The Sea Politics is getting complex with an increase in world’s commercial activities. Now the world is not only focusing on the militarily important places but it is also in the search of places that will be productive from the business point of view in future. It is important to note that […]
South Asia is the most volatile and unpredictable security complex. There are several states in it and all of them have a different pattern of relation among themselves. India is enjoying dominance and all other states, except Pakistan are designing their policies somewhat according to wishes of India. Pakistan is […]
South Asia is a region locked up in several conflicts and disputes that have resulted in many wars between India and Pakistan. The last full-scale war between India and Pakistan was fought in 1971. Soon after 1971, India displayed its nuclear capability (in 1974) that forced Pakistan to step up […]
Pakistan and India have passed seven-decade in severe enmity and have fought four wars during this time. The failure of both countries to solve their mutual conflicts, especially Kashmir issue, resulted in the provocation of non-state actors who were created during the Afghan jihad. The participation of some of these groups […]
“The underlying problem for the West is not Islamic fundamentalism. It is Islam, a different civilization whose people [is] convinced of the superiority of their culture and [is] obsessed with the inferiority of their power.” These are words of Samuel P. Huntington in The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking […]
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) requests for prohibition of all forms of nuclear tests. Many international experts consider it as a second serious step to control nuclear proliferation after nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). The idea to ban nuclear test was passed in ninth session of United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) […]
Indian Ocean: the third largest ocean in the world enjoys a unique geostrategic and historical importance. It is bordering three continents: Asia, Africa and Australia with 36 littoral and 14 hinterland states including several important emerging economies and rich oil-exporting countries. About 80% oil trade is through it and is […]
Kashmir issue originated from the division of Indian sub-continent into two independent states (Pakistan and India) in 1947. It remains an unsettled issue for the last sixty-eight years despite having a resolution passed in the United Nations Security Council (UNSCR-47) which says the issue of Kashmir be solved through a […]
