By Hc Div Naveed Siddiqui
ISLAMABAD: Former chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) General Zubair Mahmood Hayat (retd) has cautioned that South Asia currently lingers below the threshold of stability.
He underscored that the region is trapped in a complex security quagmire, aggravated by the absence of crisis management mechanisms, regional security frameworks, and meaningful exchanges across multiple domains.
In its latest edition of the Thought Leaders Forum (TLF), the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) hosted General Zubair Mahmood Hayat (retd), as the distinguished speaker on Friday.
General Hayat (retd) raised pertinent questions about the nature of peace and concluded that true peace cannot be imposed, bought, or externally driven — it must be earned through justice, trust, and sovereign equality.
He warned that the doomsday clock for South Asia now stands at 30 seconds to midnight, highlighting the destabilising impact of India’s evolving strategic posture, ideological shift, and military