Dr Zia Ul Haque Shamsi

From his grave in Westminster Abbey, London, United Kingdom, Lord Palmerston keeps reminding us all that there are no permanent friends and no permanent enemies, but the national interests. Lord Palmerston died on 18 October 1865, whilst still serving as Prime Minister of the UK. Some people keep you attached to them even after they […]

The Russia-Ukraine has renewed the debate on the efficacy of Unmanned Combat Air Vehicles (UCAV) that are much cheaper and safer to operate in highly dense and technologically intensive air space. However, the US-led Western allies continue to use 5th-generation combat aircraft to pound their targets, perhaps because they are not opposed by any worthwhile […]

Whenever Indian elections approach, there is a danger of a stage-managed misadventure by India against Pakistan to develop a domestic narrative. Therefore, it was necessary to find out if we are prepared to face off another February 2019, and by the Grace of Allah, I can say with confidence that PAF is in an even […]

When I first spoke my mind on the subject, I instantly got approval from the other participants in the program. The occasion was a Morning Show on a well-known TV Channel ‘Such TV Programme: Such Savara’ on the Birth Anniversary of Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah on December 25, 2023. I am of the firm opinion […]

Human nature is plagued with fear and remorse, concurrently with greed for power. Hence, it strives to avail every bit of it offered by the fellows. However, the very nature plays its part during the process. For instance, humans can be easily misled because they remain misinformed most of the time. Moreover, humans can mistakenly […]

No other community has suffered the pain of partition of British India as much as the people of Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IOJK) have, and continue to do that. And, make no mistake, it is due to a deliberate British ploy or a blunder. Historically, both India and Pakistan have had stated stances on […]

The title might appear disturbing, but it reflects today’s ground situation. It has now been some three decades since we started to discuss climate change, but even after this long period of discussions, deliberations, concerns, and commitments, there have been no concrete steps to mitigate the challenges posed by climate change, particularly for developing nations. […]

I fully understand that war can never be categorized as fair, unless initiator is so powerful that it carries everyone along on its agenda. In contemporary times, it is only the United States (US), and Israel that can convince the majority of stakeholders that their wars are fair. However, this short article is not aimed […]

No matter where the battlefield is, and who the enemy is. The war remains the most serious activity in lives of the combatants, non-combatants, neighbouring nations, and the stakeholders at the regional and international levels. In spite of Sun Tzu’s clear direction that prolonged wars will be counterproductive, the relatively stronger nations continue the wars […]

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 […]