Pakistan’s membership in the IAEA Board of Governors, a major diplomatic achievement? on October 18, 2018Pakistan was once again elected as a member of the IAEA Board of Governors (BoG) for the next two years on September 20, 2018. The Board of Governors of the IAEA is one of its policy making organs. The BoG not only examines the financial statements, it also makes recommendations for the IAEA budget. It […]
Indo-US communications compatibility and security agreement: implications for Pakistan on September 28, 2018The Communications Compatibility and Security Agreement (COMCASA) was signed after the US Defence Secretary James Mattis and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met the Indian Foreign and Defence Ministers Sushma Swaraj and Nirmala Sitharaman respectively on September 6,to protect the military communication. According to the US, it is a foundational agreement and a major step […]
Pakistan’s nuclear safety and security on August 18, 2018In their research titled “Nuclear Security Briefing Book”, Wyn Bowen and Matthew Cottee state that nuclear terrorism involves the acquisition and detonation of an intact nuclear weapon from any state arsenal. The world has not experienced any act of nuclear terrorism yet, but it is not for a lack of trying. The International Atomic Energy […]
Is Pakistan prone to nuclear terrorism? on July 16, 2018Nuclear terrorism is a potential threat to the world security. Nuclear security expert Mathew Bunn argues that, “An act of nuclear terrorism would likely put an end to the growth and spread of nuclear energy.”After 9/11, the world came to know that al-Qaeda wanted to acquire nuclear weapons. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has […]
Pakistani nukes are only a response to Indian aggression on June 29, 2018India’s nuclear test on May18, 1974, was one of the most significant events in history. Soon after, Pakistan also obtained nuclear-technology expertise and pursued a nuclear program to counter India, which had more conventional force than Pakistan. Pakistan simply followed India’s decision to invest in nuclear energy, and just wanted to secure its borders and […]
Pakistan’s nuclear policy: impact on strategic stability in South Asia on June 27, 2018After India’s nuclear tests on May 18, 1974, Pakistan obtained the nuclear technology, expertise and pursued a nuclear program to counter India which has more conventional force than Pakistan. Pakistan is not interested in an arms race in the region, but supports peace and stability. The main purpose to pursue a nuclear program for Pakistan […]
NSG membership — India can’t have its cake and eat it too on June 20, 2018Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) is the group of states that prevent nuclear proliferation by controlling export materials, technology and equipment that can be used to make nuclear weapons. The NSG was found in 1974, in response to Indian nuclear tests. India clearly violated Canadian supplied research and nuclear fuel cycle to make Plutonium. The formation […]
Trump’s pullout is a gift for the Iranian hardliners. And Eruope isn’t having any of it on May 30, 2018The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) was signed in 2015 between P5+1 (US, UK, France, China, Russia and Germany) and Iran to stop Iran from getting nuclear weapons. It helped preventing Iran from production of fissile material for at least 10 to 15 years. However, the US President pulled out of the nuclear deal, […]
Impact of the US’ exit from the Iran Nuclear Deal on May 30, 2018The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) was signed in 2015 between P5+1 (US, UK, France, China, Russia and Germany) and Iran to stop Iran from getting nuclear weapons. It helped prevent Iran from the production of fissile material for at least 10 to 15 years. However, the US president pulled out from the nuclear […]