Delhi and power games in Kabul on November 24, 2018India, as an emerging power in the region is eager to join the big boys in the power games being played in Afghanistan. Indian ambitions in Afghanistan are not only for power projection, but also for destabilizing Pakistan. The 16 December 2014 heinous attack on the Army Public School Peshawar, assault at the Bacha Khan […]
Cyprus gas exploration-boon or bane? on November 17, 2018The Cyprus issue is regarded as a “frozen conflict” and has defied resolution for fifty years. The recent discovery of gas in its vicinity has raised the hope of providing a platform for greater cooperation between the two protagonists; the Greek and Turkish Cypriots. While at the same time it has rekindled possible animosity leading […]
Indian obsession with Pakistani spies on November 10, 2018Indian obsession with Pakistani “spies” is so deep rooted that it is bordering on being delusional. On 28 October 2018, Indian media was in a state of frenzy reporting that it had captured two Pakistani spies infiltrating into Indian Territory at Ferozepur Sector. Entire India went berserk, gloating over the arrest of the alleged spies […]
Pak Army and UN Peacekeeping on October 27, 2018October 24 is observed around the globe as United Nations Day. Ever since Pakistan gained independence in August 1947, and became a responsible member of the United Nations, it has been contributing its armed forces for peacekeeping. Pakistan Army’s calling came in July 1960, when it was asked to be a part of the UN […]
India’s S-400 tripwire act on October 13, 2018The high point of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s two-day visit to New Delh, i was finalizing the $5 billion Dollars’ deal for Indian acquisition of the Russian S-400 Triumf, air defence missile system. The contract with Russia is likely to invoke American sanctions under the US administration’s domestic law, “Countering America’s Adversaries through Sanctions Act” […]
Bajwa’s Beijing sojourn on October 6, 2018COAS General Qamar Jawed Bajwa made a high profile three day visit to Beijing, where he was afforded the opportunity to call on Chinese President Xi Jinping. This level of protocol is normally not provided to visiting heads of militaries but an exception was made in the case of General Bajwa. The Pakistani Army Chief […]
Why won’t India come to the negotiation table? on September 29, 2018Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan made a genuine and sincere effort to reach out to India for dialogue in his letter to his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi, seeking to re-start bilateral talks on key issues “challenging the relationship.” Prima facie, the overture was received positively and India responded by announcing that, to break the ice, […]
Resetting Pak-US ties on September 8, 2018US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, accompanied by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joseph Dunford and newly appointed Advisor to the US Government on Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad stopped at Islamabad on their way to New Delhi. The recent hubris demonstrated by US president Donald Trump and rhetoric emanating from the White […]
Imran pledges support to Erdogan on August 25, 2018At a time when Turkey is faced with severe economic challenges because of a disagreement with the US, Pakistan’s newly elected Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan has given Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan his backing. Using Twitter, Imran Khan assured the Turkish President and the people of Turkey that Pakistan was praying that they could […]
The death of Pak-US military ties on August 18, 2018Last week, US President Donald Trump, in a bid to squeeze the Pakistani military further slashed military aid meant for Islamabad. US Congress approved the National Defense Authorisation Act-2019 (NDAA-19) which capped its security-related aid to Pakistan to $150 million, significantly below the historic $1 billion to $750 million per year. In January 2018, the […]