Does Israeli factor still dominate Biden’s Mideast policy? on February 4, 2021Certainly, narratives are used by the states to create an environment in which foreign policy takes place. This is what true about the US foreign policy. Generally believed, be it the Republican Government or the Democratic Government in Washington, the Israeli factor richly dominates the US foreign policy contours. The world already knows that under […]
Pentagon urges for rebuilding a Pak-US partnership on January 28, 2021The currently appointed US Secretary of Defence Gen (retired)Lloyd J Austin –who heads the Pentagon –believes that US relationships with the Pakistani military would provide openings for both the country to cooperate on key issues, as he acknowledges that Islamabad “will play an important role in any political settlement in Afghanistan”. This growing realization in […]
NSG bid: A nuclear apartheid approach must endpart-11 on January 23, 2021The merit of the Pakistani credentials: Pakistan has emerged as a responsible nuclear weapon state by developing strong credentials in the fields of nuclear safety, security, and stability, by developing a stringent strategic export control system. Pakistan has not only fulfilled its national obligation of safeguarding its national security objectives vis-à-vis India, but it has […]
NSG bid: A nuclear apartheid approach must end part-1 on January 21, 2021Recently, The Pakistan Foreign Office has been expressing its concerns regarding the discriminatory and exceptional behavior of the Nuclear SuppliersGroup (NSG) in dealing with the Non-NPT states, particularly. The issue of the NSG membership is paramount importance for the credibility and normalization of NSG and larger non- proliferation regime, without politically polarizing the NSG. Islamabad […]
A peaceful Mideast strategy that Biden’s team must adopt on January 14, 2021In September, 2020, a joint initiative between the International Crisis Group and the United States/Middle East Project (USMEP), (having had benefited from the deliberations co-espoused by the Carnegie Endowment for Peace and the USMEP) published its thoughtful deliberations to help the Biden administration to focus on three- pillar approach to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. And suffice it […]
Trump’s unjust pardoning of the Blackwater killers on January 7, 2021Last week, President Trump pardoned the Blackwater contractors who were involved in the heinous crime of civilians’ killing in Baghdad in 2007. UN Rights experts say pardon of four contractors over Iraq killings has undermined international humanitarian law. The truth is that the Trump endorsed pardon is all against the set norms of international humanitarian […]
Remaking of amultilateral global order under Biden? on December 31, 2020The outgoing US president Donald Trump is going to leave a legacy of US’unilateral approaches toward global affairs, thereby denting the rule of global law, justice and human rights. US President-Elect Joe Biden has vowed to restore America’s leadership role in the world by weaving global partnership— pragmatic revivalism of the longstanding international alliances. True, […]
India’s nuclear forces badly fade S. Asian deterrence capability on December 24, 2020Recently, a Pakistani senior fellow at CISS, spoke about how India’s strategic programme had transformed in nuclear latent capabilities in the last two decades. This includes its civil nuclear energy programme (comprising heavy waterpower reactors) outside safeguards and the nuclear fuel cycle. More specifically, it appears that India’s fissile material production capabilities, comprising uranium enrichment […]
India’s fake news report on Pakistan ruins its global repute on December 16, 2020A Brussels-based NGO committed to combating disinformation against the European Union has unearthed a 15-year-old operation run by an Indian entity that used about 750 fake media outlets to launch an anti-Pakistan campaign globally .The report released on last Wednesday said the disinformation network run by the Srivastava Group, a New Delhi-based organisation, was designed […]
Israeli- Saudi -Indian engagement: impact on Pak- Saudi ties?-II on December 11, 2020Precisely, Saudi Arabia- crafted policy towards Pakistan largely revolves around three important considerations in the given geo-economic/ geopolitical context: Firstly is Pakistan’s military power and nuclear capabilities articulating the strategic requirements for Saudi Arabia. Secondly, the economic limitations of Pakistan. And thirdly, the core factor of the Islamic identity of Pakistan- the idea of working […]