Pakistan Foreign Secretary, Jalil Abbas in a statement pointed out that terrorism would continue to affect Pakistan even after the withdrawal of NATO forces. He disclosed that Pakistan has released over two-dozen Taliban cadres at the request of the Afghan High Peace Council but same failed to produce results. He also disclosed that Islamabad is [...]
The appointment of Syed Asif Ibrahim, an Indian Muslim, as Director Intelligence Bureau (DIB) came as a surprise for many. It is being propagated that New Delhi has finally realized the grievance of the Muslims, who are, indeed, the most deprived and underprivileged community in India. If we recall, after going through recommendations of the [...]
The paradigm shift in the security calculus of the Indian Ocean Region, after Washington’s attempts of naval misadventures and positioning of foreign warships in and around Arabian Gulf has endangered the peace in whole region. Exercises between the countries have become a routine feature but often these serve as a message to the rivals and [...]
Nothing new or unusual happened on the night 16th December 2012 at a busy road of Delhi as it is a routine affair. But, another daughter of India namely Nirbhaya, a 23 years physiotherapy student belonging to lower caste “Dalit”, was tortured along with her colleague for complete 35 minutes after which she was r@ped [...]
The US Senate has passed Defence Bill to a tune of US dollars 631 billion. The budget seems insufficient to handle security situation arising after US and allies withdrawal from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq and Libya as well as additional resources required to cap Iranian nuclear, military and strategic projects. A chunk of defence budget will [...]
The pace, at which cases of corruption are emerging in Indian Armed Forces and its intelligence indicate as if India is the most corrupt country of the world. In the recent past, Bharatiya Janata Party leader L K Advani pointed out that India has come to be known all over the world as among the [...]
A hypothetical situation has created in which harsh sanctions imposed over Iran would ultimately lead to blockade of the Arabian Gulf. Iran would try to block oil shipping lanes to US and Israel, which will be taken as threat to the world trade. With this background, the International Mine Counter-Measures Exercise 2012, code named IMCMEX-2012, [...]
It is always difficult to guess on which side camel will sit but the recent statement of Japanese Liberal Democratic Party’s Secretary General, Nobuteru Ishihara, has given quite clear signals from Washington. Ishihara said, “Our relations with China are at their worst ever since the normalization of relations between the two countries. It is precisely [...]
In a tragic incident that left deep dent in the effort to bring the world communities on the path of tolerance and acceptability, a group of evil minded persons tried to push Muslims to a stage of retaliation by giving publicity to a blasphemous film produced last year. In another incident in the Libyan city [...]
Japan and Pakistan enjoy good relations since last 60 years. Japanese Maritime Self Defence Forces (JMSDF) and Pakistan Navy too had good relations. The recent five days official visit of JS Kashima, Training Ship of JMSDF to Karachi has paved new avenues of friendship. It was basically due to Rear Admiral Hidetoshi Fuchinoue, Squadron Commander, [...]
