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Power Politics in Indian Ocean. Global politics will always retain its relevance and global powers are always in search for a platform to vie. Indian Ocean has become such a platform for the global leadership. Global shift from geo-politics to geo-economics and use of sea lanes for global trade and energy transportation have rendered the importance of ports and seas …

Islamic Concept of War and ISLAMOPHOBIA Islam being a religion of peace provides a complete code of life, covering both individual and collective aspects of human life under the sovereignty of Allah Almighty; the most Compassionate. The Holy Prophet Muhammad (SAWW) was also sent as a mercy for all the creatures (Surah al-Anbia:107). Then, how can it be possible that …

Foreign Policy Foreign policies are, in most cases, designed through coalitions of domestic and international actors and groups. When analyzing the head of government, or in other words, the executor of foreign policies, many motivating factors can be identified to explain the rationale behind decisions taken. Some factors of influence include the leader’s own personality and cognition, degree of rationality, …

Revitalizing the Agriculture Sector of Pakistan Despite being neglected over the decades, the agriculture sector remains the backbone of Pakistan’s economy. It is still the largest sector of the economy of Pakistan in terms of labour participation, and as such livelihood of the majority of the population directly or indirectly depends on it. This sector employs approximately 40% of the …

Incorporating 21st -Century Skills in Education The Next big Thing for Pakistan  At a time when the Covid-19 pandemic has rattled every country with its long-lasting, deleterious impact, it is obvious that our rapidly-changing world is faced with increasingly complex global challenges. Climate change, migrant crisis and epidemics and pandemics are some daunting challenges that require creative collaboration across borders. …

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Virtual Diplomacy The coronavirus pandemic has affected the world massively and its impact is already being felt at the local, regional and international levels in multifarious ways. International diplomacy is one area that is at the centre of the whole phenomenon, and we have seen this phenomenon at this year’s annual session of the United Nations General Assembly. Traditionally, the …

THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE BETTER WORLD The year 2020 marks a special anniversary for the United Nations: 75 years from the signing of the UN Charter in San Francisco. In 1945, soon after the end of the Second World War, nations worldwide decided to change the course of history and took the commitment to work together for peace. The United …

The Unholy Alliance  Like many other flabbergasting happenings in international arena such as US-Iran clashes after the killing of Qassem Soleimani, hyper politics between China and the United States over Covid-19, etc., the year 2020 brought a new twist in international relations. The event that has re-ordered the Middle East diplomacy is an astonishingly unholy US-brokered deal which was signed …

FEMINISM FOR BEGINNERS There is no denying the fact that almost half of humanity has always comprised women. But only a few women appear on lists of ‘great people’ who have shaped the course of human history that has been, to many feminists ‘His-story’. Women, if they appear at all, do so as a support for men, or as suffering …