Pakistan is located at a junction where its strategic importance has been a huge factor in shaping its foreign relations. Due to its proximity to the Middle East and central Asian countries, it has become an epicenter of world rivalries_owing to which, in the war of others, the country itslef has been suffering. Hence, in the current multipolar world Pakistan […]

The focus is on violence in Manipur, but the entire range of rights issues is to be debated The European parliament is discussing the human rights in India with the focus on the violence in the North Eastern Indian State of Manipur. The EU Parliament’s resolution on India says that minorities, civil society, human rights defenders and journalists regularly face […]

There is a conventional wisdom arguing that the People’s Republic of China (PRC) led by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is preparing for war against the world. The use of so-called unrestricted warfare is arguably China’s strategic mantra to defeat adversaries and win battles against opponents preferably without actual fighting. Unrestricted warfare is a hybrid form of warfare using military […]

Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s visit to Malaysia charts a new opening of strategic security and bilateral ties that will provide long term and lasting returns to both countries, especially to Malaysia. This crucial visit, on top of the recent visit by Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan, reflects the growing importance of Malaysia for regional security architecture […]

In India, data is being treated as a strategic resource that needs to be safeguarded from external exploitation and made available for domestic requirements. Prime Minister Narendra Modi even went so far as to say that ‘data is the new gold’. Data is a new currency that flows across borders, enabling information exchange and facilitating transactions at record speeds. While […]

Change is upon us“Change is coming that hasn’t happened in 100 years and we are driving this change together.” These were the words of Xi Jinping, China’s leader and the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, when bidding farewell to his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, in Moscow in March 2023. Putin was the first foreign leader Xi met after […]

The two terror suspects from an Al-Qaeda affiliated group, arrested by the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) around last week, were planning a massive attack for which they were “very much” in touch with the Pakistani and Kashmiri handlers, sources have told News18. The UP ATS has recovered a series of videos from the social media account of arrested Saddam […]

Info may be used to nail Pak for harbouring terror network SIU raids houses of four more ultras in Kishtwar Sanjeev Pargal JAMMU, July 11: In a significant success for police, the officials in Doda, Ramban and Kishtwar districts have succeeded in identifying “accurate locations” of around 40 militants from these districts in Pakistan and PoJK where they are operating […]

India’s stance on recognizing the Taliban-appointed Chief Envoy in the Afghan Embassy in Delhi has raised eyebrows and stirred debates. In May, the Taliban Ministry of Foreign Affairs designated Mr. Qadir Shah, already serving as Trade Counselor, to assume the role of Chief Envoy in New Delhi. However, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in India has not accepted Mr. […]

Afghan refugees have been a significant concern for Pakistan over the past several years, with their impact projected to intensify in the coming years. As these refugees flee conflict in their homeland, they are forming a large and growing population in Pakistan, particularly in the region of Baluchistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. According to official reports, about 250, 000 Afghans have […]