The recent border clashes between India and Pakistan which started in the first week of October 2014 along the Line of Control (LoC) have not only been escalated but have also been extended to the working boundary. Many scholars believe that current…
Research Articles
China’s Evolving Posture in South Asia: Some Reflections
Dr. Rashid Ahmed Siddiqi
Siddiqui discusses China’s South Asia policy in the wake of the US draw down from Afghanistan and with particular reference to relationship between India and Pakistan.
From Divergence…
دس اکتوبر ۲۰۱۴ کو ملالہ یوسف زئی اور کیلاش ستیارتھی کو مشترکہ طور پر امن کا نوبل انعام دیا گیا ۔کسی بھی شخصیت کے لئے یہ انعام حاصل کرنا اپنے آپ میں اتنی بڑی کامیابی ہے جس کا اندازہ لگانا کسی کے…
۱۱تا ۱۴ ستمبر ۲۰۱۴ کو دہلی میں اقتصادی مصنوعات کی نمائش منعقد کی گئی ۔اس میں حصہ لینے والے پاکستانی تاجروں اور صنعت کاروں کو فی کس ۴۰ ڈالر جرمانہ عائد کیا گیا ۔ان پر یہ الزام لگایا گیا کہ انھوں نے…
Afghan-US Security Agreement
Afghanistan and the US have signed a security agreement. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani during the election campaign supported the stationing of the US troops on Afghan soil, in post-2014. President Ghani after assuming office moved ahead with the plan.…
While Pakistan’s Malala Yousafzai and India’s Kailash Satyarthi share Nobel Peace prize for the year, their countries are engaged in a sort of ‘small-scale war’ in the UN acknowledged disputed territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Hopefully, the two laureates would put together…
Introduction
Guest Lecture on “Management of Relations by China with India and Japan: Policy Lessons for Pakistan” by Mr. Fazal-ur-Rahman, Executive Director ‘Pakistan Council on China’, organized by Islamabad Policy Research Institute, on September 10, 2014 at IPRI Conference Hall.
Salient Points
Salient aspects of…
It is refreshing that Afghanistan has put behind its electoral crisis and come up with an improvised government structure for its stalled political transition. Presence of President Mamnoon Hussain during President Ashraf Ghani’s inaugural ceremony was reflective of Pakistan’s endorsement of this…
یبھارتی فوج نے ورکنگ باؤنڈری اور لائن آف کنٹرول پر گذشتہ چند روز سے کھلی جارحیت کا جو سلسلہ شروع کر رکھا ہے اس میں سولہ سے زائد بے گناہ شہری شہید جبکہ درجنوں زخمی ہو چکے ہیں ۔اقوامِ متحدہ کی جنرل…
Chinese President Xi Jinping visited three South Asian countries (Maldives, Sri Lanka and India) from 15- 20 September 2014.The visit came at a very critical time when various transformations were taking place in the region. First, the visit started after the 14th…