“Gwadar Port Operational for Trade Activities” a headline which marked the realization of the long sought dream of President Xi Jinping. It indeed proved that Sino-Pakistan relationship is without a doubt, higher than the mountains and deeper than oceans. CPEC is a channel for the Maritime Silk Route that connects around […]
During the decisive moments of the struggle of independence for all the Muslim community of the subcontinent from the hands of ruling elite of Britain and the overwhelming Hindus majority, founder Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah very rightly pointed “I have no illusions in the matter and let me say again […]
The third largest ocean in the world, the Indian Ocean, which can be characterized as a gateway, linking the East with the West and different regions of the world. The rising geo-politics in the Indian Ocean can be directed as power struggle between states to increase their influence and impact […]
The definition of minimum credible deterrence has evolved since 1998 when South Asia went nuclear. Governments of both Pakistan and India resolved to have minimum credible deterrence, but as the time passes, the stress on minimum can be seen vanishing. Today, India and Pakistan are trying to purse relation with […]
Year 2015 marked the beginning of European Refugee crisis or the migrant crisis, when a rising number of displaced people and vagrants made the excursion to the European Union (EU) to look for a safe haven by traversing the Mediterranean Sea. According to UN high commissioner for Refugees, there are […]
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s preeminent leader, lately propelled a direct hit on Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, an ex Iranian President, who while rising from the ashes is heading a coalition comprising the conservatives mainly recognized as sober minded or pragmatics and within Iran termed as reformists. As twitter, now-a-days, is the easiest way […]
Recently Iran launched a wide-scale military exercise that will traverse a zone of 2.2 million square kilometers and is code-named Mohammad, the Messenger of God, after the prophet of Islam. The drill is occurring all around, ashore and ocean, with contender planes, air guard frameworks and under-surface vessels being tried. Press […]
At beginning of 2016, Chinese President Xi Jinping, visited Middle East at a time when the relations between Saudi Arabian led Sunni states and Shiite Iran were touching a low point in recent history. The execution of the influential Shiite minister Sheik Nimr al-Nimr, who was the leading voice of Shiite minority in […]
There exist a number of speculations regarding the lifting of sanctions and re-engagement of many western corporations investing in Iran creating a significant impact on Iran’s relations with Russia. Different perspectives suggest that a resurgent Iran would contend with Russia as a significant exporter of oil and gas, which would […]
