By Asif Haroon Raja The Cold War era During the Cold War, the two antagonists – USA and former Soviet Union - in their bid to safeguard the vital western and eastern hemispheres and to increase respective spheres of influence within the crush zone residing in the 3rd world, made use of 12-memer NATO and 23-member Warsaw Pact countries. The US remained involved in containing communism by establishing a defen ...

نغمہ حبیب شائننگ انڈیا، انکریڈیبل انڈیا اور ایسے ہی کئی سلوگن اور نعرے بھارت کو بہتر ثابت کرنے کے لیے مسلسل بھارت کے میڈیا کی زینت بنتے رہتے ہیں اور پھر پوری دنیا میں پھیلا دیے جاتے ہیں اور یوں بھارت خود کو دنیا کے ترقی یافتہ ممالک کی صف میں شامل سمجھنے لگتا ہے اور منوانے کی کو شش کرتا ہے اور اس سے بھی آگے بڑھ کر خود کو سلامتی کونسل کا مستقل رکن بنانے کی کوشش کرتا ہے اور اس کے لیے عرصہ دراز سے کوشاں ہے۔بھار ...

By ELISABETH BECKER This week, the adhan (call to prayer) can be heard throughout Germany and the Netherlands. Sometimes, it joins with the sound of church bells, an unfamiliar and evocative symphony, as religious institutions offer support not only to their constituents, but to whole, shaken societies. For the first time in history, both countries have allowed the adhan to regularly penetrate public space. ...

By Sajjad Shaukat The major countries intervene in the internal affairs of the small countries under the guise of various pretexts. In this regard, Hans J. Morgenthau opines: “The true nature of the policy is concealed by ideological justifications and rationalization. Therefore, the ideology provides a mask behind which the ulterior motives are concealed…there is a close relationship between interest and i ...

By Sajjad Shaukat Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) has almost enveloped the entire world. Up to April 13, 2020, globally, it killed more than 113,849 persons and infected 1.8 million people. As regards Pakistan, up to the same date, the number of coronavirus-deaths has reached the figure of 95, whereas the number of persons, affected by the virus is 5,478. Unlike Asia and Africa, this novel virus has badly a ...

نغمہ حبیب اس وقت دنیا ایک ایسی آفت اور وباء کا سامنا کر رہی ہے جس کے لیے وہ ہر گز تیار نہ تھی اور نہ ہی اس کی ابتداء ہونے پر اُن ملکوں نے کوئی خاص توجہ دی جہاں یہ دیر سے پہنچی اور یوں اس وائرس کو کھل کھیلنے کا موقع مل گیااور یہ مسلسل تباہی مچاتا چلا جا رہا ہے۔ دنیا کا کوئی ملک چاہے بڑا ہو یا چھوٹا اس سے محفوظ نہیں اور اس نے وہاں کم یا زیادہ اپنے اثرات ضرور مرتب کیے ہیں اورتقریباََ دنیا کے ہر ملک میں اموات ہ ...

From the Self-Quarantined ‘Solitude’ A Soldier’s ‘Lone Long Walk’ [caption id="attachment_17934" align="alignright" width="275"] Soldier - Siachen Sector[/caption] By F Z Khan Outside my self-imposed solitude, the fear of coronavirus has gripped, around the globe, as the demon has started wreaking havoc across continents. Messages on social media and talk shows on TV have added dread and scare to further sp ...

By Sajjad Shaukat While, the ideology of Hindutva (Hindu nationalism) is the genesis of Hindu terrorism, having co-relationship with it, India’s political fault lines are based upon the discriminatory system of caste and religion. These trends in Indian politics have become the staging ground for all the national movements and wars of liberation. Indian anti-Muslim and anti-Pakistan approach is also part of ...