OPINION Vol.1, No.1 June 2013 - National Defence University
OPINION Vol.1, No.1 June 2013 - National Defence University OPINION Vol.1, No.1 June 2013 - National Defence University
Editorial Board Patron Major General Javed Iqbal HI(M) Chief Editor Cdre Muhammad Shafique TI(M) Editor Brig Azhar Iqbal Abbasi Assistant Editors Gp Capt Waqas Sulehri, PAF Capt Abdul Raqeeb, PN Lt Col Muhammad Shahbaz Khan Dr Pervaiz Iqbal Cheema Dr Syed Bashir Hussain Dr Tahir Masood Dr Ishtiaq Ahmed Chaudhry Dr Zulfiqar Khan Chaudhry Dr Muhammad Khan Advisory Board Dean Faculty of Contemporary Studies, NDU Islamabad Head of the Department Government & Public Policy FCS, NDU Islamabad Head of the Department Leadership & Management Studies FCS, NDU Islamabad Head of the Department Peace & Conflict Studies FCS, NDU Islamabad Head of the Department Strategic & Nuclear Studies FCS, NDU Islamabad Head of the Department International Relations FCS, NDU Islamabad AFWC Journal (OPINION) is sponsored and edited by the Armed Forces War College (AFWC), National Defence University Islamabad, Pakistan. Manuscripts and editorial communications may be directed to: Chief Editor, OPINION Armed Forces War College National Defence University Sector E-9, Islamabad Pakistan http://www.ndu.edu.pk Statement, facts and opinions mentioned in AFWC Journal are solely of the authors and do not imply the official policy of the Institution, Editors or Publishers. OPINION Vol.1 No.1 June 2013
MESSAGE OF PATRON The depth of knowledge and maturity of thought is a hard earned end-state of one’s professional and personal undertakings. The real benefit of such an endstate is accrued at the rung of policy and strategy formulation. Pakistan’s challenges have become very complex and diverse; necessitating continuous reflection and analysis. During the year long intellectual and professional pursuits at Armed Forces War College (AFWC), members engage in an unparalleled activity of researching on host of issues including global and regional affairs, internal dynamics and defence and security. These studies are presented in the shape of seminars, military history presentations, strategic thoughts and theories, evolutionary process of modern day strategy and operational art, which provide frames of reference for the future leaders. I am extremely happy to see that research work and quality efforts of the faculty and participants of NSWC 2012-2013 is now being documented for the first time in the form of an e- Journal of AFWC (OPINION). The aim is to benefit a larger group of researchers and scholars, further improve the standard of research and consequently enhance the knowledge base of the future leadership of Pakistan. I congratulate all participants of NSWC 2012-13, the faculty and the editorial board for a job well done. Also my special thanks to ISSRA and FCS for being forthcoming through their quality inputs and in making OPINION a more valuable production. And I am grateful to President NDU for providing an enabling environment for meaningful intellectual pursuits. Major General Javed Iqbal HI(M) Commandant, Armed Forces War College NDU, Islamabad OPINION Vol.1 No.1 June 2013
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- Page 5 and 6: TABLE OF CONTENTS Part-1 Global / R
- Page 7 and 8: Introduction SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA
- Page 9 and 10: Hydropower Resources. Tajikistan is
- Page 11 and 12: post-Arab Spring transition in the
- Page 13 and 14: Opportunities • Russian aspiratio
- Page 15 and 16: Infrastructural Development It
- Page 17 and 18: Introduction AL QAEDA AND THE MUSLI
- Page 19 and 20: Attacks in mainland USA - 09 Sep 20
- Page 21 and 22: of peace negotiations, saying that
- Page 23 and 24: Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan. Aft
- Page 25 and 26: Reactive Strategy against Al Qaeda.
- Page 27 and 28: Deportation / Repatriation of Illeg
- Page 29 and 30: COERCIVE STATECRAFT "The most compl
- Page 31 and 32: US Coercion of USSR - Cuban Missile
- Page 33 and 34: Indian Coercion of Pakistan - Opera
- Page 35 and 36: • Determine the punishment regime
- Page 37 and 38: other states, or produce counter na
- Page 39 and 40: Introduction RISING INDIA - A CRITI
- Page 41 and 42: protecting Indian investments overs
- Page 43 and 44: India’s Military. Indian military
- Page 45 and 46: India has neither been able to prod
- Page 47 and 48: In an idealistic scenario, where In
- Page 49 and 50: Introduction RISING POWERS AND GLOB
- Page 51 and 52: come to dominate the 21 st century
MESSAGE OF PATRON<br />
The depth of knowledge and maturity of thought is a hard earned end-state of<br />
one’s professional and personal undertakings. The real benefit of such an endstate<br />
is accrued at the rung of policy and strategy formulation. Pakistan’s<br />
challenges have become very complex and diverse; necessitating continuous<br />
reflection and analysis. During the year long intellectual and professional<br />
pursuits at Armed Forces War College (AFWC), members engage in an unparalleled activity of<br />
researching on host of issues including global and regional affairs, internal dynamics and<br />
defence and security. These studies are presented in the shape of seminars, military history<br />
presentations, strategic thoughts and theories, evolutionary process of modern day strategy and<br />
operational art, which provide frames of reference for the future leaders.<br />
I am extremely happy to see that research work and quality efforts of the faculty and<br />
participants of NSWC 2012-<strong>2013</strong> is now being documented for the first time in the form of an e-<br />
Journal of AFWC (<strong>OPINION</strong>). The aim is to benefit a larger group of researchers and scholars,<br />
further improve the standard of research and consequently enhance the knowledge base of the<br />
future leadership of Pakistan. I congratulate all participants of NSWC 2012-13, the faculty and<br />
the editorial board for a job well done. Also my special thanks to ISSRA and FCS for being<br />
forthcoming through their quality inputs and in making <strong>OPINION</strong> a more valuable production.<br />
And I am grateful to President NDU for providing an enabling environment for meaningful<br />
intellectual pursuits.<br />
Major General Javed Iqbal HI(M)<br />
Commandant, Armed Forces War College<br />
NDU, Islamabad<br />
<strong>OPINION</strong> <strong>Vol.1</strong> <strong>No.1</strong> <strong>June</strong> <strong>2013</strong>
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