Kashmir and Palestine: a tale of two subjugations on April 21, 2021There are several comparisons between Kashmir dispute and Palestine crisis; both date back to 1947-48; civilian casualties are very high as a result of vicious occupations; despite repression and oppression Kashmiris and Palestinians stand tall and they refuse to bow; and UNSC has passed numerous resolutions acknowledging the right to self-determination of Kashmiris and a […]
Pakistan, China, India and evolving regional order on March 21, 2021Three powers – China, India, and Pakistan – hold the keys to the future of south Asia. As the West withdraws from Afghanistan and US influence in the region declines, this triangular strategic relationship will become more complicated unless China and India – the two major powers – can define the parameters of a new […]
Biden presidency – Allusions for South Asia and Pakistan on February 16, 2021Democrats are conventionally known as strong advocates of democracy, human rights and freedom of expression. Among the most pressing issues on the Joe Biden’s ‘to-do list’ atop foreign policy, linked to South Asia, is the war in Afghanistan offering hard choices. Regardless of the blunders of President Donald Trump, Afghanistan may have a possibility to […]
Is Saudi Arab playing a proxy super power on January 29, 2021A proxy war occurs when a major power instigates and plays a significant role in supporting and directing a conflict but does a small fraction of the actual fighting. Employing proxy warfare as a dominant strategy holds attractive prospects for American policymakers,albeit in a less direct manner enjoying greater flexibility in helping its regional allies.The contentions of retaining proxy […]
Pakistan-China-Iran Trilateral Cooperation on December 10, 2020“Economy and environment are the same thing. That is the rule of nature”. (Mollie Beattie) The significance of financial resources is central to the possibility of economic collaboration among various countries all around the globe. However, the commercial linkages in state-to-state relations cannot be entirely independent of political and strategic environment of the region in […]
Pakistan-China-Iran Trilateral Cooperation on November 10, 2020“Economy and environment are the same thing. That is the rule of nature”. (Mollie Beattie) The significance of financial resources is central to the possibility of economiccollaboration among various countries all around the globe. However, the commercial linkages in state-to-state relations cannot be entirely independent of political and strategic environment of the region in particular […]
Is greater Israel in the offing on October 9, 2020According to the founding father of Zionism Theodore Herzl, “the area of the Jewish State stretches from the Brook of Egypt to the Euphrates.” The recent episode of ‘Middle East Peace Process’ is a proposal of Greater Israel by the Trump administration to resolve the Israel-Palestine conflict formally unveiled in White House on 28 January […]
Pakistan-Expanding dimensions of foreign affairs on September 24, 2020Foreign policy is the country’s first line of defence and militarism is a political orientation of a government or people to maintain a strong military force to use aggressively to defend or promote national interests.A country’s foreign policyconsists of strategies chosen by the state to safeguard its vital national interests. There are two guiding principles […]
Middle East Dissension and Pakistan on August 21, 2020“In international relations, there are no permanent friends or permanent enemies, only permanent interests.” (John Henry Temple) Iran-Saudi Arabia conflict is a political and economic struggle exacerbated by sectarian and racial differences for influence, authority and power in the Middle East and the surrounding region. The two countries continue providing a varying degree of support […]
The Conflict in Libya — Relevance to Global Order on July 30, 2020It was the last week of April 2000 when a delegation headed by General Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan landed at Sirte Airport, Libya, on a chartered flight from Cairo, Egypt. Libya was then under the UN sanctions and leader Mummer al-Gaddafi was lodging in a tent village at his birth-place. The international environment, however, was […]