Dr Zafar Nawaz Jaspal

Missile proliferation in South Asia

MISSILE proliferation in South Asia involves India and Pakistan, each with their own unique objectives and military doctrines. Despite New Delhi and Islamabad’s transparency about…

Volatile world & alliances politics

THE current trends in international politics are not conducive to peace and stability. The ongoing Ukrainian war, Modi’s bruised ego, increasing anarchy in the Middle…

India obstructs SCO communiqué

THE rapid transformation in the international strategic environment and increasing probability of state-on-state wars have immensely revitalized the concept of collective security. The United States…

Combative rhetoric risks the termination of the ceasefire

THE risk of termination of the current ceasefire and recommencement of war persists between the nuclear-armed India and Pakistan. Last month, during a four-day military…

Israel-Iran catastrophic duel

PRESIDENT Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s frustrated militaristic mindset and supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s firmness over Iran’s sovereign right to have a…

Iran-US nuclear standoff

The great powers’ strategic competition and the insecure states’ increasing reliance on nuclear weapons for sovereign defence have undermined the nuclear arms control regime. Besides,…

Modi’s bruised ego: Alarming

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi and his cohorts have strived to sustain their popularity with the public through fictitious narratives and bellicose rhetoric. They are taking…

Nukes significance

THE recent four-day military conflict between India and Pakistan, the continuity of the Ukrainian war since February 2022, the increasingly alarming situation in the Middle…

Fictitious new normal

INDIA has been striving to establish a ‘new normal’ in its relations with Pakistan. This ‘new normal’ involves responding to terror attacks in India, including…

Fragile ceasefire

THE recent ceasefire between Pakistan and India has averted catastrophe in the region. Besides, it reconfirmed Islamabad and New Delhi’s dependency on the external powers’…

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