Trump’s visit to China

With lavish pageantry and an uncharacteristic personal flourish, Chinese President Xi Jinping on November 8 rolled out a red carpet welcoming US President Donald Trump at the Forbidden City, the ancient home of China’s emperors. President Trump, who is under fire in the US due to Russian meddling in the presidential elections, paid a visit…

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Trump in “China Shop”

President Donald Trump’s visit to a portion of Asia presents an interesting case study in statecraft. Packaging of countries for the visit included China, and some of the countries America wants to employ for containing China—Japan, South Korea, Vietnam and the Philippines. The tour had three driving objectives: to enhance reciprocity in commercial activities, to…

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Lessons from History-3

IntroductionThis is the third and last in a series of articles based upon the book by Dr. Israr Ahmad (late) “Lessons from history — Reflections on the Past, Present, and Future of Two Muslim Communities.” According to the Qur’an there has been only one true religion throughout human history, i.e. Islam (surrender and obedience to…

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Role and Significance of the Uzbekistan Constitution

Constitution is the “Bible” of modern democratic political systems, it regulates functions of the different organs of the “State” and upholds “checks & balances”. It strengthens “separation of powers” and protects the basic rights of the people. The Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan is the ideal combination of all the golden principles of a modern political system based on participatory…

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A Glimpse of Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict

The Caucasus region located between the waters of the Black and Caspian Seas is connecting European and Asian continents territorially. The area of Caucasus is mainly occupied by six states – Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Russia and Turkey. The mountainous terrain of this region is divided between Northern and Southern parts of Caucasia populated by…

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Indian Cold Start Doctrine

AbstractLarge scale armored offensive with air support proved to be very effective throughout the history of armored assaults. Fast attacks spearheaded by well designed and well deployed main battle tanks cause the attacker to succeed on many occasions due to their firepower and ability to strike with surprise. On the other hand, the anti-armor defense…

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