Thursday, November 28, 2024

Sifting Through Swamps

No conflict is static and it changes with the time. It evolves with changing policies, interests, capabilities and competing interests of key players. All...

Hazrat Dawood

GenealogyThe family tree of the Hazrat Dawood as per various Muslim writ­ers, Genesis, Exodus, Numbers and Chronicles 1 of the Old Testament and Gospel...

Operational Leadership of

Admiral of the Fleet Isoroku Yamamoto (1884-1943) is among the famous Japanese admirals of World War II. He has the distinction of being the...

Dubai Air Show 2013

The 13th Dubai Air Show was held at Dubai World Central Airport instead of Dubai International Airport this year. It was five day international...

Indonesia’s Democracy and Tolerant Islam

“Moreover, I came to realize that the idea of an Islamic state was completely historically fabricated. There is no authentic sharia basis for that...

China Reformsand its Regional and Global Ramifications

China’s Communist Party (CPC) leaders in 18th Central Committee “Third Plenum” announced diversified revolutionary reforms titled “Decision on Major Issues Concerning Comprehensively Deepening Reforms”....

Taming the Sectarian Genie!

Sectarian violence has caught the nation by its throat. This coupled with proliferation of lethal weapons, poor investigative skills, marginal forensic capacities and coerced...

From the Editorial Desk (Dec-2013)

After weeks of intense speculation in the media, two senior army officers were appointed as Chief of' Army Staff and Chairman Joint Chief of...

The Status of 562 Indian States during the British Rule

IntroductionAt the time of partition in 1947 there were 562 Princely States (including Agencies and Individual Residences) in India. Those States were not part...

Special Emphasis on Terrorism (Nov – 2013)

Terrorist Activities in Pakistan Suicide BombingsAt least 15 militants were killed and several others were injured when a suicide bomber ran a vehicle full of...