The writer is a retired brigadier, and a PhD scholar in Peace and Conflict Studies at the National University of Science and Technology, Islamabad.
Israeli attacks results deaths of more than 80 Iranians and prompted a wave of defiant rhetoric from Iranian leadership
Negative peace refers to absence of active warfare without addressing fundamental causes underlying conflict
Modi, hostage to his hate cabal and divisive politics, might recant and plunge region once again into catastrophic war
Pakistan needs to be fully alert to respond in kind to any possible Indian attack across LoC or international borders
Pakistan has become soft state where state cannot even ensure removal of graffiti from walls
Every provincial government has worked to consolidate power, enriching its own members
For India, Afghanistan serves as strategic base for fomenting unrest in Pakistan through violent non-state actors
Space technology might be right antidote to the Malthusian spectre of climate-driven food and water scarcity
Disturbances that began in 2023 with attack on school have escalated rapidly in recent weeks
In April 2024, three Chinese and one Belarusian company were sanctioned for exporting missile-enabling technology to Pakistan
US-Pakistan relations need to steer clear of the global power competition that dominates geopolitical landscape
Our power sector's problems stem from poor capacity utilization and inadequate demand, especially in the industrial sector
1965 war, which could have been a decisive strategic victory for Pakistan
Right to statehood through conquest was the Dogra legacy that India emulated
Narratives like religious ideologies and fascism, which were eclipsed by postmodernism, are now staging a return with vengeance
Modi had planned to amend Indian constitution to establish a Hindu ‘rashtra’ in case he won 400 seats
Social network words and social media logos are seen through magnifier displayed in this illustration taken, May 25, 2021. — ReutersDo we need...
A worker fixes a flag of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party on a hoarding of their leader and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 15,...
An undated picture of the parliament house building in Islamabad. — Senate website/FileGovernance and politics in Pakistan are bound in a...
No amount of politics would yield dividends unless the governance issue is fixed
India hosted the G20 summit from September 9 to 10 in Delhi. But it was amusing to see the steps it took to make the city more appealing, skilfully...
What happened in Jaranwala on August 16 is an example of all that is wrong with our extremist attitude towards the weak and vulnerable. The incident...
The Jammu and Kashmir region was already under the illegal occupation of India when on August 5, 2019 it was stripped of its autonomy granted under...
Pakistan’s power and energy crisis has reached crisis proportions. The power sector’s circular debt of Rs2,377 billion – combined with Rs1,400...
Irrational thinking usually leads to irrational decision. Hate is an irrational and visceral instinct, and those consumed by it are always prone to...
The time has come for Pakistan to take some tough decisions and reorient its economic policies. Business as usual will yield the same errors. The...
Anocracies are countries in transition towards full democracy after having experienced non-democratic rule in the past but are not fully committed...
The Tipu Sultan Express named after the famed freedom icon who resisted British colonialism in South India in the late 18th Century is being renamed...
The ethereal beauty of the Kashmir valley is being assaulted by the ugliness of Indian depredations on human rights and international law fronts in...
Geo-economics is the new buzzword these days, thrown around rather loosely without quantifying its benefits, especially in a country like Pakistan...
Like the West, Balochistan also exists in the past and the present simultaneously. The jagged serenity of its mountains contrasts eerily with the...
India is celebrating its 72nd Republic Day on January 26. Flaunting its status as the world’s most populous democracy, it nevertheless continues...
A nation’s national security policy is a national vade mecum or ‘grand national strategy’ which helps draft various sectoral strategies or...
After three percent of the global population of the world was wiped off in World War TT, humanity has not experienced that level of massacre, yet...
Pakistan Navy Submarine Hangor sank Indian frigate Khukri on an obstreperous stretch of the sea off the coast of Gujarat, India on December 9,...
“From the pressure of all desolations faith gushes forth … we are entering a grave illumined by the dawn.” Revolutions around the world have...
The Pakistan-US relationship is taking a new shape in the wake of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan. Political experts also believe that in the...
The Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan was formed in 2007 in response to the army’s action against non-state actors in north and south Waziristan. After...
“At midnight on Aug 4, 2019 India turned all of Kashmir into a giant prison camp. Seven million Kashmiris were barricaded in their homes, internet...
A few questions first about the current Afghan situation, in order of their importance. Is Afghan peace hostage to big power rivalry? What policy...
The United States is leaving Afghanistan in turmoil after two decades of occupation. The Doha Agreement with the Taliban, bypassing the Ashraf Ghani...
The Afghan scenario is getting darkened by the violence levitating ominously over the horizon yet again. A conservative assessment of the peace...
There is a strong feeling of deja vu about Afghanistan in the air. The environment, despite the passage of two decades, is eerily reminiscent of the...
The East and West apparently can for once meet in a symbiosis of values and material rewards. The idea is embodied in the East West Economic...
Lawfare is defined as the theory and practice of the use of international law as an instrument to advance one's own interests. Orde Kittrie’s book...
A new security paradigm was unveiled during the recently concluded Islamabad Security Dialogue. The refreshing change was highlighted by the...
