The 46 billion Dollars Mega Project CPEC is a flagship project of Chinese broader vision of One Belt, One Road (OBOR). It has been rightly termed as “Economic Game and Fate Changer”. CPEC will not only bring prosperity to Pakistan and China but also benefit the region at large. China […]
Author: Saima Ali
North Korea’s ICBMs: A Challenge to Trump Administration
Nukes of North Korea are a matter of concern for South Korea, Japan and the US. Pyongyang has been testing ballistic missiles for the past few years, stepping up its frequency recently. In 2016, North Korea carried out two nuclear tests and several missile launches prompted international outrage. Many arms control experts believe that, […]
Proscribed Organizations and Internal Security of Pakistan
Pakistan is facing various kinds of terrorism; both traditional and non-traditional. The idea of proscribed organizations was introduced whereby governments would draw up a list of organizations connected with terrorism and would then proceed to take action against such groups under the ATA’s procedure. These organizations are continuously challenging the internal […]
Pakistan SLCMs: An Emerging Challenge to India
The Dawn of 10th January, 2017 brought up a wave of happiness and pride all over Pakistan, when Pakistan successfully tested Babur III submarine-launched cruise missile (SLCM). Babur-3, which has a range of 450km, is a sea-based variant of Ground Launched Cruise Missile (GLCM) Babur-2. This was successfully tested earlier […]
Fortifying Relations with Azerbaijan: Future prospects for Pakistan
“Pakistan has a very developed defense industry. We discussed detailed cooperation in this area… So we can work together to establish joint production,” said President Aliyev. After the successful occurrence of first-ever Russia Pakistan joint military exercise in September, 2016 Azerbaijan has shown its keen interest to follow the footsteps of […]
Nuclear Disarmament Case and Marshall Islands
The Marshall Islands turned into a member of the United Nations in September 1991. The Marshall Islands upholds embassies in the United States, Fiji, the Philippines, Japan, and the Republic of China (Taiwan). They also maintain consulate in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. Marshall Island pursued a lawsuit against the main player […]
Joint-Sea 2016: Sino – Russia axis towards a global ascendancy
In the contemporary international arena, regional alliance is significant; and for great powers like China and Russia to have regional popularity and cordial relations with all the regional countries is in their fundamental interests. Last week, China and Russia commenced an eight-day joint naval exercise in the South China Sea […]
The Consequences of BrahMos Deployment in Arunachal Pradesh
The deployment of BrahMos missile is bound to increase the competitiveness and rivalry between China–India relations and will have a negative impact on the stability of the region. The BrahMos is a new game piece in India’s tense relationship with China. China claims parts of Arunachal Pradesh as its own and both […]
US Nukes in Turkey
The United States deployed thousands of shorter-range nuclear weapons with U.S. forces in Europe, Japan, and South Korea, and on ships around the world, throughout the cold war era. These weapons were planned to lengthen deterrence and defend allies in Europe and Asia. While most were withdrawn in the 1990s, […]
SCO Expansion: Prospects for Pakistan
Pakistan moved nearer last month to join a regional security and economic coalition led by China and Russia, a move seen to enhance the importance of the organization. Pakistan has become full member of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) after signing Memorandum of Obligations (MoOs) in SCO’s Heads of State Summit […]