A new war begins
Many of us who have lived through the turbulence of major upheavals in recent decades now feel that there has never been a time like this. And I am not…
India’s undeclared war
The Indus and its tributaries are Pakistan's arteries. Over 90 per cent of Pakistan’s agriculture relies on the Indus River System, which also powers dams and sustains wetlands and fisheries…
Water wars looming? Indus crisis and South Asian stability
A rare paradigm of cooperation between India and Pakistan, the Indus Waters Treaty, which was brokered by the World Bank in 1960, has remained operative against the backgrounds of wars,…
A war without end
SUCCESSFUL defence against India’s unwarranted aggression is certainly a great accomplishment and a matter of pride for the nation and the security forces. Yet a victory celebration in an ongoing…
Who is winning the war?
WE are celebrating our victory. And with good reason. Our mature and befitting response to the unprovoked aggression on non-military targets by India has made us proud. India too is…
The forever war
DURING President Donald Trump’s recent three-nation visit to the Middle East reports in the international media suggested he had sidelined Israel in decisions taken there or just ahead of his trip. For…
War and peace
After ending in a draw on the battlefield, the epic Indo-Pak tussle has moved to the battlefield of peaceful diplomacy, where it belonged from day one. The foes are now…
Balance needed to win long war
WHO won and who lost in a war or a conflict between two or more nations is a question that is not often easily answered, especially in a limited military…
International law & Indus wars
ON April 23, India unilaterally declared the Indus Waters Treaty to be “in abeyance” — a term neither recognised in treaty law nor found in the IWT itself. The Vienna…
Risking nuclear Armageddon
The world witnessed two nuclear powers go head-to-head in a kinetic exchange that spanned several days. Multiple cities were hit, military installations attacked, and dozens of civilian and military deaths…
