Doctrine, policy, and strategy: J&K emancipation – of follies and silver liningson September 21, 2019PM Modi, you may pat yourself on the back and think that you have outsmarted the world! But remember that there is many a slip between the cup and the lip – especially in a complex, globalized, interdependent world with 24/7 visibility of all that you have done and said. The future may have surprises for you. Your recent abrogation of Article 370 and Article 35A – that maintained Jammu and … [Read more...] about Doctrine, policy, and strategy: J&K emancipation – of follies and silver linings
Doctrine, policy, and strategy: Repeal of J&K autonomy could be seen a mile away!on September 9, 2019“Article 370, a temporary transitional provision, is the biggest injustice with the people of Jammu and Kashmir, while the Article 35A is a constitutional blunder which was included through back door without the consent of parliament and the president...we wish the early abrogation of both these constitutional provisions", said the BJP Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) president Ravinder Raina in the … [Read more...] about Doctrine, policy, and strategy: Repeal of J&K autonomy could be seen a mile away!
Doctrine, Policy, And Strategy: For Sri Lanka, any budding insurgency must be nipped in the bud!on August 29, 2019“R elying on luck, however does not constitute policy", so said David Galula, a French specialist in counterinsurgency warfare. In the Asian sub-continent, Pakistan and Sri Lanka are two nations that have borne the brunt of insurgency and terrorism. Have both left too much to luck? Both have been surprised by devastating insurgencies and terrorism. Sri Lanka first, in the early part of 80s and … [Read more...] about Doctrine, Policy, And Strategy: For Sri Lanka, any budding insurgency must be nipped in the bud!
Doctrine, policy, and strategy: Sri Lanka must exorcise demons of the past!on August 24, 2019Sri Lanka has faced the full wrath of conflict in its brief post-independence history! Notwithstanding that this maybe common to struggling and developing nations, this progressive, democratic and almost 100% literate nation has suffered like no other. Earlier this year, on 21st of April 2019, three churches in Sri Lanka and three luxury hotels in the commercial capital Colombo were targeted that … [Read more...] about Doctrine, policy, and strategy: Sri Lanka must exorcise demons of the past!
Doctrine, policy, and strategy: Is freedom of expression compatible with national security?on August 2, 2019Today virtually no one can stop Hussain Haqqani etal and BLA like organisations from making so-called anti-Pakistan statements. Even though the press and electronic media may not carry these, social media is a wide-open arena for anyone to write and say anything. This is also exasperated by the three democratisations of globalisation - finance, information and technology - and can have a … [Read more...] about Doctrine, policy, and strategy: Is freedom of expression compatible with national security?
Doctrine, policy, and strategy: US foreign policy in Iran is bonkers!on July 19, 2019Are we at the cusp of all-out war? Has Trump nicely and truly brought us to the precipice of global destruction? How did we come to this and what should we do?In the annals of Middle East politics, July 2015 was a watershed moment. This is when Iran and a six-nation negotiating group signed an agreement called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). This came about after more than a … [Read more...] about Doctrine, policy, and strategy: US foreign policy in Iran is bonkers!
Doctrine, policy, and strategy: can a policy of agility help international corporations in the face of BREXIT?on June 24, 2019While 2019 has been a year of uncertainty for a variety of reasons, none is more prominent than the saga of BREXIT. It has been over two years since BREXIT was confirmed via a national referendum in the UK. This was done on the behest of David Cameron, then British Prime Minister, who was trying to silence nationalist voices in his own party and outside. It was a gamble at best and cost the jobs … [Read more...] about Doctrine, policy, and strategy: can a policy of agility help international corporations in the face of BREXIT?
Can agility help international businesses face Brexit?on June 23, 2019While 2019 has been a year of uncertainty for a variety of reasons, none is more prominent than the saga of BREXIT. It has been over two years since BREXIT was confirmed via a national referendum in the UK. This was done on the behest of David Cameron, then British Prime Minister, who was trying to silence nationalist voices in his own party and outside. It was a gamble at best and cost the jobs … [Read more...] about Can agility help international businesses face Brexit?
How many Zainabs and Farishtas must we sacrifice?on June 1, 2019Imagine a 10-year-old girl walking in the relative calm of her surroundings. Imagine she is abducted by known or unknown assailants and taken to a dark and cold place. Imagine she is all alone, scared, helpless and powerless against those ruffians. Imagine her little mind can't fathom what is about to happen to her. Imagine she innocently calls out to those thugs, pleads with them to let her go. … [Read more...] about How many Zainabs and Farishtas must we sacrifice?
Doctrine, policy, and strategy: FATF black list and US Entity list, do they matter?on May 19, 2019Lists are nothing new. For years, they have been used to enumerate one thing or the other. All esteemed publications use them. Fortune, Time, Forbes - you name it. Recently, there have been two lists that are the talk of the town. The FATF list and the Entity list!Being on the FATF grey list is causing sleepless nights in Islamabad already. The powers to be fear that this may worsen to black … [Read more...] about Doctrine, policy, and strategy: FATF black list and US Entity list, do they matter?