Pakistan needs to learn from countries that have rehabilitated civilian primacy after years of military’s ascendancy

The Kargil war (1999) was the first occasion that showed the restraining role of the nuclear weapons

Seven-point criteria can be used to judge the quality of democracy anywhere

This agreement is viewed as the first step for more military cooperation in the future

Conflict and polarisation in the political process is reducing the scope for internal political and societal harmony

Pakistan is moving towards a major political confrontation between the ruling PML-N and the opposition parties

Not many people in Pakistan paid attention to the history and dynamics of civil-military relations in Turkey

The sooner Muslim states recognise that the key solutions to extremism and terrorism lie in their hands, the better

Even if Nawaz Sharif decides to step down as PM, he can still exercise his leadership from the outside

A troubled political system =cannot be effectively managed singlehandedly by either civilian or military elite alone