On grand strategy
The absence of the concept and practice of grand strategy in Pakistan’s policymaking is responsible for many of the problems and crises the country has faced. On many crucial occasions,…
Changing the nuclear paradigm
Speaking at a book launch, General Ehsanul Haq, the former chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (JCSC), warned against India shedding its pretence of the ‘no first use’ (NFU) of…
Maritime synergy
The emergence of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) with a combined GDP of more than $3 trillion as a key global economic player represents great opportunities for Pakistan’s…
Indigenous wisdom
AS the world struggles with the increasingly severe effects of climate change and experiences rapid disruptions, we must prioritise the issue. The planet and our survival depend on it. It…
China won the battle against poverty and is pushing forward rural revitalization
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core has been centering its efforts on the…
Change of guards
The Inter-service Intelligence Agency (ISI) is the premier agency of Pakistan operationally responsible for gathering, processing and analysing strategic information relevant for national security from around the world. It was…
Nuclear multipolarity
We have entered the second nuclear age. The emerging international nuclear order is no longer defined by a bipolar strategic nuclear balance between the two opposite great powers capable of…
Chechnya sends ex-IS women into schools, not jails
Mother of five Zalina Gabibulayeva says she was "tricked" into joining the jihadists in Syria five years ago. Now, repentant and repatriated to Russia's Chechnya, she goes into schools to…
A desperate IS
THE recent suicide attack on a wedding in Kabul generated much attention towards the fledgling Afghan peace talks that have gripped the attention of regional players and the imagination of…
Difficult equation
ANOTHER opportunity to talk has been squandered. In the wake of India’s decision to pull out of foreign minister-level talks at the UNGA, I was struck by the unanimity of…
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