India’s constitutional revocation and prevalent security environment of Kashmir on August 21, 2019During Prime Minister Imran Khan’s first-ever visit to the US on July 23, 2019, President Trump had offered to mediate the outstanding Kashmir issue between India and Pakistan. This move was greatly appreciated by Pakistan, President Trump had publicly stated that Prime Minister Modi had requested him to mediate between the two countries over Kashmir […]
The negative nuclear signalling and anti-Pakistan rhetoric in India’s General Election 2019 on July 25, 2019The Indian General Election 2019 that was held in seven phases between April and May reportedly involved900 million voters to cast their votes, making it world’s largest democratic exercise. As predicted by analysts around the world, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), an extremist right wing Hindu nationalist party won the election. The landslide victory […]
India’s bid for NSG membership on June 28, 2019The ideological foundation for the Nuclear Suppliers’ Group was to be found in non-proliferation of nuclear materials and the prevention of nuclear weapons build up. Unfortunately, the group has become a cartel of major powers. The West is supporting India’s inclusion into the NSG, hoping to benefit from trade with its large market. This raises […]
India forced to acknowledge truth on April 28, 2019India has finally acknowledged the truth regarding the February 26 violation of Pakistani air space. On April 18, Minister for External Affairs Sushma Swaraj told an election gathering that no Pakistani citizen or military official was killed during the air strike. The admission tends to corroborate Pakistan’s stance that there no militant training camp located […]
After Pulwama, a false flag operation on April 20, 2019South Asia has become a region of global security concern since its nuclearization in 1998. Nearly a month after the military de-escalation the world remains concerend about the after match of the escalation during February-March. In Pakistan, a debate is going on on whether the Pulwama attack of February 14 may have been a false […]
The deterrence factor in the February 2019 escalation on March 31, 2019Ever since the recent military escalation between the nuclear powers of South Asia i.e. Pakistan and India, an ongoing debate at the domestic and international level can be witnessed about the deterrence factor and its applicability in such a critical situation. The situation begs the question as to whether the nuclear deterrence between the two […]
Managing Pakistan-Russia relations on March 17, 2019Since the end of the Cold War, geostrategic trends in the region have paved the way for Pakistan and Russia to enhance their bilateral relations but unfortunately a very little has been materialised for many years. The changing dynamics of international politics and thestrategic landscape of the region in contemporary era have provided an opportunity […]