Tag: GVS magazine
The Doval Doctrine – India’s hybrid war against Pakistan
Shahid Raza | Lest we forget, World War I and World War II saw more than 100 million people killed. The battles that engulfed the...
Kulbhashan Jadhav: Case of “Indian State Intervention”
Ahmer Bilal Soofi | The Jadhav Case just heard at the International Court of Justice has the potential of serving as a turning point through...
Economic Gurus: Devaluation, IMF talks and Pakistan exports – Shehryar Aziz
Shehryar Aziz | Analysing the views of the members of the government’s Economic Advisory Council (EAC), one notice, that they are not in favour of...
Economic Gurus: Devaluation, IMF talks and Pakistan exports – Dr Sajid...
Dr Sajid Amin Javed | For devaluation, we do not need to have an implicit understanding with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). I am on...
Pakistan is the most under-praised, under-discovered country – Fatemeh Aman
GVS News Desk | Fatemeh Aman is a non-resident Senior fellow with the Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center, Washington D.C. A policial analyst who has...
India versus Pakistan: Battleground International Court of Justice
Hassan Aslam Shad | The second round of the courtroom battle between India and Pakistan regarding the Kulbhushan Jadhav case concluded at the International Court...
Hindu Diaspora: a strategic ally of Modi & BJP but a...
Professor Ashok Swain | Since 1947, India has been for the most part successful in keeping the country united and maintaining a general peace and...
Reincarnation of India: Threat to Peace..?
GVS Editorial - April Magazine In the third week of February 2019 – during Kulbhushan Jadhav trial at the International Court of Justice – QC...
BJP: An electoral journey from Babri Masjid to Pakistan? – Nilanjan...
Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay | On March 16, 2019 Indresh Kumar, member of National Executive of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, (RSS) ideological fountainhead of the ruling Bharatiya Janata...
Why Jadhav became so important for India? – Dr Moeed Pirzada
Dr Moeed Pirzada | Prominent Indian journalist, Praveen Swami, in his groundbreaking piece, “India’s Secret War” (Frontline, 16 February 2018) raises an interesting question: “Thirteen...
Why Pakistan’s exports are not growing? – Dr Kamal Monnoo
Dr Kamal Monnoo | Despite a 32% devaluation why are the Pakistani exports not increasing? Answer: Because everyone is either corrupt or incompetent, but now this...
Creating the State: Pakistan and the Accession of Kalat, 1947-48
Dr. Yaqoob Bangash | Baluchistan, Pakistan’s largest yet sparsely populated province, has always been on the margins of the nation and state. Its numerous tribes...
Roshaneh Zafar – Founder of Kashf Foundation: Celebrating Pakistani Women
GVS News Desk | Founder of Kashf Foundation, Roshaneh is a development activist in Pakistan, working in the field of women's economic empowerment. She set...
Raheela Zarmeen Ahmadzai – Pakistani Footballer: Celebrating Pakistani Women
GVS News Desk | 25-year-old Raheela Zarmeen is a Pakistani footballer and the football manager of the Pakistan women's national football team and Balochistan United...
Democratizing the Judicial Process – Indian Courts Exercise of Suo Motu...
Amit A. Pai | The reading of fundamental rights by the constitutional courts in India changed after its experiences with Internal Emergency between 1975 and...
Can the Guardians Guard Themselves?
Barrister Ali Zafar | Over the years the extrajudicial utterance of Charles Evans Hughes, Chief Justice of America that “The Constitution is what the Judges...
Oscar 2019: Breakdown
Usama Masood Ahmad | This year’s Academy Awards proved to be quite interesting. Unlike last year’s awards, there was certainly more going on this time...
The Afghan Peace Puzzle: Where Do We Go from Here?
Ambassador Mohammad Sadiq | Abrupt changes in U.S. policy in Afghanistan no longer surprise the world. Just a few months ago, President Trump decided to...
Lawyer Movement: What it was, what it wasn’t ? reflections twelve...
Moeed Pirzada | Lawyers Movement or “Adlia Bahali Tehreek” (Restoration of Judiciary) occupies an important chapter in Pakistan’s colourful political history. Kickstarted on 9th March...
“Rising Hindutva” and its Impact on the Region
Ambassador Ashraf Jehangir Qazi | Mr S. M. Hali has become quite a prolific writer. His latest book “Rising Hindutva – and its impact on...
CM Jam Kamal: A different politician from Baluchistan
GVS News Desk | Jam Kamal Khan belongs to Baluchistan’s new breed of politicians who realized that the people of Baluchistan also expect accountability and...
Safaa In Transit – Travelling Pakistan and Beyond
GVS News Desk | GVS: You have achieved quite a lot at such a young age, what struggles did you face in the journey to...
Fort Balahisar in the Walled City of Peshawar
GVS News Desk | The Fort Balahisar in the Walled City of Peshawar he fort sits on a high mound in the northwestern corner of...
Pakistan – Bangladesh diminishing hope for better ties?
Dr. Junaid Ahmed | Sheikh Hasina Wajid and her Awami League have once again won general elections in Bangladesh, held on December 30, 2018. This...
Samjhauta Express: The Friendship Express connecting divided people
Tridivesh Singh Maini | In spite of the strained relations between India and Pakistan, attempts have been made on numerous occasions to facilitate greater people...
Samjhauta Express buried under Judicial Indifference
GVS News Desk | The Samjhauta Express was established on July 22, 1976, shortly after the Simla Agreement was signed between Indira Gandhi and Zulfiqar...
Pakistan Navy’s Blue Water Ambitions
Shahid Raza | Pakistan Navy is the guardian of Pakistan’s maritime boundaries. An ever-increasing threat of terrorism at sea, piracy and fast-changing geo-security dynamics in...
Rethinking our oceans: Investing in The Blue Economy
Rear Admiral (R) Pervaiz Asghar | Pakistan’s policymakers have often faced criticism for turning a blind eye to the bounties the sea has to offer....
Pakistan launches first formal Maritime doctrine
Cdr (Retd) Azam Khan | On December 20 2018, President of Pakistan, Dr. Arif Alvi was the chief guest at a ceremony held at the...
Importance of Aman Exercises – 2019 and Beyond
Vice Adm. (R) Taj M Khattak | Pakistan Navy embarks on Exercise AMAN – 19, a continuation from AMAN-2007, in which 28 countries had participated....
How to make Pakistan a Maritime Nation: Minister Ali Zaidi
GVS News Desk | Ali Zaidi was born and educated in Karachi. A successful entrepreneur with vast experience of operating businesses in various sectors. Syed...
Changes in tax policy likely to benefit agriculture sector and exports
Dr. Vaqar Ahmed | First of all, there is a need to restore investor’s confidence. Our policies should complement investors’ expectations. Investors want two things:...
Economic Gurus: The PTI Government just presented the mini-finance bill! Part...
Shahbaz Rana | Pakistan’s fundamental problem is to have sustainable growth. We have seen in the past that there are periods when we have had...
Pakistan’s Vision for Maritime Security
GVS News Desk | The AMAN are biennial multinational exercises initiated by Pakistan Navy in 2007. The very first of such events, in March 2007,...
Military Courts in Pakistan: Why and Why not?
Dr. Moeed Pirzada | Will Pakistan again extend the military courts? And if yes, for how long? What will Imran Khan led government do if...
Kashmir: Still knocking at the door of world’s conscience
Asif Luqman Qazi | People ask about the historic significance of February 5 being celebrated as Kashmir Solidarity Day. The answer is, it is the...