How glaring is the dichotomy between Indian rhetoric and Indian reality? Is India truly the pluralist, secular largest democracy in the world? If so, then why are minorities becoming increasingly marginalised in modern India? India’s strong government sponsored discourse on pluralism, secularism and democracy make it unique. As does the peaceful relations it seems to […]
China’s rise remains peaceful
Why did US President Donald Trump’s National Security Strategy declare China to be an opponent and a challenger? Why is China, apart from its growing global influence and military power, still exhibiting strategic restraint when it comes to its historical rivals? Political analysts and strategists primarily from the West expect some backlash from China — […]
Imran Khan’s strategy, doctrine and tactics
Colin S. Gray defined strategy in the simplest form by arguing it to be ‘the bridge between policy and objectives’. Similarly, Sir Julian Corbett declared ‘doctrine to be the soul of warfare’. Likewise, tactics are ‘how to do things’ in the pursuit of fulfilling the strategy. A few believe the strategy to be limited only […]
Why was Gandhi assassinated?
Why did Nathuram Godse – a fundamentalist Hindu – kill Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi – the founder of the Republic of India – on 30 January 1948? What were the variables which influenced Godse to take the life of a man whom Indians called “Bapu” (the father)? Does Gandhi’s morality and being a realistic person were […]
#KashmirMatters
On 5 February 2018, a remarkable event was held at the Presidency, Islamabad to commemorate Kashmir Solidarity Day. The chief guest of the event was His Excellency President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Mr Mamnoon Hussain and was organised by SASSI University, Islamabad. The event was attended by HE the President of Azad Jammu […]
Unholy matrimony
Why did the chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), Imran Khan hide his marriage for the second time? If journalist Umar Cheema was wrong about Imran’s marriage, then why didn’t PTI launch a spatter and barrage of bicker against him? Imran has always emphasised moral and social values. There is nothing wrong in marrying. Imran has […]
Pakistan’s new war strategy
What is Pakistan’s New Concept of War Fighting (NCWF)? Why and how is it a conventional response to Indian Cold Start Doctrine (CSD)? The conventional doctrinal destabilisation caused by India in 2004 in the form of CSD had to meet a response in the form of NCWF of Pakistan. With former Pakistan Army Chief General […]
NA-154 Lodhran: victory, verdict, vague or vain
The by-elections held at NA-154 gave us an example of what hereditary politics look like. Though dynastic politics has always been there, PTI being part of it was quite ironic. Why Jahangir Tareen’s son Ali Tareen was defeated by a considerable margin in his hometown? What were the possible factors which acted as a catalyst […]
Kim Jong Un’s sister actually stole the show
Why has American failed to send its rival North Korea back to the Stone Age? Why the US does not want a normalised mutual relation between the South and North Korea? What compelled US president Trump to seek China’s help in minimising the so-called North Korean threat? Why the American media seems agitated over the […]
What is KKK and white nationalism?
The United States, apart from its liberal and secular rhetoric, has been in a complete state of domestic violence since the American civil war from 1861-1865. The battle was fought between the United States of America led by President Abraham Lincoln and the Confederate States of America led by President Jefferson Davis. Similarly, the US […]