Syed Qamar Afzal Rizvi

NOT surprisingly, today the western world, despite its Islamophobic undertones, is witnessing a significant shift with the growing influence of Muslim mayors in cosmopolitan democracies…

  RECENTLY, the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) submitted its report to the US Congress, validating and highlighting Pakistan’s victory over India during…

  Quintessentially, believing that any stabilization mission in Gaza needs to ground international support in a credible, sustainable political and legal mandate that meets the…

CONCEPTUALLY, though the principle of unity of command remains central to any military war strategy, its application has become inevitably significant in an asymmetric modern…

Needless to say, the post war Gaza will undergo a mammoth task of reconstruction and rehabilitation as the Gaza Strip will need to be built…

GIVEN the context of the growing US-China rivalry and the fact that the primary objective of a country ‘s foreign policy is to defend its…

Following the May 2025 conflict, India exhibits a reluctance to acknowledge defeat in the war against Pakistan. The 5 day conflict (May 6-10) absolutely diminished…

THE evolving trajectory of Indo-Afghan relationship, particularly since the Taliban’s return to power in 2021, presents a complex geopolitical challenge for Pakistan, impacting its security…

GENERALLY, a potent or potential power it refers to a nation-state with significant influence and capabilities across multiple domains, this often includes substantial military strength,…

ON 29 September, in his pursuit of delivering peace in the Middle East (a hot bed of US geopolitics and intervention for the last many…