Taliban The Arbiters of peace in Afghanistan
ahmed sabirBy General Mirza Aslam Beg (Former COAS) What an irony of social justice that the countries, such as Russia, USA, NATO and Pakistan, who tasted defeat at the hands of…
How the United States military is preparing for a war with China
Juicy targets include artificial islands in the South China Sea By James Stavridis Admiral James Stavridis was 16th Supreme Allied Commander of NATO and 12th Dean of the Fletcher School…
The declining market for secrets
US spy agencies must adapt to an open-source world By Zachery Tyson Brown and Carmen A. Medina For nearly three-quarters of a century, the United States intelligence community has supplied…
Secret India – Pakistan peace roadmap brokered by top UAE royals
By Sudhi Ranjan Sen About 24 hours after military chiefs from India and Pakistan surprised the world last month with a rare joint commitment to respect a 2003 cease-fire agreement,…
Can Prime Minister Imran Khan game Pakistan’s political system?
By Hassan Aslam Shad The deep-rooted malaise, the cancer which runs deep through our body politic, requires a savvy Machiavellian treatment. This isn't a game for the faint-hearted. It requires…
US urges India to “forgo” defense transactions with Russia
But geopolitics may weigh in Interaction Report U.S. has urged India, its South Asian ally, to reconsider its planned acquisition of an advanced Russian missile system. It's “a move that…
Putting Austin right with plain, unvarnished, talk of what’s at stake
By Bharat Karnad Writing this post a few hours before the US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin touches down in Delhi and begins his meeting with Defense Minister Rajnath Singh. Washington…
No Trade on Kashmiri Blood – An Honorable Decision
The creation of Pakistan and India was filled with many complications and unresolved issues because the British willed it so. Among the issues, the most problematic and the most dangerous…