The author is a retired Group Captain and author of the book Defence & Diplomacy. Currently he is a columnist, analyst and TV talk show host.
ColumnsIn honour of the great manAsghar Khan was a politician, peace activist, historian, and the 5th Commander in Chief of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) and the first Pakistani to command this prestigiou
ColumnsThe world needs to wake upEthnic and religious insurgency in India knows no bounds. There are more than 22 Indian states which are plagued with separatist movements. The most visible is Indian
ColumnsVisible biasOn 25th October 2017, a book launch event of Neighbours in Arms: An American Senator’s Quest for Disarmament on Nuclear Subcontinent written by Larry Pressler, former US Senator,
ColumnsTails wagging dogs again?Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Bajwa created history by voluntarily submitting to brief the Senate Committee of the Whole on national security issues. During the pr
ColumnsAs if things weren’t bad enough alreadyThe 1.1 million strong Indian army aspiring to be a world power has received a major setback in the form of a lawsuit by over 100 officers claiming dis
ColumnsLies and deceptionIndia is organising “Rising India—2018” international summit, being marketed as “strategising global challenges for nation building.” The event is scheduled for New
ColumnsMisplaced sense of prioritiesWhile the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad were paralysed owing to the protests by a religious group, the botched security operation to dislodge them, its f
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ColumnsThe menace of extremism has to be tackled on all fronts and teachers are essential to that end Pakistan is currently plagued by the dual syndromes of intolerance and extremism, which have<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/11/10/role-of-educational-institutions-in-inculcating-tolerance/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Calculated moves being made by Modi’s government to thwart progress on CPEC Ever since the advent of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), India has woken up to stir trouble in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB).<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/11/03/indian-machinations-vis-a-vis-gilgit-baltistan/" title="Read more" >...</a>
An insider’s exposé of India’s economic woesNarendra Modi swept into power in 2014; riding a crest of economic success in the Indian state of Gujarat, where he had been Chief Minister from
In 1971, after the fall of Dhaka, Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi jubilantly proclaimed: “today we have sunk Jinnah’s Two Nation Theory in the Bay of Bengal.” It was indeed the saddest mome
