Covid-19: future warfare at sea on April 23, 2020The World Health Organization reported 139, 515 confirmed deaths worldwide on account of Covid-19 as of April 17. According to the organization combating communicable and non-communicable diseases in 194 member states, there were besides, 2 078 605 confirmed cases of pandemic. The grim international scene, non-availability of any anti-dote and widespread despondency points to unprecedented […]
Selling half-truths on December 18, 2019History is by no means unstained. ‘History is a lie that historians agree on’, Voltaire is reputed to have said. This becomes truer when the author is a triumphant side, even if his victory owed to some evil machinations. Too often history gets distorted, exaggerated and valiant acts of other side underplayed, to feed a […]
MCE opening new horizons in maritime research on December 13, 2019In a major move to promote maritime research studies capital in the country, Pakistan Navy has established a Maritime Centre of Excellence (MCE) on the premises of Pakistan Navy War College, the services’ leading institute at Lahore. The centre is envisioned to become a hub of maritime thinking in Pakistan. In line with the vision […]
‘Indian lake’: a broken dream on April 12, 2019India has long dreamed to be the dominant power in the Indian Ocean. It envisions of turning the Indian Ocean into an enormous ‘Indian lake’. Not strange therefore, many in Indian strategic community increasingly believe that the Indian Ocean must be, and must be seen to be, India’s ocean, says David Scott, a former professor […]
PAKISTAN NAVY IN THE ERA OF GLOBALIZATION AND NEW CHALLENGES on March 23, 2019Globalization describes the era that is emerging from the shattered glacis of old Cold War divide. As a process of growing international activity in many areas, globalization is creating ever closer ties, enhanced interdependence, and greater opportunity and vulnerability for all. Events at far corners of the earth are now affecting each other, countries and […]
Together for peace on November 7, 2018The present day world seem to have come full circle since the events of 9/11. Traditional threats now eclipse the previous dominant concern over non-traditional threats. The rise of China has become the most momentous event of the twenty first century. A rapid surge in China’s economic and military prowess is spawning an era of […]