Col (r) Ikram Ullah Khan The interrogatory theme that I have picked up for today\’s deliberation makes it a subject of an intense debate. It may sound quite baffling to some of the valued readers, in the first instance. Nonetheless, it makes a strong relevance in the context of unusual weather-related occurrences which have wreaked […]
Col (r) Ikram Ullah Khan The US-India tariff war reminds me of the famous saying attributed to former US secretary of state Henry Kissenger which goes: “It may be dangerous to be America’s enemy, but to be America’s friend is fatal”. They say there is no permanent friend or foe in international relations. Today’s sworn
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Col (r) Ikram Ullah Khan The term “New Normal” is generally used for a scenario which is above normal and where the threshold of the existing situation is raised above normal, demanding a new strategy to be adopted and where new parameters are set and new measures are taken as and when the situation demands.
Col (r) Ikram Ullah Khan (As a sequel to my earlier writing on the same topic). The melodramatic denouement of the recent Pak-India conflict has not only shattered the long-held hegemonic ambitions of India which it has been harbouring for the last five decades but has also recalibrated the balance of power in South Asia
Col (r) Ikram Ullah Khan The recent undeclared brief but intense Indo-Pak war which lasted for only four days before it came to a sad ending for India in the shape of an unexpected and humiliating denouement, has utterly baffled not only the Indian military but also the war strategists world over. Our arch-nemesis which
Col (r) Ikram Ullah Khan In a surprising yet expected strategic move, President Donald Trump has decided to make a reentry into Afghanistan, this time not using force but through a discreet diplomacy and negotiations. This resurgence of US interest in Afghanistan is quite understandable due to a host of reasons, the strategic significance of
Col (r) Ikram Ullah Khan Amidst tariff crossfire between the two economic giants of the world, i.e. the US and China, a stark economic uncertainty is gripping the global economy with a potential to eventually leading to an irreversible economic meltdown, thus bringing the global economy to a grinding halt. US-China tariffs trade war underscores
Col (r) Ikram Ullah Khan 11 March 2025 dawned on us with yet another blackest day in the history of Pakistan after APS Peshawar carnage in Dec 2014, when an armed band of hard-core terrorists belonging to Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) ambushed the Jaffar Express, a passenger train traveling from Quetta to Peshawar with around
Col (r) Ikram Ullah Khan The chequered history of Pak-US bonhomie goes back to 1947 when the US recognized Pakistan on 15 August 1947, a day after it came into being. During the embryonic stage of Pakistan\’s existence, its first PM Liaqat Ali Khan opted to visit the USA, reportedly spurning the invitation extended by
Col (r) Ikram Ullah Khan Much has been written about His Highness prince Karim Aga Khan (late), a charismatic personality and a visionary leader of the current century. Quite a few writers have delved into the spiritual as well as temporal dimensions of his illuminating personality, his sublime genealogy, his noble services to humanity and
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