Analyzing the debate of the Presidential system
The debate for the Presidential System should be taken as a wake-up call by all political players if they desire to save the current dispensation. With amenable legislators, the house can very well pass a constitutional amendment allowing Presidential rule for a limited period of time.
Indo-US strategic partnership and implications for Pakistan
As India increases its military power, it becomes the sick man of Asia. It tries to have a finger in every strategic pie in the region. It is neither in the US interest nor is it in the interest of any other country to disrupt the strategic balance of the region.
Populism: Spectre Haunting Above European Union
Populists, on the other hand, were considered a credible alternative because all other ideologies had either failed in the past or were currently in disarray. Populists believe that ordinary people's skepticism and dissatisfaction may be explained
Implementing the National Economic Security Policy
One of the fundamental reasons behind Pakistan’s volatile economic performance for the last many decades is that we have not been able to develop and implement a strategic economic security framework customized to our socio-economic and geo-political dynamics.
Nazi-Soviet War plans for the 1942 offensives
The failure of Nazi Germany's Army Groups to deliver a lethal blow against Soviet Russia in 1941, meant that the Wehrmacht had missed its chance to win the war; and well prior to the defeat at Stalingrad, which confirmed to the world that the Germans were unlikely to emerge victorious.
How UAE schoolbooks earn high marks for cultural tolerance?
Emirati school lessons give high marks for urging respect toward Jews and showing a trend away from negative portrayals of Israel, but some remain. One of a number of Westerners hired by the UAE to replace Arab teachers suspected of sympathizing with the Muslim Brotherhood,.
Two words!
Two words, Freedom and Equality through simple and used every day, need to be translated and their magic needs to be cascaded to everyone. Not only the society will become more respectful tolerant but would start appreciating merit and justice.
Pakistan must seek universal jurisdiction for India’s crimes in Kashmir
Despite the patchy and rather dismal record of international criminal accountability, universal jurisdiction offers one way of setting the wheel of international criminal justice in motion.
Police, State and Society: Challenges And Opportunities in Pakistan
Pakistan's policing challenges, in the first quarter of 21st century, are acute as the country's population, governance structures, security considerations, geography, colonial past, and politics directly affect the policing system in the country.
Challenges of QUAD and US Indo-Pacific strategy on the peaceful rise of China
QUAD presents a convenient possibility to evolve into a security framework if Chinese designs get too aggressive for QUAD's liking. AUKUS, on the other hand, has clear, narrow objectives focused entirely on security and strategic containment of Beijing in the Indo Pacific.
Taliban Recognition: What stands in the way?
Prior to their inevitable takeover, the incumbents had given the impression that they will adopt a more moderate approach once they take control of state affairs. However, the first few months of the new regime in Afghanistan have not instilled much confidence in the Afghan public.
How international engagement with Taliban can prevent humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan?
Soon after the withdrawal of US and allied forces from Afghanistan, the international assistance to Afghanistan’s new government also ended. This left the new Afghan rulers and masses at the brink of the humanitarian crisis in the country.