The World Maritime Day is being formally celebrated by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) on 28 September 2017. The IMO, for those who may not be aware, is the principal organ of the United Nations dealing with and coordinating all maritime related issues ranging from safety, security and environmental concerns to training standards of seafarers…
Energy is life and the Energy Charter Conference [ECC] is striving hard to maintain life easy and smooth by achieving desired goals of energy efficiency, diversification, investment and uniformity of the legal framework among the members countries. Central Asian Countries [CACs] are blessed with natural reservoirs of oil and gas. Turkmenistan is working very hard…
“But we delivered Him (Abraham) and Lot to the land which We have blessed for all the people of the world” (Qur’an;21:71). “Glory to (God) Who transported His Servant (Muhammad) by night from the inviolable House of Worship (at Makkah) to the Remote House of Worship (at Jerusalem) the environs of which we have Blessed..”…
Indian Ocean Naval Symposium, simply speaking, is a maritime forum set up for the express purpose of enhancing collaboration in terms of collective security between states whose shores, inclusive of permanently held territories, are washed by the Indian Ocean as well as those which have a visible stake in its future. I wouldn’t be at…
The state of Israel located in Middle East owns one of the fastest growing Military-Industrial Complex (MIC) in the world. Geographically a small state, Israel that claims to be an official homeland for Jews on occupied territories of Palestine is highly ambitious to maintain militarily a mighty status in the Arab world. In order to…
Historical Overview Pakistan’s strategic location, its predominant religious affinity, critical geographical proximity as well as continuous efforts by Pakistani expatriate population to develop infrastructure and other institutions have made it a natural ally of the neighboring Gulf States. There are socio-political factors that make Pakistan the obvious choice for the Gulf rulers to safeguard security…
Military Operation Khyber IV has been started to dismantle “safe heavens” of terrorists, it is continuation of Operation Zarb-e-Azb and Raddul Fasaad. A large part of Khyber Valley has already been cleared and more than 20 terrorists have been killed so far. Even as fierce battle is going on in different parts of Khyber Valley,…
Balochistan is widely projected to become the regional trade hub on account of the CPEC projects. If this grand connectivity corridor materialises by the stipulated time period, this will undoubtedly make Pakistan a major economic and naval power in South Asia, as well as making Balochistan a developed and prosperous province. However, the growing presence…
The United States and its Western allies have vast economic and political interests in the Gulf. While Saudi Arabia is a key US ally, Qatar is home to the US military’s largest air base in the region, Al-Udeid, rival Bahrain houses the US Navy Fifth Fleet. Cumulatively the Gulf region produces 20 percent of the…
Most recently, the Energy Charter Forum titled “Towards a Multilateral Framework Agreement on Transit of Energy Resources” was jointly organized by the International Energy Charter and the Government of Turkmenistan on April 30-31 2017. During the energy charter forum the development of the Framework Agreement on the Transit of Energy Resources was thoroughly discussed under the chairmanship…
