This summer once again reminded Pakistan of a harsh truth: climate change is not a distant threat, it is a lived reality. From unprecedented heatwaves in Sindh and Punjab to flash floods in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit-Baltistan, millions of Pakistanis faced displacement, crop failure, and rising health risks.
The 1950 Treaty of Peace and Friendship still shapes India-Nepal relations, but many inNepal see it as lopsided. It opened borders, allowed free movement and gave India a sayin Nepal’s defence and foreign policy. Over time, this built deep dependence and leftKathmandu
On August 31, 2025, in the Chinese city of Tianjin, an unlikely diplomatic chapter was written. Pakistan, the sole United Nations member state that for decades refused to recognise Armenia, finally established formal diplomatic ties with Yerevan. The joint communiqué signed by Foreign Ministers Ishaq Dar and Ararat Mirzoyan was more than a perfunctory document, it was the symbolic dismantling of a deliberate policy of non-recognition that had cast a shadow over South Caucasus-South Asia relations for three decades.
Given its centrality to the heritage of Buddha civilisation, India uses culture and Buddhism as instruments of soft power in the projection of its foreign policy, aiming to maintain regional hegemony. India claims to uphold the principles of non-coercion and peaceful coexistence
The so-called ‘non-alignment’ mantra of India during the Cold War era was a farce to begin with, but more recently, it has openly pivoted towards hard hedging, the core principle of which is to both engage and resist. India was trying to act smart by playing both sides of the fence and finally got exposed.
Dr Roxolana Zigón The game is afoot? India launched “Operation Sindoor” in the early hours of Wednesday morning of May 7, 2025, in both Pakistan-administered Kashmir and Pakistan. It carried out 15 missile strikes on Kotli, and Muzaffarabad in the disputed Kashmir
On October 6, a convoy of Chinese employees was attacked by terrorists near the Karachi airport. A vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) was used for the attack which claimed the lives of two Chinese engineers. The Chinese engineers were part of the
China’s economic journey from state-led industrialisation to international markets is an outcome of a capitalist development strategy. Initially, China tried to attract the foreign investment by inviting companies’ in the Special Economic Zones (SEZs). The SEZs in coastal areas of China gave
Does the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) signify China’s political growth or is it reflective of the developing world’s inclination towards economic connectivity? In either of the case, it is the new trend of regional connectivity that is gaining momentum. China’s outreach
In an age where the digital realm has evolved into a theater of strategic importance, a significant and meticulously planned diplomatic endeavor unfolded when high-ranking defense officials from the United States and China converged at the Pentagon for a momentous cybersecurity summit on September 22, 2023.
