Pakistan has the fifth largest reservoir of gemstones in the world. The country exports gemstones worth at least$3.7 billion annually. The potential of Pakistan’s gemstone industry is huge when it…

From the military perspective, the Operational Environment (OE) refers to a combination of conditions, variables and circumstances that can impact a decision-making process and the ability to employ force capabilities….

In Pakistan, good governance has remained an immaterialised dream. We usually hide behind justifications and blame game whenever the question of governance arises. That is why Pakistan besides of having…

Key Points:  During the first phase of the pandemic, Pakistan was well on track to follow the trajectory of countries severely hit by the virus. Due to the decentralisation of…

Key Points:  The concept of social media’s self-regulation in its essence has failed. It is because of the fact that political ads have found their way into the targeted society…

Zbigniew Brzezinski, one of America’s most influential thinkers and policy makers, in his 1997 book ‘The Grand Chessboard: American Primacy and its Geo-Strategic Imperatives,’ proposed a strategic outlook for the…

The recent state election in the Indian state of Delhi declared Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) victorious with a land-slide victory. The party conveniently secured 62 seats in the Delhi state assembly…

Indian media reported on 9th March that Lt Gen Kanwal Jeet Singh (KJS) Dhillon, former head of the Srinagar-based 15 Corps, was appointed Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff for…

The modern nation state system is understood as a political system comprising numerous states, big and small, divided across national identities through physical boundaries that cannot be transcended outside the…

Deterrence is not a new concept for the students and practitioners of International Relations and Security Studies. However, just for the sake of review, it is an act of manipulating…