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…
India-Israel strategic relations and their expanding areas of mutual cooperation in diverse fields have become an undeniable reality of contemporary world politics. The governments of these two states are determined in enhancing bilateral collaborating venues which will not only be helpful in securing of their strategic regional dominating ambitions but it will further help them…
Abstract The International Code of Conduct for Information Security (ICCIS) is an international effort to develop norms of behaviour in the digital space, submitted to the UN General Assembly in 2011 and in revised form in 2015 by member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). According to its sponsors, the Code is intended to…
When the Indian media and parliament were belittling Pakistan over Jadhav’s meeting with his mother and wife, they should have also taken stock as to how India treats its own prisoners. Indian MPs need to go through the memoirs of journalist Iftikhar Gilani who was arrested for several months on false charges of spying. Gilani…
Introduction When freedom is not respected, it results in conflict, war, human rights violation and peace is compromised. In this era of freedom and liberty, every member of humanity enjoys freedom of faith and freedom of religion, as long as the religious beliefs of one community do not threaten the freedom and peace of others….
India’s quest for enhancing its role in regional politics of South Asia by fighting with territorially adjoining nations has showed some terrible faces of New Delhi. Because the geostrategic thrust of Hindu leadership tried to establish bilaterally cordial and strategically robust relations with states beyond South Asia, it forces New Delhi to pursue an anti-neighborhood…
Oceans are of crucial value for humanity as they are considered a common heritage and have always shaped civilizations and empires. Waters have provided opportunities to explorers, invaders and traders. After the World Wars international economic dependence increased; mostly through seas. Lately, by employing nuclear missile firing capable submarine and placing aircraft carrier groups at…
In my last article on the subject, I had elaborated some measures to be taken to manage Afghanistan in a more strategic and collaborative way. The said measures were, inter-parliamentary delegations exchange, engagement with Central Asian States for influencing Kabul regime, infrastructure development support, managing land locked status for transit trade, encouraging and leveraging the…
The China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has been termed a game-and fate-changer for Pakistan and rest of the region. It has indeed strategic importance for China as well as Pakistan but increasing criticism in and outside the country has created some doubts about its overall utility and importance. Nevertheless, CPEC has the capacity to transform…
Introduction Donald Trump, the US president recently announced his decision to shift the US Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. This unjust decision is against the UN resolutions and the stance of community of nations across the globe and has created turbulence among the peace-loving people across the globe. The terrorists of ISIS/…
