The Middle East is again on fire because of various farces and frauds. The international establishment and its regional allies have been showcasing the so called peace plan as “Deal of the Century” for the last three years. Most recently U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled his highly projected Middle East plan, winning immediate praise from…
The three days of presenting Pakistan to the international community that gathered at Davos are over. As for many years before it has been a very busy three days with the organizers who have worked endlessly before and during the event, exhausted but happy. Depicted negatively in international media Pakistan has presented itself again in…
In 1962, you could not have found two more diametrically opposed leaders than John F. Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev. And yet, despite their significant differences in politics, economies and culture, they found a way to prevent war on a global scale. History may very well show that the United States and the Iran have shown…
World Economic Forum at Davos provides a good forum for informal interactions amongst World leaders. During such interaction between President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Imran Khan, Trump once again caught India by its throat during Davos annual gala. He rubbed more salt into the bruised Indian ego when he welcomed Prime Minister Imran Khan…
It would be instructive to learn in this summary assessment that at GHQ, most of the Principal Staff Officers were in complete discord with the General Staff. The Quarter Master General: Maj Gen A.O Mitha, Adjutant General: Maj Gen Khuda Dad and Master General of Ordnance: Maj Gen Eftikhar Janjua, were either not on speaking terms…
Cash in transit is a business full of risks and responsibilities. This entails carrying cash from one place to another, sometimes off to far flung remote areas. Over the years CIT business has evolved exponentially but so are the risks involved in it. Robbing cash carrying transport, whether it’s stage coaches of the wild west…
While considering maritime chokepoints across the world, the Mozambique Channel rings the bell eventually; however, because of the changing equations and power projections in other geographic bottlenecks by the regional and foreign players it is frequently ignored. Yet for the past millennium, the Mozambique Channel has filled in as a key transit and exchange center…
The core of the global shift in power dynamics, away from the ‘Westphalian’ global order formed after WW2 and the growth of China and Russia as global powers, along with the deterioration of Western modes of governance and authority, has created a new cold war and struggle to establish new rules and norms. Part of…
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Pakistan have been taking pragmatic steps to revive Stailed ties since 2018. Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan visited Pakistan for a day long visit “on Jan 2, 2020 to further strengthen the bonds of friendship between the two brotherly countries. Both value their friendship…
Perhaps, never before in the last 72 years of our existence have we made our neighbour as happy as we have done in the last eight weeks. We gave Diwali and post Diwali presents to the Indians, who were first jubilant on the manner in which our current army Chief’s extension in service was publicly…
