Dr Zia Ul Haque Shamsi

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 […]

The new world order established at the end of Cold War (CW), under the able leadership of the sole super power of the time, the US, is faced with serious challenges, and has plunged into a dis-order. International institutions responsible for safety and security of the states have failed miserably particularly for the relatively smaller […]

In my last week’s Column, The Role of Character in Islam (Part-I), I argued that a child born in a Muslim family begins his/her journey as FAQIR, i.e. Faith in Allah, Quran, Islam, and all Rasul. However, he/she must aim to become the RICHEST (an acronym), which I am going to explain in this short […]

There is little debate that the character of human being in Islam carries the same weightage as bloodline in our body. It is fundamentally important that a Muslim must strive to become a Momin, so that he/she can reach the pedestal that one must aim for the eternal life. In fact, it is the character […]

The renewed Cold War between the developed North and the deprived South is getting interesting with every passing day. The game changer is China’s active leadership as a plus factor. The showdown between Sun Tzu’s precepts of winning the war without fighting, and Machiavellian dicta of selfish power accumulation for security is getting narrower day […]

I do not understand the reason why people start thumping their desks whenever they see India at a center stage. One could see the same when India hosted G-20 Summit in New Delhi. India is a big country and home to world’s largest population. It is an important ally of the US, and has close […]