VOL 12 NO 3

by Javid Husain* *The writer is a former ambassador and the president of the Lahore Council for World Affairs. This essay is an adapted version of Chapter 2 of his book, “Pakistan and a World in Disorder—A Grand Strategy for the Twenty-First Century”, which was recently published by Palgrave Macmillan from New York. Pakistan’s policy […]

by Fauzia Nasreen* *The author is a former Ambassador of Pakistan. Introduction Paradigm shifts in the global and regional orders since the end of the Cold War have seen new alignments in different important regions of the world. These changes are on-going as the world continues to witness re-crafting of interests of various powers and

by M Saeed Khalid* *The author is a former Ambassador of Pakistan. The six-nation Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) has registered a quantum leap by admitting Pakistan and India as full members. Few would have missed the irony of South Asia’s feuding neighbors taking seats at the organization’s summit held in Astana (Kazakhstan) in June 2017,

by Khalid Saleem* *The author is a former Ambassador and former Assistant Secretary General of OIC.  Muslim pitted against Muslim. In this sorry pass, the one hope for redemption was the OIC. And yet this Organization has never lived up to its promise. This paper attempts to take a dispassionate look over the shoulder in

The focus on the Korean peninsula’s nuclear crisis has ignored a core feature of North Korea’s weapons of mass destruction (WMD) arsenal. Various sources suggest that the country possesses one the largest stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons (CBW) in the world. North Korea’s chemical weapons program commenced in the late 1950s, soon after the

An Ongoing Global Menace* by Ozer Khalid** *Opinions expressed herein are a collation of thoroughly researched empirical and expert views, and do not necessary reflect the author’s nor Criterion Quarterly’s editorial stance. **The author is a geo-strategist, a senior management consultant, a development sector specialist and a journalist. Twitter follow @ozerkhalid; e-mail – [email protected] Abstract (A

by Yasser Latif Hamdani* *The author is a practicing lawyer based in Lahore. He is also the author of the book, “Jinnah; Myth or Reality.” His email address is Yasser.hamdani@gmail. com Abstract Most accounts of partition of India revolve around either the all India dimension of the politics during British Raj or to the politics

A select sampling from South Asia, Europe and the Middle East Air Commodore (R) Khalid Iqbal TI(M)* The author is an independent analyst of international security systems. He chairs an online think-tank Pakistan Focus. Abstract Despite an unprecedented international effort to understand and counter radicalism, the phenomenon appears only at the formulation stage, and hence

by A. G. Noorani* *The author is an eminent Indian scholar and expert on constitutional issues. Abstract (Hinduism is a noble and ancient faith. Hindutva is a modern and fascist concept… Under Modi the gloves are off. Hindutva has acquired a menacing lease on life – Author. In this article, A.G. Noorani references and analysis