by Saima Aman Sial.... Earlier this week, India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted a successful test launch of Nirbhay, a subsonic long-range land attack cruise missile, capable of being armed with a 300-kilogram warhead and with an estimated strike range of around 1000 kilometers (kms). Various news stories report that the DRDO is
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by Maryam Zubair.... Trump’s remarks at the UNGA concerning the likely path Washington would take if North Korea did not stop missile testing would have raised many eyebrows in normal circumstances, but they were unsurprising to most people. This is because the US President and North Korea Kim Jong-Un have already been exchanging fiery rhetoric
by Muhammad Sarmad Zia.... With the introduction of new naval nuclear powers, the security dynamics of the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) is undergoing a rapid change. There is a dawn of a new era wherein the geo-political and economic alignment of states is shifting from the Atlantic to the Indian and the Pacific Ocean regions.
In April 2017, the Indian defence ministry released a hefty document detailing the consolidation of its army, navy, air force…
by Muhammad Sarmad Zia.... This June saw the severance of ties of Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain and Egypt with Qatar which seem to have been triggered by a cyber attack on Qatar’s state news agency. The hackers posted a variety of fake news on Al-Jazeera’s website and twitter account attributing false comments to Qatar’s emir.
by Saima Aman Sial / Muhammad Sarmad Zia.... Pakistan formally joined the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Astana this month, alongside its archrival India. Membership in the SCO for Pakistan and India was approved in July 2015, whereas earlier both held observer status in the organisation. One naturally assumes that membership in the SCO would
by Saima Aman Sial.... With the upcoming plenary of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) this June, India’s contentious bid for NSG is making headlines again. Whereas New Delhi sees Beijing as the sole stumbling block in its ambition to be part of the group, this portrayal is far from reality on the ground. Several countries
North Korea is the most persistent challenge facing the global nonproliferation regime. Its continual nuclear testing since 2006 has led…
by Muhammad Waqar Anwar.... The South China Sea (SCS) is one of the most important regions of the world. The bulk of world trade passes through the Strait of Malacca, which now constitutes a strategic choke point. So, all the countries that have a stake in maritime commerce are concerned about the safety and security
by Saima Aman Sial / Muhammad Sarmad Zia.... The 28th of May this year marks the 19th anniversary of Pakistan’s nuclear tests in response to India’s nuclear tests earlier that month in 1998. It is a reminder of the tough choice Pakistan had to make to evade the existential threat that it faced; had it
