An Analytical Survey of Major Historical Shifts The ongoing Washington-New Delhi strategic bilateralism patterns cannot be separated from the South Asian regional politics where two nuclear powers have developed various points of disagreement. The quest for acquiring regional hegemonic status in South Asia has led Indian leaders to maintain strategically cooperative ties with extra-regional powers…
And do not consume your money between you unjustly by bribing the decision makers so that you may consume a part of the other people’s money sinfully while you know. [Quran:2:188] Do not confound the truth with falsehood, don’t conceal the truth, knowingly. [Quran’2:42] Enjoin which is just, and forbid which is evil [Quran;3:104] Introduction…
Introduction Faith is a matter of heart, someone may make a confession of faith, but the reality of his inner belief and faith is only known to the individual and Allah. To believe that Allah is the Sustainer of the worlds and the Lord of the universe, emanates from the heart and permeates our whole…
In an unprecedented development, the House of Commons of the United Kingdom (UK) on January 14 held a debate on the “critical situation” in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), rejecting the argument that “Kashmir is an internal matter of New Delhi”. The debate on IIOJK, proposed by Labour MP Sarah Owen, saw all…
Indian National Security Adviser Ajit Doval travelled to Kabul on January 13, it was a previously unannounced visit at a time when the second and most crucial phase of intra-Afghan dialogue began in Doha on January 05. He met with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, head of Afghan Peace Council Dr Abdullah Abdullah and Afghan National…
The results of the 2020 Presidential Elections in the United States have added another chapter in the history of the United States because the defeat of Donald Trump and the victory of a Democratic candidate, Joe Biden, is bound to alter Washington’s Republican-designed global engagement. The arrival of the new leadership in the White House…
Calmer 2021? Think again! To say that 2020 has been a brutal year may be the understatement of the century! The havoc has been all too visible to everyone. As far as policy responses go they have been weighed and they have been measured and they have been found wanting! Will the turmoil continue? It…
Introduction On Dec 23, 2020, British American Tobacco was reported as the first notable MNC to move its Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) activities to Pakistan after the withdrawal of Deutsche Bank’s operations. The move has been interpreted in an optimistic fashion, as a sign that there is increasing foreign investor trust in the country. Details…
COVID-19 PROLIFERATION Corona virus (SARS-CoV-2) had caught the whole humanity unprepared, it had first engulfed Italy but this country did not publicize it. This unprecedented infection had appeared in the food market of WUHAN (China) on 31 December 2019. Then it impacted almost the entire Planet Earth except ANTARCTICA with unimaginable speed. The human perception…
In December 2020, the 5th Meeting of the Joint Working Group on Gwadar, which includes representatives of multiple Ministries from Pakistan and their counterparts in the Chinese Government, reviewed the progress of up-gradation of Gwadar and showed satisfaction over the pace of projects. Gwadar, even though challenges still remain, remains a point of mighty potential…
