Pakistan’s experience in 2025 highlighted the intricate relationship between national security and societal well-being. Counter-terrorism efforts, while essential, sometimes strain civil liberties and exacerbate social divides. The presence of extremism, often linked to socio-economic grievances and a historical context of inequality, cannot be solely addressed through security operations. A holistic approach, integrating security measures with […]
Navigating Shallow Waters (Part I)
Pakistan, a vessel perpetually traversing turbulent seas, completed another year of its journey in 2025. The waves it encountered were formidable, testing its structural integrity and the skill of its crew. Examining the year past offers an opportunity to chart a clearer course for the future. The nation contended with complex domestic and international currents, […]
New Cold War between China and US – Is Conflict inevitable?
Is the new Cold War between China and the United States turning hot in sizzling global geopolitics? China, a rising power, has been instilling fear in the existing great power, the US. Their competition is transforming in confrontation. Inescapability of conflict between the two in current landscape of international politics is a natural debate. As […]
Shouldn’t South Asia integrate Asia for collective good amid Covid?
Liberalism remains valid. Isn’t it? Indeed, yes. Connectivity and interdependence, even in the domain of trade and economy, enable interstate harmony, stimulates regional stability and encourages peace. Adopting geopolitical approach to economic interdependence for increased integration shall enhance socio-economic standards of struggling masses including 16.7 million children abused in child labour in the states of […]
World needs a messiah: Biden can be a peace laureate
World is in chaos…peace is patchy…human agony deepening! Gloomy but it is real. A twenty-first century messiah – in geopolitical sense – ought to descend. Conflict is in abundance in the world. Nation-states, societies, ethnicities, faiths, sects and civilizations, of whatsoever latitude on globe – all are in clash. Strangely, humans are running into conflicts […]