China’s massive investment of more than $46 billion in CPEC is breathing new life into the ancient Silk Routes that connected the east and west centuries ago. The investment will bring huge long-term benefits to Pakistan and China as well as other countries in the region. For the once sleepy remote fishing village of Gwadar,…
Earlier in year 2015 the security of Gwadar port was entrusted to the Pakistan Navy. The task has since been conscientiously executed via an agile and efficient Marine battalion of the Navy. Sited roughly 635 km from Karachi and 120 km from the Iranian border by road, Pakistan’s strategic port of Gwadar constitutes what may…
Deputy Prime Minister of Uzbekistan Ulugbek Rozilkulov visited Pakistan in Dec last year and held various meetings with high officials, including Prime Minister Mian Nawaz Sharif and President Mamnoon Hussain. During the meetings both sides stressed the need to make efforts to enhance cooperation in the economic and commercial fields and exploit the huge potential…
Introduction Had resource-rich Balochistan not been plagued by massive corruption and cronyism, the province would have been the most developed federating unit in the country. After NAB’s recent plea bargain with the former finance secretary, it seems that the entrenched corruption, nepotism and bad governance will continue to aggravate the economic depravity, political instability and…
Much has been written about how the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project will turn Pakistan’s fortunes around merely by being a transit for raw materials and energy resources to western China. There is the notion that Gwadar will become a ‘new Dubai’, a glimmering El Dorado on the shores of the Arabian Sea and the…
All socio-economic-politico achievements of modern Azerbaijan are associated with the name of heydar Aliyev, the national leader of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Strategist & VisionaryHeydar Aliyev played a crucial role in Azerbaijan`s modern independence history. The Heydar Aliyev era means a new era and a new history for Azerbaijan. Heydar Aliyev was a genuine man….
“The CPEC project enjoys a unique geostrategic location, standing at the cross roads of three major engines of growth, including South Asia, China and Central Asia. It will change the fate of three billion people in the region. It will also serve as the hub of a major trade zone.”Muhammad Nawaz Sharif Pakistan’s Prime Minister…
The growing strategic culture of South Asia has always remained a central point of insurgency and counterinsurgency operations. The international community prefers to study South Asian culture of violence in evolving notions of state of insurgency and its undeniable influence on social, economic and political values of nations that are fighting to neutralize the emerging…
IntroductionNapoleon once remarked: “The foreign policy of a country is (largely) determined by its geography.” The geostrategic, geopolitical and geo-economic factors have always played an important role in bringing states together with the intent to maximize their burgeoning socio-economic and security interests. Similarly, due to their geographical proximity and long-lasting religious and cultural affinities, both…
“Drones kill innocent people and aggravate hatred” Former American President Jimmy Carter1 IntroductionOn 1st of July 2016 US President Obama signed the executive order “United States policy on pre- and post-strike measures to address civilian casualties in US operations involving the use of force.” The initiative formalized and discussed the American policy towards dead and…
