Pak Affairs

Theme for the 17th SAARC summit titled ‘Building bridges’ is most appropriate. The establishment of physical connectivity in the form of improved trade, air, road and shipping links will help the fulfillment of long-awaited dream of economic integration. The ‘Addu Declaration’, a 20-point agenda, marked the conclusion of the 17th SAARC summit. In the Communique, the member states reiterated their …

A deterrent which one is afraid to implement when challenged ceases to be a deterrent. Henry Kissinger India and Pakistan have remained in a state of rivalry for almost 63 years; more than the historic rivalry that existed between the US and USSR. Furthermore the transformation in their respective war doctrines have also remained locked in the historic traditions of …

Why India is democratic and Pakistan is not. What after all is wrong with Pakistan? On their emergence as two independent states on the map of the world as a result of a democratic political process, both India and Pakistan inherited a parliamentary tradition and began their independent statehood with a democratic path clearly charted out for them. To start …

Islamic human rights in Islam provide for personal welfare as well as welfare of family and society. Islam as a supreme and eternal divine religion gives a dynamic and comprehensive concept and system of Human Rights. According to teachings of Islam, rights have been divided into two categories rights towards God and Human Rights. Rights towards God or Huqooq-ul-Ullah are …

Is the Haqqani Network really capable of what the high US command in its recent statements have accused it of? Named after its founder and veteran Mujahideen commander Maulvi Jalaluddin Haqqani, the Haqqani network is once again at the centre of a heated debate. Senior US officials have levied blunt warnings and accusations, claiming that this group of insurgents is …

Bhutto believed that only nuclear weapons could guarantee Pakistan’s security against Indian threats. A doctrine is a set of principles that are formulated for a specific purpose. A nuclear doctrine, therefore, is a set of principles formulated for employing or not employing nuclear weapons and the associated systems in the wake of war. Pakistan, since its inception in 1947, is …

Eventually Pakistan and the US will recognise the compulsions of their partnership, notwithstanding the prohibitive costs The affair between Pakistan and the United States, closest allies for a better part of Pakistan’s life as a state, is becoming curiouser and curiouser. Both sides are indulging in ungainly rhetoric of a confrontation neither of them can afford, and the reasons for …

South Asia was globally important during the Cold War era and remains relevant to world’s peace and security even in today’s changed environment. The recent India-Pakistan peace process has offered no results as the two sides did not go beyond reiterating their respective positions on Kashmir and agreeing to continue discussions for a ‘peaceful negotiated’ settlement of this issue. After …

The people surrounded by lot of difficulties and troubles seem to have gone conscious politically thereby expecting reasonably good performance from the politicians in connection with bringing an end to their problems. Progress of a nation hinges on the dedicated political leadership who amid the heavy odds clothes the dreams of its disgruntled people with the flesh and blood of …

A well-structured de-radicalisation strategy should be formed by a combination of various factors. The national seminar on de-radicalisation organized by the Pakistan Army in Swat brought together scholars, academicians and experts on counter-insurgency and de-radicalisation from around the world. The moot also provided an opportunity to debate the phenomenon of radicalisation in Pakistan and suggest practical, effective and better models …