Hira Bashir
Maarka-e-Haq: Restoring deterrence
- By Hira Bashir
- May 8, 2026
THERE are moments in a nation’s history that come to define its institutional resilience, strategic posture and national cohesion. Marka-e-Haq – the Battle of Truth…
Why take geopolitics to the moon?
- By Hira Bashir
- August 26, 2025
TRUMP Administration has asked to place a nuclear reactor on the moon by 2030. China and Russia are also working on their own bases. Moon…
NUTEC plastics A nuclear solution to plastic pollution
- By Hira Bashir
- August 3, 2025
PLASTIC pollution is one of the most significant environmental challenges of our time. As plastics continue to fill our oceans and land the urgency to…
India’s misuse of civil nuclear technology
- By Hira Bashir
- July 26, 2025
THE global nuclearization campaign began in the early 1940s with the US Manhattan Project, which transformed uranium into radioactive elements. In 1945, the US dropped…
Media credibility in the Pahalgam fallout
- By Hira Bashir
- July 17, 2025
THE Pahalgam attack on 22 April 2025 significantly altered the India-Pakistan conflict, highlighting the media’s role as a battleground. How can media narratives influence national…
Nuclear technology for food security
- By Hira Bashir
- July 11, 2025
FOOD security is not just about food availability, but also the economic well-being of people. It is a critical element of human security, addressing both…
China achieves world’s first GEN IV
- By Hira Bashir
- January 27, 2024
THE world’s first Generation IV nuclear power plant, Huaneng Shandong Shidao Nuclear Power Plant in eastern China’s Shandong Province has come into operation and is…
Sentinel: Modernization of US nuclear missile capabilities
- By Hira Bashir
- December 16, 2023
THE US Air Force is embarking on a significant overhaul of its nuclear missile capabilities with the introduction of the Sentinel, a new intercontinental ballistic…
Revolutionizing climate policy: Nuclear ascendance begins
- By Hira Bashir
- December 15, 2023
LEADERS and environmentalists have been meeting at the Conference of the Parties for the past 28 years to address strategies to combat global warming. They…
The nuclear renaissance Uranium prices surge, paving the way for a cleaner energy future
- By Hira Bashir
- October 1, 2023
URANIUM prices have exhibited a recent upward trajectory, portending a more environmentally sustainable energy future. This surge in uranium prices, approximately 12 percent within a…
