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Dispatches by Sibghat Sheikh 27/08/2025

Should Pakistan Join the Strategic Minerals Race?

At the intersection of resource sovereignty and global supply chains lies a question that Pakistan can no longer defer: in a world reordering itself around access to critical minerals, will Pakistan leverage its subterranean wealth or remain tethered to extraction without transformation?

Newspaper Article by Amna Ejaz Rafi 20/08/2025

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South Asia’s Prospective Future

Why South Asia has (so far) failed to emerge as an economically integrated bloc like ASEAN. Pakistan and India are the two major countries in region. India has expanded trans-regionally to East Asia; the South Asian country has political ties with ASEAN…

Newspaper Article by Amna Ejaz Rafi 05/06/2025

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CPEC Extension to Afghanistan: Boosting Regional Cooperation

Trilateral talks push to extend CPEC to Afghanistan, boosting regional connectivity, economic growth, and joint efforts against terrorism in South Asia The trilateral meeting between the Foreign Ministers of Pakistan, Afghanistan, and China in Beijing (May 21, 2025) called for extending the…

Newspaper Article by Amna Ejaz Rafi 22/10/2024

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Targeting CPEC: Points To Ponder

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…

Policy Brief by Dr. Aneel Salman 05/09/2024

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Strategic Review of CPEC-SEZs: Progress, Challenges and Future Direction

Download This study critically examines the development of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in Pakistan, with a focus on those established under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). It identifies key challenges including attracting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), promoting export diversification, and enhancing employment opportunities.…

Newspaper Article by Noor ul Ain 22/02/2023

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Indo-Pacific Strategic Developments: Implications for South Asia

The South Asian region- home to 25% of the global population – is marked by deteriorating socio-economic conditions and volatile domestic political environments. The region also lags behind in terms of connectivity and bilateral trade. One of the reasons for bilateralism and…

Newspaper Article by gulshan 08/01/2021

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SAARC And CPEC: Preparing For Future – OpEd

The theoretical approaches of international relations such as Complex Interdependence and Regionalism explore the strategic dimensions associated with the economic corridors. Regionalism brings agreed-upon regional commitments into limelight in order to foster regional coordination for transforming pledges into actions. Through the process…

Newspaper Article by Amna Ejaz Rafi 07/10/2019

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Pakistan-China Relations

https://arynews.tv/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/CPEC.jpg. Pakistan and China bilateral relations established in May 1951, have progressed over the years. During the 1970s, Pakistan played the role of a facilitator in normalizing China-US relations. The US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger meeting with President Zhou Enlai in Beijing…

Newspaper Article by Amna Ejaz Rafi 26/08/2019

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India, the attention seeker

In June last year, the BJP government pulled out of a coalition with the Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party. Afterwards, India-occupied Jammu and Kashmir was put under governor’s rule. New Delhi’s latest move to abrogate Article 370 of the Indian constitution has ended the special…

Newspaper Article by Amna Ejaz Rafi 07/03/2019

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CPEC dividends

The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and Indo-Pacific reflect the emerging power dynamics globally. The BRI focus is on economics and regional connectivity. The “Indo-Pacific” strategy led by the US / and allies supports India’s larger role in Asia Pacific. Pakistan as…

Should Pakistan Join the Strategic Minerals Race?

South Asia’s Prospective Future

CPEC Extension to Afghanistan: Boosting Regional Cooperation

Targeting CPEC: Points To Ponder

Strategic Review of CPEC-SEZs: Progress, Challenges and Future Direction

Indo-Pacific Strategic Developments: Implications for South Asia

SAARC And CPEC: Preparing For Future – OpEd

Pakistan-China Relations

India, the attention seeker

CPEC dividends

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