Rising irrationality in India’s nuclear thinking on November 30, 2019Pinning high hopes on “nuclear weapons capability” and reducing the role of human agency is against the logic of “deterrence theory.” And we all know that deterrence work well when decision-makers behave in a “rational manner.” Nonetheless, the deterrence theory is silent about the behaviour of “an irrational actor.” According to the US Admiral, Arleigh […]
Emerging dangerous patterns of attacks in the Gulf Region on September 22, 2019Geopolitical and geostrategic circumstances in the broader middle east region are under tremendous stress since May 2018 – when United States’ President Donald Trump announced to withdraw from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) or commonly referred to ‘Iran nuclear deal.’ President Trump pursued “maximum-pressure” strategy to bend down Iranian regime to its knees […]
Narendra Modi: a Hindu Pharaoh of South Asia on August 23, 2019Over centuries, many factors have played a fundamental role in both the evolution of human civilisation as well as ensuring the survivability of mankind. Yet, there is no parallel to “visionary leadership” or “great leadership.” It would not be wrong to say that it is the fundamental invention upon on which all civilisations are built. […]
CPEC: Barriers and Challenges on August 1, 2019The China Pakistan Economic Corridor, commonly known as CPEC, is one of the prime projects of Beijing’s grandiose Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). China announced BRI in 2013; it has two components: land driven, famously known as the Silk Road Economic Belt, and maritime driven, twenty-first-century, the Maritime Silk Road. According to different estimates, the […]
Embracing the Chinese economic revolution on December 11, 2017The late veteran French general and statesman, Charles de Gaulle, once made the poignant observation that “a country cannot change its geography but it can change its geopolitics”. It almost appears that he could have been directly addressing Pakistan. For since the latter came into being back in 1947 — the country has been struggling […]
Cost of the Afghan conflict on August 29, 2014In the coming months, Afghanistan will likely undergo a painful transition process in all spheres: political, security, economic and social. According to the schedule set by the US and NATO, the country is expected to take full responsibility from the foreign forces by the end of December 2014.UScombat forces will leave Afghanistan at the end […]