Islamabad recently declared an ‘Engage Africa’ policy through which it aims to ‘develop a more robust economic partnership’. Under the guise of this policy, the Pakistan Navy (PN), has deployed its ta
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Vice Admiral Anup Singh, PVSM, AVSM, NM (Retd) Former C-in-C, Eastern Naval Command For eons it has been a proven fact that a maritime state enjoys greater economic benefits as compared to a land-lock
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Debnath Shaw, Former AmbassadorIn the late 1980s, if you were to stop people in a crowded market place in Beijing and ask a dozen of them randomly chosen, as to the future of China ten, twenty or thi
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The oft-quoted adage, “Quantity has a quality of its own!”, has been attributed to Lenin, Stalin, the US Defence community, Clausewitz and many others – depending on who you ask. While the search for
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Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd), Pakistan always presents such profound options to the weekly columnist. Yet, the last two weeks have actually been beyond all expectations. From turning down trade with
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Colonel Rajinder Kushwaha (Retd) India’s joining of QUAD (military alliance of the United States of America, Japan, India, and Australia) has probably upset Russia. It has started showing eyes to Ind
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