The Pakistani Taliban seem poised to exploit the security vacuum rendered by the impending US withdrawal from Afghanistan The 21 April suicide bombing at the Serena hotel in Quetta was perhaps the most spectacular terror attack that took place in Pakistan this year. Instead of Baloch separatist militants, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) – also called […]
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) allegedly claimed responsibility for VBIED attack at posh Serena Hotel in Quetta’s secure ‘Red Zone’ Quetta’s fragile peace was rocked violently on Wednesday night by a loud blast that occurred in the parking lot of the Serena hotel, the sole five-star hotel of the city located in its ‘ultra-secure’ Red Zone. Initial […]
The Arthashastra, written by Chanakya Kautilya is an extensive treatise comprising 16 books encompassing a treasure of practical statecraft. It does not neglect to discuss a single matter essential for the running of the state including laws, diplomacy, espionage, military strategy, economics, finance, cultural traditions, men’s vices and weaknesses, bureaucracy, etc. For Kautilya, power was […]