Browsing: Muhammad Sarmad Zia

- India’s Anti- satellite weapons Test. - Emerging threats post India’s ASAT. - Upcoming Indian Elections and post-Pulwama Environment Affects on Security environment of South Asia. Host: Reema Shaukat Guest: Sarmad Zia (Research Fellow "CISS") HAQ - EP46 - 05 April 2019 Pakistan's First Internet Channel https://youtu.be/utrVLQIEwhA

CISS Team led by Dr. Naeem Salik CISS Senior Research Fellow, participated in a round-table on Review of Strategic Stability in South Asia: A Discussion with Pakistani Scholars at the South Asia Center of Atlantic Council in Washington D.C, chaired by Dr. Bharath Gopalswamy, Director South Asia Program at Atlantic Council. Senior Research Officer Ms.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Imran Khan, who surged into office with a strong support by promising an idealistic scenario of lifting millions out of poverty and combating corruption in Pakistan, could be quickly dethroned by its own people who had voted for him if he does not put in concrete efforts and take painful but necessary

by Christine M. Leah & Muhammad Sarmad Zia.... In the last few years there has been a marked shift in the nuclear discourse in South Asia. Three issues have generated new debate about the level of strategic stability in the region: India’s Cold Start doctrine, Pakistan’s Nasr, and now India’s apparent shift from a primarily

by Saima Aman Sial / Muhammad Sarmad Zia.... The proliferation of nuclear weapons is the most serious concern facing the contemporary international nuclear order. A major source of concern in this regard is the growing number of fissile material stockpiles in various countries that could be used for making more nuclear weapons. Recently, concerns have

by Muhammad Sarmad Zia.... With the introduction of new naval nuclear powers, the security dynamics of the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) is undergoing a rapid change. There is a dawn of a new era wherein the geo-political and economic alignment of states is shifting from the Atlantic to the Indian and the Pacific Ocean regions.

In April 2017, the Indian defence ministry released a hefty document detailing the consolidation of its army, navy, air force…

by Muhammad Sarmad Zia.... This June saw the severance of ties of Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain and Egypt with Qatar which seem to have been triggered by a cyber attack on Qatar’s state news agency. The hackers posted a variety of fake news on Al-Jazeera’s website and twitter account attributing false comments to Qatar’s emir.

by Saima Aman Sial / Muhammad Sarmad Zia.... Pakistan formally joined the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Astana this month, alongside its archrival India. Membership in the SCO for Pakistan and India was approved in July 2015, whereas earlier both held observer status in the organisation. One naturally assumes that membership in the SCO would

by Saima Aman Sial / Muhammad Sarmad Zia.... The 28th of May this year marks the 19th anniversary of Pakistan’s nuclear tests in response to India’s nuclear tests earlier that month in 1998. It is a reminder of the tough choice Pakistan had to make to evade the existential threat that it faced; had it