My last week’s article titled “It’s Time for a Non-Aggressive Military Alliance”, published in Daily Times on August 5, 2026, in which I had proposed the formation of “NAGMA ‘, has received mixed reviews. This is the beauty of social sciences that we respect each other’s opinions and do not outright reject any new proposal, especially if it is aimed at attaining, maintaining, and sustaining peace. However, most people have opposed the inclusion of Iran in NAGMA. My argument is that you cannot change your neighbours and the geography of the region. We have seen Iran’s isolation of 47 years and can see how it has developed itself militarily without even the best intelligence agencies around the world knowing about it. Therefore, it is necessary that each regional state is a part of the greater alliance so that no one is building monsters without the knowledge of the others.

Also, almost every day there are defence agreements signed by Muslim states bilaterally or multilaterally, whereas a joint large alliance like NAGMA can be far more effective in all domains like deterrence and diplomacy. NAGMA, being a Non-Aggressive Military Alliance, will not only build Confidence, Communication, and Connectivity, among the member states but also deter opponents from any........

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