Tag: weapons
Jinnah’s dream of South Asia is only possible when India joins...
Sudheendra Kulkarni | The problem with both India and Pakistan, which is also a major source of the unending hostility between our two countries, is...
West’s Double Standards: An Unending threat for the World?
Tahir Ali Khan | When the Syrian regime was accused of using chemical weapons in Syria in April this year, US President Trump immediately issued...
Kim’s security: ‘not even an ant can pass through’
AFP | When Pyongyang's leader Kim Jong Un came down the steps towards the inter-Korean border Friday he was escorted by a phalanx of bodyguards...
Israel warns of attack if Russia air defences used in Syria
AFP | Israel's Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Tuesday that his country would attack Russian S-300 air defence systems in Syria if they were used...
Syrian imbroglio
Dr. Zafar Nawaz Jaspal | For the last seven years, the people of Syria have been victim of civil war. The Syrian ruling elite seems...
Germany’s Syria Strategy
Trivun Sharma | On Saturday 14th April, US President Donald Trump made headlines with his decision to strike Syria over the alleged use of chemical weapons...
Western powers walk legal tightrope with Syria strikes
AFP | Britain, France and the US struck suspected Syrian chemical weapons facilities Saturday in retaliation for a "clear violation" of international law, but experts...
Saudis in search of energy alternatives
Dr. Zafar Nawaz Jaspal | Saudi Arabia has been exploring various options to sustain and endure its energy security. Recently, it announced to improve its...
Compromise only at Pakistan’s peril
Hussan Zia | Taliban are an obstacle because they won't accept the presence of foreign troops. The Americans had expected that Pakistan will be...
Is India making ballistic missiles to counter military capability of China?
Dr. Zafar Nawaz Jaspal | India’s military hardware shopping spree and advancing of nuclear weapons arsenal are increasing the security dilemma of the Asian nations....
Is the US sabotaging peace in Korea?
Jacob G Hornberger | It just might be that the two Koreas are figuring out a way to avoid war, much to the anger and...
Why nuclear arsenal advancement is essential for Pakistan
Zafar Nawaz Jaspal | The strategic significance of the nuclear weapons is undeniable. These weapons make major or total wars less likely between the belligerent...
US accuses Iran to divert attention from Jerusalem issue
Stana Dubajic | The United States on Thursday presented for the first time, pieces of what it said were Iranian weapons supplied to the Iran-aligned Houthi militia...
Subway attack proves New York has made no improvements on counterterror...
Reuters | Minutes after a man set off a pipe bomb strapped to his body in one of New York's busiest transit hubs, throwing the...
Russia-U.S. deadlock over Syrian chemical weapons inquiry continues
Reuters | Russia said on Monday it was talking to the United States about the U.N. Security Council renewing an international inquiry into chemical weapons...
Pakistan in midst of a fourth generation war?
News Desk | Dr. Farrukh Saleem has written often about the fourth generation war that Pakistan is facing. GVS Managing editor, Najma Minhas, spoke with...
US strikes at India-Russia defense ties
M K BhadraKumar | In the post-cold war era, the United States and Russia kept a decent distance vis-à-vis each other while plowing their respective relations...
Pakistan opposes weaponization of outer space
News Analysis | Pakistan has called for steps to prevent the weaponization of outer-space and emphasized that it should be explored and used exclusively for...
India refuses to sign NPT in order to hang on to...
News Analysis | India has ruled out the possibility of joining the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) as a non-nuclear weapon state but said it remains “committed”...
Why is BJP storing weapons in Southern India?
News Analysis | In a raid conducted at an office of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Kerala’s Kannur district, the police have recovered a huge...
A master-plan to balkanize Pakistan – Part II
Asif Haroon Raja | India’s Water terrorism To multiply pressure, India resorted to water terrorism by building over 60 dams on the three Pakistan specific rivers...
Larry Pressler still obsessed with Pakistan nukes; wants them destroyed by...
News Analysis | Former US Senator, Larry Pressler has urged India and the US to launch strikes on Pakistan's nuclear sites. He also claimed that...
Of oil,economy,and Israel:US stakes in Syria
Nauman Sadiq l Washington’s interest in the Syrian civil war is partly about ensuring Israel’s regional security and partly it is about doing the bidding...
Weapons for India; warnings for Pakistan: Trumps South Asia policy
News Analysis | The Trump administration has approved the sale of unarmed surveillance drones to India, the manufacturer of the drones said Friday, as the...
After MOAB, USA reveals GMD: Which state will be used as...
Dr. Zafar N. Jaspal | Since his election, President Trump has been signaling to solidify United States military muscle. He has exhibited leaning towards the new...
Indo-Pak nuclear race: Will things continue the same forever?
Dr. Zafar N. Jaspal | India-Pakistan strategic competition and Great Powers' interest in the region have made the South Asian strategic environment complex and unpredictable....
US’ Jet hovers over Korean Peninsula monitoring radioactive levels
Washington dispatched a WC-135 Constant Phoenix to monitor radioactivity levels at the Korean Peninsula. The United States on Tuesday sent a nuclear sniffer aircraft to fly over the...
The US’s top 10 Lies About Syria
David Swanson | The United States, like in many cases in the past, is now rushing into Syria for war – not peace. Portraying a...
US fires Missiles at Syria in escalation of hostilities
By Phil Stewart and Steve Holland| WASHINGTON/PALM BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he ordered missile strikes against a Syrian...
Let’s Spread Violence to “Eradicate” Violence – United States Way of...
David Swanson | The first point to point out is the idea that the Middle East is culturally a violent place that can be made...
Pakistan’s Ababeel ballistic missile ensures strategic stability in South Asia
Dr. Zafar Nawaz Jaspal | To remain sustainable and to increase longevity of the modern state necessitates perpetual contemplation for modern strategy, invention of the...
Astana talks: Will Saudi Arabia really allow peace in Syria?
Sophie Mangal | The Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir stated that the Syrian peace talks in Astana would lead to a ceasefire in the country,...
Pakistan and the Strategic Chessboard in 2017
Dr. Zafar Jaspal | The global strategic chessboard will remain complex in 2017 as the conversion in the global strategic environment continues. The transition in...
Chemical terrorist attack ‘huge concern’ says London fire chief
Ben Farmer Britain's most senior fire chief has warned that the potential for a terrorist chemical attack in the country is a "huge concern". Dany...
China Installs Weapons in South China Sea, Satellites Show
President Xi Jinping had pledged not to place arms on the islands in the Spratly archipelago. BEIJING—China has installed antiaircraft guns and other weapons on...
India’s Growing Arms Footprint in Afghanistan Enables Regional Power Projection
SHASHANK JOSHI | Nov 1, 2016 India’s growing arms footprint in Afghanistan points to an important future aspect of its regional power projection. “We have a...
