Benefitting from the Cold War literature on the military doctrines of countervalue and counterforce as the targeting philosophy, I am trying to understand the difference between the essence of its objectivity in the contemporary wars and conflicts. According to Britannica, “counterforce doctrine, in nuclear strategy, [is] the targeting of an opponent’s military infrastructure with a […]
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Don’t Be a Bad Manager
Successful organizations adapt to the changing trends and agree to such policies and frameworks that are fulfilling the needs of their employee’s appetite and extract the finest qualities out of them. Such organizations have creative, skilled and active employees who are mainly multitaskers. Organizations with creative interiors have more employee working efficiency and create a […]
Kashmir’s Struggle: Black Day
The conflict in Kashmir has a complicated past that dates back to the division of British India in 1947. Maharaja Hari Singh, the ruler of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir, was offered the option of joining either India or Pakistan. The First Kashmir War and ensuing tensions followed the country’s choice to join […]
Sensitising Police towards Marginalised Communities
Hardly does a week pass that we do not hear about horrific crimes being committed against marginalised communities here. Be it vandalising places of worship of non-Muslims citizens; mob lynching or harassment of transgender persons, the hate-filled and fundamentalist society has avoided nothing to try. This is shameful, to say the least. Usually when such […]
Audio Leaks and PTI’s Silence
In the modern era, while machines have made human life easier, they have also created many challenges. In the past, when there was a shortage of information technology, many facts remained hidden. So, one could say that in the past, even if a politician was involved in a scandal, it would be covered in the […]
Landing Back Home
Mian Nawaz Sharif’s return to the base has made his followers happy and his opponents morose. As a politician, he has much to recount in terms of his achievements during the years he was in power. It’s human nature that whatever one possesses is taken for granted. For example, if the Lahore-Islamabad motorway didn’t exist, […]
Dynastic Designs and Hereditary Rule
Marcus Aurelius is widely regarded to one of the top three Roman Emperors, who ruled from 121 AD until 180 AD. Indeed, Niccolò Machiavelli described him to the be the last of the ‘Five Good Emperors’ in his posthumously published book, ‘The Discourses on Livy.’ He is often described as the ‘Philosopher Emperor’ whose competent […]
What Next, Imran Khan?
After winning the Cricket World Cup in 1992, Imran Khan had a significant purpose in his life: building a cancer hospital in his mother’s name. Utilizing his popularity, he collected millions of rupees in funds and successfully managed the hospital as a reputable institution. Interestingly, the plot allocated for the cancer hospital by the government […]
Peace: Surefire Compromises
To better understand the processes that lead to an improved human condition, the social sciences field of peace and conflict studies, also known as conflict analysis and resolution, identifies and analyzes both criminal and diplomatic attitudes as well as the structural frameworks attending conflicts also, including social conflicts. In contrast, peace studies, sometimes known as […]
Joining the BRICS Bouquet
The BRICS, aimed at fostering collaboration among Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, is currently broadening its scope. The conference in Johannesburg from August 22 to 24 extended invitations to Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates to become members of BRICS. The question regarding Pakistan’s potential membership in BRICS […]