of bilateral cooperation while celebrating the long history of their cooperative interaction. Diplomatic officials…
This article is being outlined when the FIFA World Cup in going on in Qatar and this reminded me and actually forced me to write about the great leadership of the Qatar Government and the will of the ruling Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani. I can recall those days when Qatar was bidding…
The arrival of Narendra Modi in Indian politics as the fourteenth prime minister of India in 2014 started a new era in Indian politics because in the rule of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) many revolutionary steps were taken under the leadership of Modi. The influence of Modi’s ideology on Indian politics designed several political,…
The current global order has witnessed a pragmatic shift with the rise of China through the notion of economic power. On account to this, maintaining constructive relationships with its neighboring countries has become a principle strategy for its economic development and promotion of foreign trade.Geographically, China shares a common border with four (Bhutan, India, Nepal…
So tell the tale — perhaps they will reflect. [Koran 7:176] The Word IslamThe Arabic word ‘Islam’ means “to turn oneself over to, to resign oneself, to submit.” In religious terminology it means submission or surrender to God, or to God’s will. The Koran uses the term and its derivatives in about seventy verses[1] but…
Consider these eye-watering statistics: inflation galloping at double digits, steepest rise in interest rates for 33 years, a two-year recession to look forward to, unemployment nearly doubling by 2025, longest downturn since records began! This is not the outlook for a developing, third world nation. It is the economic forecast for one of the developed,…
