- 04 June, 2023
Geopolitics & National SecurityTerrorism
G20 In Srinagar : Threats And Opportunities
With two days left for the G20 Tourism Working Group Meeting in Srinagar on May 22-24, 2023, national and international focus on this unusual event is becoming rife. There are…
By Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd)
Peaceful Pakistan: A Utopian Vision?
Pakistan's recurring political crises can be traced back to its inability to fortify democratic institutions and build a robust state-society relationship since its independence. The present political conundrum is the…
By Mudasir Dar
Bilawal Bhutto’s BBC Interview: Pre SCO CFM Meeting
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is a Eurasian political, economic, international security and defence organisation. It includes India, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Pakistan. India is hosting the…
The Poonch Terrorist Attack Has Big Strategic Implications
On 20 April 2023 a convoy of vehicles of the Army was targeted by terrorists between Bhimbar Gali and Poonch in the Jammu region. One Army 2.5-ton truck was struck…
By Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd)
Terrorism in Africa: A Threat to World Peace and Security
Terrorism is the biggest threat to world peace and security, and Africa is now facing this threat. Africa has been tormented by terrorism, with various terrorist organisations accomplishing their terror…
Faux Pas In Punjab
History, as Karl Marx said, “repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce”. What we witnessed in the 1980s was a tragedy when, as has been rightly said, there was…
By Prakash Singh
QUAD And The Counter-Terrorism Measures
By Colonel B S Nagial (Retd) Since its formation in 2007, QUAD has been in the news for numerous reasons. Initially, this was perceived as anti-China, but QUAD member countries denied…
Punjab: On The Boil Again
Punjab—the land of saints and seers, the granary of India, nursery of the nation’s exceptionally gallant soldiers and outstanding sportspersons--- appears to be once again, sliding to the brink of…
By Lt Gen Kamal Davar (Retd)
How the Practice of Illegal Terror Financial Networks Functions in a Proxy War Zone?
Three fascinating events relating to counter terrorism took place in quick succession over the last eight weeks. First was the meeting of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) which took…
By Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd)
Terrorism: The Glue That Holds China Pakistan Together
The father of communism, Karl Marx, once famously said — “We have no compassion, and we ask no compassion from you. When our turn comes, we shall not make excuses…
By Cdr Sandeep Dhawan (Retd)
Zero tolerance for terrorism in all its manifestations ‘must’: India at SCO meet
New Delhi, Jul 29 (PTI) There is an urgent need to address the global energy and food crisis triggered by disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic and the Ukraine conflict, External…
Will not allow terrorism to take root again, say residents of remote hamlet in J-K who captured LeT militants
Jammu, Jul 5 (PTI) In a remote hamlet in the Mahore belt of Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district that was once a hotbed of militancy, villagers who displayed exemplary courage by…
