Quite clearly, the inadequacy of IAF’s Su-30MKI and MiG-29 twin-engine fighters in the air superiority role led to the decision to acquire the Rafale, ostensibly a more modern and capable multi-role fighter. While both Russian fighters are highly maneuverable in a visual dogfight, as evidenced in several IAF exercises with RAF Typhoons and USAF F-15s,…
The erstwhile “Lion of Kashmir” Shaikh Abdullah dynasty is not well reputed amongst the Kashmiri people. As long as Chief Minster ship of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJ&K) is within the family, they lick the boots of whosoever rules New Delhi. The moment the mantle passes on to someone outside their family, they…
“Do not mix truth with falsehood or hide the truth knowingly”(Quran;2:42) Introduction God created the universe and humanity is here to live in obedience to God with freewill. He has granted freedom of choice to the human through intellect, reason and guidance, resulting in individual responsibility and accountability.[1] God sent the messengers to each community…
INTRODUCTION General Proliferation of covid-19 since December 2019 has engulfed the whole world with unprecedented chaos hitherto unknown to humanity. The humankind has never witnessed such a crisis situation from the time of its creation on a dimensionless scale. Widespread psychological stress and strain among the peoples of the world with underlying unabated fear and…
Imagine this: two alpha students fighting in the playground, the whole school is distracted, teachers are running around to separate the two, it is a difficult and challenging time for everyone. In the geo-political arena, this is similar to how trade wars work! What is a trade war? A trade war happens when one country…
The genesis of the 1965 War lay in the Indian effort to take over Kashmir soon after independence by inducing the Maharaja of Kashmir to accede to India rather than to Pakistan contrary to the spirit of the independence agreement. This perfidy was seemingly planned by the British Viceroy of India Lord Louis Mountbatten (and…
as a reflective exercise, this article allows for a birds’ eye view on the journey being taken by all payment service providers, and particularly VRG Pakistan as they strive to make use of the State Bank’s PSO/PSP license and literally, ‘take banking to the streets’ and under-developed areas via the e-wallet solution [*2262#] and AMA…
The Kashmir issue has become the world’s oldest unresolved dispute in the modern international system in which respect for human rights matters less for the occupational forces of India. The Indian expansionist behaviour in the South Asian region has become a major cause behind the disputed land of Kashmir, which is a bone of contention…
Rid the country of debt-servicing to usher in a new paradigm of developmental budget. It’s high time to unshackle the economy from the bailout syndrome. Only then can Pakistan’s economy stand on its feet. It goes without saying that Pakistan’s economy had been in a state of mess, ineptitude and criminal negligence, especially in the…
August 05 was observed as “Yum-e-Istehsal” [Exploitation Day] by Pakistan and the Kashmiris the world over to commemorate India’s illegal annexation of Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IOJ&K) in 2019. This unilateral Indian action has violated the “Shimla Agreement” and various statutes of international laws. None of India’s neighbours is happy with its aggressive Kashmir policies….
