Air Cdre Zahid ul Hassan R

IAF’s modernisation dilemma Are new inductions assets or liabilities?
- By Air Cdre Zahid ul Hassan R
- December 3, 2025
IN 2014, Indian Air Force’s (IAF’s) force composition of its fighter fleet was calculated at minimum 42.5 squadrons for implementing the Cold Start Doctrine against…

Indo-Israel-Afghan Nexus of terror
- By Air Cdre Zahid ul Hassan R
- November 21, 2025
At the conclusion of the third round of talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan, mediated by Turkiye and Qatar at Istanbul on 7thNovember 2025, Ministry of…

Extrapolating operation Sindoor-2.0
- By Air Cdre Zahid ul Hassan R
- October 16, 2025
FROM 7th to 10th May 2025, Indian political leadership’s Operation Sindoor against Pakistan met a disastrous fate as it proved fateful particularly for the Indian…

A child of Gaza speaks to the world
- By Air Cdre Zahid ul Hassan R
- October 12, 2025
I do not know how old I am anymore. The days have lost their names. I only know I was a child of Gaza once,…

Beyond SMDA: Challenges and opportunities
- By Air Cdre Zahid ul Hassan R
- September 26, 2025
ON 17 September 2025, Pakistan and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) signed the Strategic Mutual Defense Agreement (SMDA), which in all its manifestations, is…

Is it time to discipline India for sponsoring terrorism?
- By Air Cdre Zahid ul Hassan R
- September 18, 2025
ON 11 August 2025, the US Department of State declared the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) and the Majeed Brigade as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs). Earlier,…

IAF Chief becomes BJP’s political fodder
- By Air Cdre Zahid ul Hassan R
- August 29, 2025
ON 09 August 2025, 95 days after the four-day war between India and Pakistan, the Indian Air Force (IAF) Chief, Air Chief Marshal (ACM) AP…

Resilient Pakistan: Regional security stabilizer
- By Air Cdre Zahid ul Hassan R
- August 14, 2025
Prussian General and strategist Carl von Clausewitz’s dictum, “War is the continuation of politics by other means” was demonstrated from 6/7th May to 10th May…

Resilient Pakistan: Regional security stabilizer
- By Air Cdre Zahid ul Hassan R
- July 2, 2025
PRUSSIAN General and strategist Carl von Clausewitz’s dictum, “War is the continuation of politics by other means” was demonstrated from 6/7th May to 10th May…

Geopolitical & geostrategic backsliding of Modi’s India
- By Air Cdre Zahid ul Hassan R
- June 6, 2025
PAHALAGAM incident raised serious questions regarding failure of security and intelligence setup of India while direct air strikes across international border against a nuclear armed…





