Syed Qamar Afzal Rizvi

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…

Indo-Afghan terrorist nexus: Pak status quo ante posture
- By Syed Qamar Afzal Rizvi
- October 16, 2025
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…

Pak builds spectrum for potential power status
- By Syed Qamar Afzal Rizvi
- October 9, 2025
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,…

Trump’s Gaza peace plan amid challenges
- By Syed Qamar Afzal Rizvi
- October 2, 2025
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…

Pak establishes pivotal role in ME’s security landscape
- By Syed Qamar Afzal Rizvi
- September 25, 2025
CONSEQUENT upon the signing of a landmark defence pact with Saudi Arabia on 17 September 2025, Pakistan has not only elevated its position in the…

China reshapes NWO with a rebalancing shift
- By Syed Qamar Afzal Rizvi
- September 18, 2025
THE veritable show of China’s military might on the eve of recently held SCO summit endorses the very importance of the Chinese power at the…

Palestine: Recognition costs a high price of genocide & famine
- By Syed Qamar Afzal Rizvi
- September 11, 2025
AMID the growing calls for recognition of Palestine, the truth argues that this recognition has taken a costly price of genocide and famine in Gaza,…

A new revival in Pak-US bilateral partnership
- By Syed Qamar Afzal Rizvi
- September 4, 2025
IN a new cementing bilateral development between Washington and Islamabad, the two sides have reaffirmed their commitment to enhance bilateral cooperation in the security and…







