Syed Qamar Afzal Rizvi

India is a flagrant offender of int’l law in South Asia
- By Syed Qamar Afzal Rizvi
- December 23, 2025
TODAY, India is justifiably seen as a flagrant offender of international law, as its role in downplaying of established international norms in South Asia…

Trump’s diplomatic urge to untangle Kashmir knot
- By Syed Qamar Afzal Rizvi
- December 18, 2025
RECENTLY, Pakistan has once again nominated US President Donald Trump for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize. This decision is based on Pakistan’s belief that…

AUKUS nuclear deal: A threat to global stability
- By Syed Qamar Afzal Rizvi
- December 11, 2025
Last week, the Pentagon confirmed that it has completed its review of the AUKUS project and de-cided to proceed with arming Australia with nuclear-powered…

Muslim mayors’ rising role in ‘cosmopolitan democracy’
- By Syed Qamar Afzal Rizvi
- December 4, 2025
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…

Strategic fallout of Pak triumph over India
- By Syed Qamar Afzal Rizvi
- November 27, 2025
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…

Gaza’s int’l stabilization force: Navigating intricate challenges
- By Syed Qamar Afzal Rizvi
- November 20, 2025
Quintessentially, believing that any stabilization mission in Gaza needs to ground international support in a credible, sustainable political and legal mandate that meets the…

Unity of command Imperative of command structure evolution
- By Syed Qamar Afzal Rizvi
- November 13, 2025
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…

Gaza needs Marshal-like post-war reconstruction plan
- By Syed Qamar Afzal Rizvi
- November 6, 2025
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…

Foreign policy: Striking a ‘strategic balancing act’
- By Syed Qamar Afzal Rizvi
- October 30, 2025
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…

India’s lethal war obsession amidst ‘no space for war’
- By Syed Qamar Afzal Rizvi
- October 23, 2025
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…





