Prime Minister Khaqan Abbasi’s ‘private’ visit to the United States and “official visit” to Afghanistan have, apparently, resulted in some forward movement towards achieving peace in Afghanistan. Pakistan and the US have agreed to increase contacts for the resolution of all issues especially Afghanistan. Reportedly, the US authorities have assured Pakistan that the Trump administration…
Introduction Over 1.6 billion Muslims, rich in history, culture and resources are in a state of decline over the last few centuries. One of the factors is the disunity among the Muslims due to sectarian differences, tackling of this menace requires extraordinary efforts. Sectarianism is a form of bigotry, discrimination, or hatred arising from attaching…
The rise of Bajwa’s doctrine has become a hot topic in national, regional as well as international media. Regional security experts and international power brokers are interested to know the salient features of Bajwa’s doctrine. Most of them are seriously considered it as one of the key factors of achieving the desired goals of peace…
Tajikistan the “Water Gates” of Central Asia has a strong macro-economy which has already outperformed its regional countries despite regional weak economic prospects and global financial uncertainties in the recent times. Sustained Socio-Economic Development Despite many external challenges it achieved sustainable economic growth. During the last five years, it was driven mainly by foreign financed…
The geographic and economic importance of Iran is a key factor that must be considered thoroughly in our defence doctrine. Iran is the southwestern neighbor of Pakistan and an Islamic country that has deep cultural, historic and religious roots with Pakistan. This is a large country, about 1.5 times the size of Pakistan with a…
After being continually accused of lacking a sound mind and temperament for handing the nuclear weapons in critical situations months prior to the US presidential elections of November 2016, the Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump stated “I will be the last person on the globe when it comes to using nukes.” The Trump administration’s Nuclear…
Abstract Nations strive hard to protect their interests which sometime lead them into competition of imposing wills on each other. The 21st century power competition is no different and nations equipped with strong elements of power are striving to adopt all available means to compete with their challengers and competitors. This involves strategies that coin…
India, as a state, presents a stimulating case of proliferating extremism. Over the centuries ‘Greater India’ has been shrinking in size as more and more ethno-sectarian minorities chose to create separate political entities in order to escape the strait jackets imposed by Hindu extremism. The post-independence era touted as India’s democratic order could not grow…
Introduction This is third and last in the series understand of articles to understand ‘The Christian Zionism’, the real threat to world peace. It’s not an overstatement to call Zionism, the mother of all conflicts. US president Donald Trump has taken the controversial decision to shift the US embassy to Jerusalem, this unjust decision is…
The Republic of Uzbekistan recently arranged an international conference titled “Afghanistan: Peace Process, Security Cooperation and Regional Connectivity” in which more than 23 countries and organizations declared their support for direct talks between the Kabul government and the Taliban to end the 16-year conflict in Afghanistan. A joint declaration was issued at the end of…
