Recalibrating Pakistan’s Lawfare for Kashmir
Ayesha Malik
If Ukraine’s lawfare moves after Russia’s invasion have taught us anything, it is that Pakistan’s response to India’s occupation and annexation of...
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Resetting Pakistan-Iran Relations
Syed Ali Zia Jaffery
One of the biggest foreign policy challenges for Prime Minister Imran Khan since his assumption of power last August has been Pakistan’s Middle East policy. The...
Grand Strategy And The Challenge Of Reaching AD 2100
Illhan Niaz
The comprehension of the total assets at the disposal of a state in relation to rational objectives vital for survival and prosperity and modified by the total capabilities...
Looking into Africa’s Future: Opportunities, Challenges and The Way Forward
Abdulhamid Mpoza
Africa is a naturally gifted continent with huge untapped resources, something that might have been one of the reasons for its colonization between 1870s and 1900s by European...
China’s Afghanistan Threat
Rupert Stone
Afghanistan is not a priority for its largest neighbour, China. Beijing did not commit troops to the war that began in 2001, and its economic footprint has been...
Kashmir – Under a Cloud of Depression
Salma Malik
“When you make a peaceful revolution impossible, you are making a violent revolution inevitable.” J F Kennedy
Last I approached the red zone of Pakistan’s capital city Islamabad, a...
Was Kargil a Nuclear Crisis?
Rizwan Zeb
In his paper documenting US’ diplomacy during the Kargil conflict, Bruce Riedel claimed that the Americans had reports that Pakistan was preparing its nuclear missiles for a possible...
A State in Crisis: Sri Lanka’s Road from Post-War Resurgence to Political Dissension
Priyanka Moonesinghe
On October 26, President Maithripala Sirisena removed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe from office overnight, appointing his former foe, Mahinda Rajapaksa, as prime minister instead. Wickremesinghe refused to leave...
India, Russia and the S-400 Deal
Rupert Stone
In early October, President Putin of Russia visited New Delhi for his annual summit with India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, and signed a number of deals. Most controversially,...
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Deciphering Afghanistan’s and Pakistan’s Positions on the Iran-Israel Conflict
Malaika Rizvi
The recent escalation of tensions between Iran and Israel has added to the intricacies of Middle...
The Geopolitical Implications of Deglobalization
Haider Ali
In the 1970s, détente between the United States and Soviet Union offered an opportunity to stabilize...
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...