A new military leadership
About five years ago, the commandant of the Pakistan Army’s most well-reputed cadet-officer training academy invited me to address trainees on a date of my choice in the second half…
Strategic leadership and statecraft ( Part – III )
In Chinese thinking the strategic discourse is more holistic and integrated than segmented just as is the case with its medical, political and philosophical traditions. Chinese history and strategic thinking…
Strategic leadership and statecraft ( Part – II )
In a talk at the National Defence College, Kissinger likened strategy to a chess game in which each player seeks to control the maximum number of squares on the chess…
Quest for leadership
on the Chinese economy and China’s military buildup, the X-factor lies somewhere else. Leadership quality is going to be the single most defining factor that can hinder or foster either…
Economic, political, military strength
National Security Committee (NSC) chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan and attended by civilian and military leadership approved the first-ever National Security Policy (NSP) 2022-26 after a detailed briefing by…
US military wages war on extremism in its own ranks
Nearly two months after some active service personnel and veterans took part in the deadly attack on the US Capitol, the United States military has begun to tackle extremism within…
Crucibles of leadership
No religion, save Islam, lays greater emphasis on education of male and female alike. Sindh Madressatul Islam gave us Jinnah and many of his trusted lieutenants. Our village and public…
Bibi Zainab’s leadership
More than thirteen centuries after the encounter at Karbala became a legend for all times to come, the epic story of this tragic massacre remains incomplete without the persona of…
Paucity of leadership
POLITICS in Pakistan moves in circles, with no prospect of change. The actors remain the same, only their roles change. The paucity of leadership is reflected in the ongoing political…
GB: elections and leadership
For the sake of Pakistan, the people of Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir have made tremendous sacrifices and have kept alive, with their blood, the freedom movement for their emancipation…
