Conflicts in history
So what would you equate the senseless charge of the Indians under the assumption that they will overwhelm the armed forces of Pakistan by sheer numbers and indiscriminate attacks, including…
Military budgets
Buckle up for a shocking revelation: According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), in 2024, global military expenditure reached an unprecedented $2,718 billion, the steepest year-on-year rise since…
Military math
Fact 1: Pakistan’s entire annual defence budget is $7.5 billion. Fact 2: India’s Rafale programme alone costs $16 billion. Fact 3: Pakistan allocates $900 million to the Pakistan Navy. Fact…
Military budgets
Buckle up for a shocking revelation: According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), in 2024, global military expenditure reached an unprecedented $2,718 billion, the steepest year-on-year rise since…
India-Pakistan conflict offers rich intelligence opportunity for China
The conflict between India and Pakistan over Kashmir offers a potentially rich intelligence harvest for China in its own rivalry with India as it gleans data from its fighter jets…
With militaries upgraded, risks multiply in conflict
India and Pakistan have significantly upgraded their military capabilities since the nuclear-armed neighbours clashed in 2019, posing increased risks of escalation even in a limited conflict, former military officers and…
The costs of conflict
AS tensions escalate between nuclear-armed neighbours India and Pakistan, beyond the immediate threat of conflict and casualties lies a more profound danger: the devastation of economies, ecosystems and built environments that would…
The military-industrial takeover
The frenzy of military spending seems to have gripped several parts of the world once again. Numerous states are preparing to pour billions — if not trillions — of dollars…
The economics of conflict
Conflict has a vastly different impact on different economies based on how insulated it may be (either voluntarily or through sanctions) from the US-led Western financial system and the measures…
The wages of conflict
THE recent three-day Pashtun Qaumi Jirga in Jamrud was a reflection of the anguish of people who have suffered in a conflict that has ravaged KP for over two decades.…
