Kashmir is Firmly on OIC and Global Agenda
Ahmed Quraishi
The most important challenge for Indian diplomacy on the festering conflict in Kashmir is to ensure that it is not raised at any forum outside India. Any discussion...
Word from the Author: Shaking Hands with Clenched Fists: The Grand Trunk Road to...
Asma Shakir Khawaja
Whenever any region is decolonized, nations are reborn thereby learning to forget their past and try to buy their already sold integrity and freedom that had been...
Russo-Pakistan Relations Post-Pulwama
Andrew Korybko
The Valdai Club, Russia’s most prestigious think tank, published a thought-provoking and visionary piece on Russian-Pakistani relations in the aftermath of the Pulwama attack and the latest round...
Pakistan and the International Politics of Labeling the States
Ahmed Waheed
If international narratives on Pakistan were to be believed, then Pakistan is a Weak State, a Failed State, a Garrison State, an Insecure State, a Fragile State, a...
The Kashmir Uprising
Farooq Hasnat
The ongoing insurgency in Indian occupied Kashmir (IOK) is nothing short of a third generation war of liberation. Like their grandfathers and parents, scores of Kashmiri men, women...
Of Militarism, Coercive Diplomacy and Limited Successes: U.S. Foreign Policy Post-9/11
Syed Ali Zia Jaffery
“Diplomacy: the art of restraining power.” Henry Kissinger
The dastardly attacks on the Twin Towers on 11th September, 2001 were colossal and impactful. The aftershocks of...
India-China Relations: Competition and Prospects for Cooperation
Samran Ali
The Chinese economy has already outgrown the U.S. economy. India has also replaced France and is now the sixth largest economy in the world. Both countries are also...
Why the Doha Peace Process Must Resume?
Qadir Khan Yousafzai
In his customary style, the U.S. President Donald Trump took to Twitter and suspended the Doha peace process between the U.S. and the Afghan Taliban. Despite the...
Trump’s Afghan Quagmire
Rupert Stone
It has now been several months since President Donald Trump promulgated his new strategy for the US war in Afghanistan. So far, his approach has failed to roll...
Trump Misses, Rouhani Hits: Calling the Curtains on JCPOA
Sina Azodi
Never Interfere with Your Enemy When He is Making a Mistake.
After months of speculation, President Trump finally announced his controversial decision last month to unilaterally withdraw the United...
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Agni-Prime: Read P for Pakistan
The successful test launch of India's 'Agni Prime', a new-generation nuclear-capable ballistic missile, marks a significant advancement in...
Mapping the Challenges to Pakistan’s Geoeconomic Pivot
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In January 2022, Pakistan's National Security Division (NSD) launched the country’s first-ever National Security Policy (NSP), marking...
Navigating Pakistan’s Security Challenges Through Emerging Technologies
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Recent trends indicate that the nature and conduct of war are transmuting as emerging technologies (ETs) have...