Engaging Biden’s America -Pakistan’s policy options on January 26, 2021President Joe Biden takes up the office as the 46th President at extremely challenging times for the world in general and for the US in particular. The Trump era will be remembered as an unprecedented “Era of Great Disruption” in US history with regard to Trump’s domestic policies, which were divisive and polarizing in their […]
The Imperative of Digital Diplomacy for Pakistan on December 1, 2020A diplomatic mission of a country is historically considered as a symbol of sovereignty in the host country and a diplomat is the vicesurgent of the sovereign.Diplomacy as an art and science which owes its developments to the societal changes, has become complex , as the world moved from city states to Nation states, to […]
The imperative of digital diplomacy for Pakistan on September 19, 2020A diplomatic mission of a country is historically considered as a symbol of sovereignty in the host country and a diplomat is the vices urgent of the sovereign. Diplomacy as an art and science which owes its developments to the societal changes, has become complex , as the world moved from city states to Nation […]
Israel — UAE agreement and peace in the Middle East on August 17, 2020In a well-orchestrated diplomatic coup Israel ” normalized ” its relations with the United Arab Emirate , which is a loose federation of six Emirates Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah , Ajman, Umm Al Khaimah and Fujairah . The agreement between Israel and UAE was announced by US President Trump at white House. President Trump termed […]
UN and new multipolar world order on August 6, 2020The United Nations will be celebrating its 75th Anniversary on 24th October 2020. The world leaders during the UN 75 Leaders Summit in September 2020 will be discussing a UN transformational agenda prepared in a plethora of reports and recommendations by eminent diplomats and experts. I will try to cover the contours of the emerging […]
The facade of Indian’s no military alliance policy on July 29, 2020Non-alignment is an old concept today, but India will never be a part of an alliance system, according to External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar. Speaking about the consequences of global shifts, including the United States and the assertiveness of China, he said they were opening spaces for middle powers like India, Japan, the European Union […]
Jaishankar says India will never be part of an alliance. Oh really? on July 28, 2020Speaking about the consequences of global shifts, including the US and the assertiveness of China, he said that they were opening spaces for middle powers like India, Japan, the European Union and others. Non-alignment is an old concept today, but India will never be a part of an alliance system, according to External Affairs Minister […]
Can USA and China defy ‘The Thucydides Trap’ (Part-II) on July 22, 2020After the publication of the Part 1 of the essay I wanted to further dilate on the fault lines which could implode resulting in a military conflict between the US and China, but the feedback from readers and some of my learned friends wanted to know my conclusion on the main thesis of the essay, […]
Can USA and China defy ‘The Thucydides Trap’ (Part-I) on July 19, 2020The Harvard Professor Graham T. Allison in one of his lectures an year ago alluded to an inevitability ( of course with a caveat ) of an armed clash between the Ruling Power the USA and The Rising Power China. His observation was based on his theory what he calls “The Thucydides Trap” after the […]
Delusion of grandeur part 2 -Indian strategic miscalculations -The Galwan retreat on July 13, 2020In my earlier piece on the subject I had argued that Indian leadership under its delusionary mind set continues to make strategic miscalculations of historical proportions ; while dealing with its neighbours and minorities read Muslims . The delusionary mindset of Indian leadership permeates almost the entire political hierarchy of BJP , the Army High […]