Use and employment of all the elements of national power to achieve the goals set by political policy is called strategy. This world is fastly evolving place where according to Henry Kissinger “there is no permanent friend or foe of a state. Friendship and enmity depends upon convergence or divergence of national interests of the […]
Iraq Blasts Cast Doubt Over Election Security Plan
Multiple explosions raise fears that upcoming ballot will be marred by further attacks. By Khalid al-Ansary and Ali Karim in Baghdad (ICR No. 321, 28-Jan-10) A series of bloody bombings that tore through central Baghdad this week has cast doubt on whether a newly-launched security plan will be enough to prevent expected violence ahead of […]
Philippines: Abu Sayyaf bombs two targets But third attempt fails suspected bombers killed
Abu Sayyaf militants, bombed two targets in Sulu Province Thursday. The first target hit was a telecommunications cell phone relay tower, The second target was a bridge that leads to a military base. In what authorities describe as "a string of attacks showing increased activity by the terrorist group." However :No injuries or deaths were […]
Blasts in Peshawar and Bannu
Two days ago Qari Hussain’s gave interview to AP’s reporter Rasool Dawar in North Waziristan in which Qari Hussain threatened to use Suicide bombers in case government launches operation. We have enough suicide bombers, and they are asking me to let them sacrifice their lives in the name of Islam, but we will send suicide […]
Indian Govt Puts Airports On High Alert After Fresh Warning
Airports in India went on high alert Thursday following fresh attack warnings as officials said India suspects two senior leaders of a banned Pakistani militant group orchestrated the deadly Mumbai attacks. The alert comes as Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari promised the visiting U.S. secretary of state his country would take "strong action" against any […]
Whom to Blame for Mumbai Attacks
Over the past year, India has become a testing area for terrorists. They plan and execute and if it works then similar attacks can be planned in some other parts of the world. In such circumstances a question arises: who is the winner? And the answer is of course the terrorists. They killed the […]