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Brig Naseem Akhtar R

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The quiet cost of loud conflicts

In every conflict, there are two stories: the one that is told and the one that is lived. Wars are remembered for how they are fought, rarely for how...

yesterday 10

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Kashmir: A voice beneath roar of global rivalries

ON a cold evening in the Valley, my maternal grandfather once traced a line across a worn map, not along a border, but across memory. “This is not...

21.05.2026 30

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From sword to hybrid battlefield: Evolving soul of soldiering

FROM sword to hybrid warfare, conflict has transformed profoundly and with it, the soul of soldiering. Where battles were once fought on visible...

06.05.2026 40

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Beyond the crossfire: Rethinking security today

14.04.2026 30

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Silent weapon How narratives shape wars, policies & power

LONG before decisions are taken in war rooms or parliaments, they are quietly shaped by words on paper. Reports, headlines, policy briefs,...

18.03.2026 40

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War without war: Pakistan’s security in hybrid age

FOR over four decades in military service and intelligence assignments, I witnessed conflict in its rawest and most complex forms, from the...

22.02.2026 150

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Brig Naseem Akhtar R

Global rivalries and regional security challenges

31.01.2026 70

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Brig Naseem Akhtar R

Indo-Pacific security dynamics Strategic implications for Pakistan

24.01.2026 70

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Brig Naseem Akhtar R

Emerging dark clouds to gathering storms

07.01.2026 60

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Brig Naseem Akhtar R

Politics: Privilege or public duty

17.12.2025 40

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Brig Naseem Akhtar R

Ignorance: A comforting illusion, a silent national threat

04.12.2025 50

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Brig Naseem Akhtar R

Patriotism above politics: Pakistan’s defining hour

15.11.2025 40

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Brig Naseem Akhtar R

Beyond pride: A purposeful reflection this I Day

13.08.2025 30

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Brig Naseem Akhtar R

Israel-Iran conflict: History or a trailer?

03.07.2025 50

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Brig Naseem Akhtar R

South Asia’s security landscape amid Israel-Iran conflict

24.06.2025 40

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Brig Naseem Akhtar R

Time to move from tactical to strategic solutions

17.06.2025 30

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Brig Naseem Akhtar R

Unexpected Jolt: The reactive spectrum

27.05.2025 20

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A tit for tat: What’s next

16.05.2025 50

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Indian Occupied Kashmir: Pahalgam terror attack

30.04.2025 50

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Tailor-made hypotheses: Manufacturing crisis from crisis

23.04.2025 30

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Political fragility: A looming peril

17.04.2025 50

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The centre of gravity

05.04.2025 50

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Brig Naseem Akhtar R

Insurgency in Balochistan: Historic context & key drivers

29.03.2025 100

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Brig Naseem Akhtar R

Insurgency in Balochistan: Historical context & key drivers

20.03.2025 150

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Brig Naseem Akhtar R

National security: Guarding core to shield whole

12.03.2025 60

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Brig Naseem Akhtar R