Muhammad Ali Baig
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The author is a Research Associate at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI), Pakistan. He co-authored the book Realism and Exceptionalism in U.S. Foreign Policy: From Kissinger to Kerry (2020). He can be reached at mmab11@gmail.com.
Analyzing India’s 76 billion USD Defence Budget
Out of the almost 80 billion USD, the Indian Army was chosen to be allocated 56 percent, amounting to around 45 billion USD. The army has more than 1.2 million active troops and such an allocation of funds seems realistic.
Commemorating victory in Europe day
The AntiComintern Pact, Pact of Steel, and Tripartite Pact brought the Third Reich, the Empire of Japan and the Kingdom of Italy on one page. Nonetheless, the maximization of power and the states’ actions with hegemonic aspirations.
Looking back at the Indian BrahMos missile...
It is evident from DG ISPR’s Press Briefing that the missile was detected well inside the Indian territory; however, it is worthy to probe whether any attempt was made by Pakistan to intercept the incoming flying object.
The Kashmir Dispute and January 5, 1949
Today, India keeps on arguing that the Kashmir dispute is a bilateral issue between India and Pakistan, and hence it can’t be brought to the international fora for its peaceful resolution. Historically speaking, it is a fact that Pakistan attested the latter in the Shimla Agreement of July.
OIC and Pakistan’s pledges for Afghanistan
Pakistan being a responsible member of the international community and a concerned neighbor of brotherly Afghanistan, earnestly endeavors to do its part in bringing peace, stability, and prosperity in South Asia and beyond. PM Imran Khan raised the Kashmir Dispute at the OIC Summit as well.
Who killed pro-freedom Kashmiri leader Muhammad Ashraf...
On May 5, 2021, the highly symbolic Kashmiri freedom leader, Mohammad Ashraf Sehrai, Chairman of the All-Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC), died of COVID-19 while...