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Discontentment over current political, economic and security situation looms large at a time when a great many Pakistanis face the hardships of poverty, unemployment and unprecedented inflation. Th ... Read More
Pakistan despite being a federal state has not fully evolved the spirit of federalism. Demands for greater provincial autonomy and distribution of resources continue to raise their head and have be ... Read More
Nuclear weapons have proved their deterrence worth in South Asia. There has been no full scale conventional war between India and Pakistan since their appearance on the scene. In the face of Pakist ... Read More
Soft power rests on the ability to shape the preferences of others. It is a relatively new entrant in the national power potential calculus. Most of the tools used for harnessing soft facet of powe ... Read More
“Economic Integration” in South Asia is necessary for enhancing growth rates, trade volumes and improving living standards. While other regional organizations such as the European Union (EU), North ... Read More
The incompetent political leadership, weak political parties and weak institutions had provided space for governance to civilmilitary bureaucracy. This led to derailment of democracy and alternate c ... Read More
The history of war is divided into five distinct eras starting from the mid 1640s. Fourth Generation Warfare (4GW), though as old as the history of war itself, has acquired a new character with the ... Read More
Terrorists seem to be cognizant of the immense power of the media of which TV is the greatest exponent. Actually, the contemporary 24/7 news TV has its own pre-requisites and dynamics which work in ... Read More
This article examines various problems in defining and building consensus on the most controversial term—terrorism—in contemporary politics. The objective is to clarify the relativist enmesh to be ... Read More
The Indian Ocean is an area where much of the economic and strategic dynamics of the 21st century will be played out. Its importance in the world order as well as international economy, security an ... Read More
Russia has inherited the status of a great world power on the basis of its history, geopolitical position, military might and diplomatic importance. Despite its weak economy, Russia still poses a c ... Read More
The concept of Credible Minimum Deterrence has no definition and seems problematic in nature given its context of the IndoPakistan nuclear relationship. Though Pakistan does not aim, and cannot affo ... Read More
Corruption is a “poison” which squanders government resources, deters investment and is detrimental to economic growth and political development. It flourishes if people in authority are dishonest a ... Read More
The conflict in Afghanistan remains unsolved though the Soviets withdrew in 1989 and the Americans are planning to go by 2014. The Cold War’s ideological clash morphosed into tribal and ethnic facti ... Read More
In terms of its importance as a strategic material water is gradually taking the centre stage in the world. It is argued that in the decades to come water would surpass oil and future wars would be ... Read More
Internationally, the stress on energy resources is growing. Pakistan is no exception. The country does not have fossil fuel reserves and spends heavily on their import, yet power outages have become ... Read More
Afghanistan is a state party to International Criminal Court (ICC) and obliged to investigate and prosecute allegations of war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity in the country. This artic ... Read More
Iran is on the centre stage of international nuclear politics as its nuclear programme is suspected to be weapons oriented. Its nuclear facilities face the threat of a strike from Israel or the Unit ... Read More
Kashmir has been an important factor in Pakistan’s security policy vis-à-vis India and Pakistan has always directed its efforts to find a settlement of this long standing issue in South Asia. This A ... Read More
This article attempts to find out why it became imperative for Pakistan to acquire nuclear weapons despite external and internal pressures. It examines the significance of Pakistan’s nuclear weapon ... Read More
The Cold Start Doctrine formulated by Indian strategists in the wake of South Asia’s nuclearisation and the Kargil episode can be described as a product of the 2001-02 military stand-off with Pakist ... Read More