How many nuclear weapons India can make is an important question in South Asia, determining the foreign and military policies of a number of countries in the greater region, and a concern for the world at large. But coming up with a reliable answer is tricky. Most estimates, such as …
By Harlan K Ullman Realistically speaking, one cannot be too optimistic about the future of Pak-US relations Last week’s visit to Islamabad by an American delegation led by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Secretary of Defence Jim Mattis was aimed at improving US-Pakistan relations. Given that bilateral ties between the two …
By Harlan Ullman The United States has a national security strategy and a national defense strategy. Both were written by professionals. Both are largely viewed as credible. But what is America’s foreign policy? Is it “America first” and what does that mean? Is it a policy of bilateral rather than …
By Usman Ali Khan Established in 1948, the Indian Atomic Energy Commission turned towards United Kingdom for their first help in the making of Apsara. Subsequently, with a similar vision, the CIRUS reactor was supplied by Canada, where, the heavy water came from the United States. India, over the years, has …
By Richard N. Haass The big US error after 9/11 was to treat Pakistan as if it were an ally with which it is possible to assume a large degree of policy overlap. In fact, even a more calculated, transactional relationship will not bring the US and Pakistan closer together. …
Spearhead Analysis – 17.02.2017 A report titled A New U.S. Approach to Pakistan: Enforcing Aid Conditions Without Cutting Ties released by the Hudson Institute and The Heritage Foundation in February 2017 observed, “—–The new Trump Administration must review its policies toward Pakistan in order to more effectively contain, and eventually eliminate, …
By Howard LaFranchi The former CEO is traveling to volatile Northeast Asia at a moment of diplomatic complexity. China in particular will be gauging whether the secretary of State has the ear of President Trump. When Rex Tillerson emerged as President Trump’s pick for secretary of State, many in …
Moscow has moved nuclear-capable missiles near the Polish border, its defence ministry confirmed on Saturday, as Germany’s foreign minister warned that tensions between Russia and the West were “more dangerous” today than during the Cold War. Russia moved missiles capable of carrying nuclear weapons into Kaliningrad, an Russian coastal enclave nestled …
You may have missed it. Perhaps you dozed off. Or wandered into the kitchen to grab a snack. Or by that point in the proceedings were checking out Seinfeld reruns. During the latter part of the much hyped but excruciating-to-watch first presidential debate, NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt posed …
Spearhead Analysis – 23.06.2016 Enough has been written and said to drive home the point that Pakistan is facing issues that need to be addressed urgently. This action is necessary to dispel the impression that Pakistan is dysfunctional and incapable of resolving the threats it faces and is likely to face …