Pakistan, June 16 -- My article titled "Are We Already in World War-2.5?" was published in Daily Times, Pakistan, on October 31, 2022. In that article, I argued that the world is already experiencing a form of global conflict, termed "World War-2.5", infested with numerous ongoing wars and conflicts across various regions. I included the prolonged wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Libya, Yemen, and the Russia-Ukraine wars as evidence of this global state of warfare. I had suggested that these wars and conflicts, while not constituting a traditional world war, collectively impact nearly half of the world's population, either directly or indirectly.

I also highlighted the limitations of military power in achieving decisive victories, notin...