Is the Ukraine crisis induced to make the NATO relevant?
Russia believes Ukraine is moving closer and closer to the West via both the NATO, or North Atlantic Treaty Alliance, and the European Union. Ukraine is not a member of NATO but has cooperated with the alliance and frequently expressed its intention to sign up.
Explaining the international system in the context of Ukraine-Russian crises
International law and norms prohibit Russia to interfere in the internal affairs of any country including Ukraine. It is completely inhumane, immoral and illegal to hold Ukraine punished, for the reason that it tends to become a member of an alliance.
Can India do what Russia did in Ukraine? -Gen. Tariq Khan
Russia may experience a severe economic fallout affecting its banking, reserves and business. What’s important is that Pakistan will feel the heat with wheat shortages, high fuel and energy prices that will go way higher than what they are.
Why is there too much scrutiny over Imran Khan’s visit to Russia?
Imran Khan's choice to continue with the Russian trip, which is vital to the advancement of many sectors in Pakistan, was a wise one; media experts who have criticized Khan's administration for not canceling the trip would have been more critical of Khan's government if he had done so.
Middle Eastern states walk a tightrope that Ukraine spins ever tighter
The bottom line is that neither Russia, certainly if it is bogged down in Ukraine, nor China, is willing or able to replace the United States as the Gulf’s security guarantor. As a result, hedging bets may be one thing; another is not acting against Russian interests while acting against US interests.
PM Imran Khan’s visit to Russia in perspective
PM Khan represents perhaps the most advanced thinking on Pakistan’s foreign policy. Amidst a domestic intellectual climate of skepticism, fear, and concern over the issue of the diversification of Pakistan’s foreign policy, the national leadership has consistently sought multilateral cooperation
How Russian military invasion has shaken the Europeans?
Putin has startled Europe and the US by deploying his troops close to the Ukrainian border and starting a special operation, igniting a debate over how they would respond after the attacks on Ukraine. Sanctions are to be imposed on Russian development corporations
Russia attacks Ukraine: Now what’s next?
Dozens of people have been killed during the first hours of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, officials said, with fighting widespread across the country. Russia’s President Vladimir Putin ordered wide-ranging attacks on Ukraine on Thursday, hitting multiple cities and bases with airstrikes
Drone strikes: A new way of warfare?
Drone technology is one of the most important parts of the future of warfare. It is also a threat to liberties around the world. As drone strikes play an important role in new warfare so there should put some limitations as in every successful drone strike terrorists kill as well as innocent people.
Why the Nazi-Soviet war was destined to become a long war?
Shane Quinn, a British geostrategist talks about how the Nazi-Soviet War was destined to become a long and bloody conflict by mid-February 1942, as the Germans survived the worst of the Soviet Winter Campaign. He has focused largely here on the Red Army's struggles in this war,
Living within means: The tin roofs of Bangladesh
Till 1958 Pakistan was debt-free. Then the fast-track debt-driven economic model was adopted. The standard of living was raised on borrowed money. Fancy cars and gadgets were imported. Our neighbor India did not fall for short-term gains. Instead of imports, they relied on simplicity.
Kashmir: A night that never ends!
For more than 70 years, Indian state-sponsored atrocities have caused human rights violations in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOK). The barbaric incident that happened in the twin villages of Kunan and Poshpora, in Kupwara District of Kashmir can never be forgotten.