Tag: war
Was Israel involved in recent Pak-India skirmishes?
News Desk | Sources in the Pakistani government, at the highest levels, have confirmed, that Israeli forces had been operating with Indian forces in a...
Gulf war architect, George H.W. Bush dies at the age of...
AFP | George H.W. Bush -- the upper-crust war hero-turned-oilman and diplomat who steered America through the end of the Cold War as president and...
Iran Guard warns Netanyahu will be ‘forced into the sea’
AFP| The deputy commander of Iran's revolutionary guards warned Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday to "practice swimming in the Mediterranean" because he would...
What happened on the Kasur front in the 1965 war?
Saleem Akhtar Malik | In this sector, Pakistan’s 11 Division (21, 52, and 106 Brigade), with under command 15 Lancers and 32 TDU* were pitted against...
How Pakistan planned and prepared for the 1965 war against a...
Saleem Akhtar Malik l Planning and Preparation Force Ratios War plans are based on the threat assessment. Let us have a look at the relative force ratios...
ISIS through the years
AFP | The Islamic State group launched a blistering offensive in 2014, capturing nearly a third of Iraq's territory before it was driven out at...
Yet another attack in heavily militarized Kabul kills 26 people
News Analysis | A group of teenagers walking out of Karte Sakhi shrine, where Afghans gather every year to mark Nauroz, became the victim of...
Inside the Perpetual Battlefield of Information warfare
Shahid Raza | There has been a drastic transformation in the dynamics of warfare since the first Gulf War took place in 1990. Viewed in...
Why “Avengers: Infinity War” is a must watch
News Desk | After a record breaking blockbuster ‘Black Panther’ Marvel Studios is back again with its another magnificent superhero packed movie ‘Avengers: Infinity War’....
Defeat is an Orphan: How Pakistan Lost the Great South...
Adnan Qaiser | CDA Institute Research Associate Adnan Qaiser, with a distinguished career in the armed forces and international diplomacy, reviews Myra MacDonald’s book on...
EU to present Trump trade war riposte
AFP | The EU will Wednesday set out plans to strike back against US President Donald Trump's threatened steel and aluminum tariffs, with...
The mighty Afghan National Army?
Saqib Manzoor | Hundreds of seasoned and battle-hardened troops of Army have been deployed in Afghanistan to offer new types of training to...
Saudi-Iranian rivalry: The way forward!
News Analysis | Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said, “Iran is ready to discuss regional security issues with its Gulf Arab neighbors as long as foreign...
Indian misconduct continues to fuel conflict in Kashmir
News Analysis | On February 20, 2018, the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) conducted a seminar on “Crimes against Humanity-Genocides and Ethnic Cleansing” in...
Russia adopting US tactics from Afghanistan in Syria?
AFP | The death of Russian citizens in Syria from a US coalition strike last week, which has been played down by both Moscow and...
Hybrid wars against Pakistan
Saud Bin Ahsen | War is the oldest of adventures of the human race since times that created human civilization. Although it has nothing to...
Syrians survive war but battle against harsh winter
AFP | Khadija Alloush made it out alive from Syria's battle-ravaged Raqa with her five children, but she lost her seven-year-old son to the biting...
Trump government will cause new Korean War
Jacob G Hornberger | If war breaks out in Korea, which is increasingly likely, make no mistake about it: the cause will be the U.S....
“Till Death Do Us Part”: A Military Wife’s Story
Aisha Saeed | It was 12 at midnight. Sara sat drowsily on the sofa with the phone by her side. Never had she waited this...
The Social Media Wars in the Unconventional Battlefields !
Aisha Saeed | The modern day concept of battle is far from what it was decades ago.Now, a web within a web of the technically...
Delhi responds to Islamabad’s Jadhav offer positively !
News Analysis | Diplomatic sources in Islamabad have said that India has positively responded to Pakistan's offer regarding the self-confessed spy of the Research and...
Will India resort to war with Pakistan?
Asif Haroon Raja| In the wake of a constantly deteriorating security situation in Indian Occupied Kashmir (IOK) owing to heightened turbulence, exasperated and outraged Indian...
“Arab Media War at the heart of Saudi Purges?”
James M. Dorsey | Long-standing Saudi efforts to dominate the pan-Arab media landscape appear to have moved into high gear with Crown Prince Mohammed bin...
Is South Korea’s alliance with United States worth It?
Jacob G. Hornberger | With President Trump being accompanied by three U.S. carrier groups during his trip to Korea, South Koreans should pull a “Brexit”...
Saudi-“Israeli” Leaks: Collusion Or Opportunism?
Andrew Korybko | Nobody’s disputing that Saudi Arabia and “Israel” have cooperated before in sowing regional chaos and trying to “contain” Iran, but this time...
“Mad Dog” Mattis Demands Global War Authorization For Trump!
Andrew Korybko | US Secretary of Defense James “Mad Dog” Mattis is arguing that there shouldn’t be any geographic limitations imposed on the President’s power...
The war in Yemen takes its toll: Houthis hurl missile in...
News Analysis | Yemeni Houthi rebels have taken responsibility for firing a missile near the airport of Saudi Arabia's capital, Riyadh on Saturday. The Long-range...
Trump on the wrong side of history
Gen (r) Mirza Aslam Beg | American Secretary of States’ hop-over visit’ to Pakistan, on his way to India, was a crude diplomatic gesture of brow-beating...
Why will US military continue to fail in Afghanistan?
Saleem Akhtar Malik | On 7th October 2001, almost a month after the tumultuous bombing of the Twin Towers and the Pentagon, U.S. and British...
Tillerson’s Pakistan visit was a mere formality?
Zafar Nawaz Jaspal| The visit of United States Secretary of State indicates Washington’s desire to work closely with Islamabad in combating the menace of terrorism...
India’s dirty war inside Pakistan – Part II
Asif Haroon Raja | In the last 15 years, India has been able to make successes against Pakistan:- It succeeded in maligning the image of Pakistan...
Philippines must prepare for a long war against ISIS
Jumel G. Estrañero | Terrorism cannot be tackled overnight. On October 22 during the 38th MassKara Festival on Sunday night celebration, President Rodrigo Duterte urged the nation...
Tillerson returned empty-handed from Pakistan
Adam Garrie | US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has met with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif and other cabinet...
Only solution to Afghan problem: US Withdrawal
News Desk | Shahid Raza, Assistant-Editor, Strategic Affairs, Global Village Space, (GVS) was interviewed by Russian Radio, Sputnik, on the current situation in Afghanistan. Shahid...
Will QCG be effective in bringing the Afghan Taliban to talking...
News Analysis | The Afghan Taliban has said it has nothing to do with the 6th meeting of the Quadrilateral Coordination Group (QCG) slated to...
Killing and dying for minerals
Jacob G. Hornberger | “President Trump, searching for a reason to keep the United States in Afghanistan after 16 years of war, has latched on...