2022 would go down as a tumultuous year in Pakistan’s history. Persistent brinkmanship amongst political parties and a downward economic spiral has spilt over the country’s foreign relations. The year was also bad for the civil-military relationship. Meanwhile, the power of social…
Pakistan, despite its economic and social pressures, hosts more than 1.4 million registered Afghan refugees and 850,000 Afghan Citizen Card holders, who have free enrollment in government primary schools and access to higher education with generous scholarships, along with bank accounts and…
Since coming to power in 2014, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has had a poor human rights record, particularly in regard to religious minorities. The BJP positions itself on the right side of the political spectrum, but its current leader, PM Modi,…
A NEW ERA OF STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AMONG CHINA, ARAB STATES AND PAKISTAN
ON 7 December 2022, China’s President Xi Jinping arrived in Riyadh to pay a state visit to Saudi Arabia at the invitation of King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of…
The 5th of January commemorates the anniversary of Resolution 47 of the United Nations Security Council. This resolution sought to organise a referendum to provide the people of Kashmir with the option of joining either Pakistan or India.
Jammu and Kashmir came…
The 5th of January commemorates the anniversary of Resolution 47 of the United Nations Security Council. This resolution sought to organise a referendum to provide the people of Kashmir with the option of joining either Pakistan or India.
Jammu and Kashmir came…
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Research Articles
1. Fighting for Freedom: Ukrainian Assessment of the Implications of the Russian Invasion for South Asia
Olexiy Haran & Petro Burkovskyi
Citation: Olexiy Haran* & Petro Burkovskyi **, “Fighting for Freedom: Ukrainian Assessment of…
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a transformative project, which holds enormous potential for transforming the lives of the people of Pakistan and region. The most important development project undertaken in Balochistan is the Gwadar Port, which was operationalized on 14 November…
China and Pakistan have a trial and tribulation trajectory, and thus the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor i.e. CPEC has tales to tell. If an idiom is reworked, it is like “the operation was successful, but the patient is in coma!” Coma is tantamount…
The most powerful institution in Pakistan has had a change of guard, with the baton of command handed over to the new Chief. The appointment of COAS in Pakistan always evokes a heated debate amongst the political pundits and the security Cassandras…