اسے کسی حد تک ستم ظریفی ہی کہا جانا چاہیے کہ پاکستانی خارجہ پالیسی کے حوالے سے سارا دارومدار امریکہ ، چین ،روس اور تیل کی دولت سے مالا مال خلیجی ممالک پر ہے ۔ علاوہ ازیں پاکستان کے تعلقات بھارت کے ساتھ تنازعہ کشمیر کے سبب انتہائی دگردوں ہیں۔ اسی وجہ سے دنیا بھر […]
یہ امر انتہائی اہمیت کا حامل ہے کہ حالیہ ہفتوں میں بلوچستان کے بہت سے حلقوں نے اس امر کا اظہار کیا ہے کہ وہ بھارت کے پھیلائے ہوئے جال میں ہرگز نہیں آئیں گے بلکہ مستقبل میں اپنی ساری توانائیاں پاکستان خصوصاً بلوچستان کی حقیقی فلاح و بہبود کیلئے صرف کرنے کی بھرپور سعی […]
گذشتہ لمبے عرصے سے مقبوضہ کشمیر اور بھارت میں اقلیتوں کے خلاف جاری دہلی سرکار کی ریاستی دہشتگردی سے ہر کوئی بخوبی واقف ہے ۔ اس پس منظر میں مبصرین نے کہا ہے کہ 24 اکتوبر 1945 کو اقوام متحدہ کا وجود عمل میں آیا تھا اور اس کے قیام کا بنیادی مقصد یہی تھا […]
سوال یہ اٹھتا ہے کہ میانمار میں روہنگیا مسلمانوں کی نسل کشی پر بھارت کا رد عمل کیا ہے؟۔اس کا جائزہ لیا جائے تو جیوپولیٹکس کی وجہ سے بھارت کا رویہ روہنگیا بحران کے ضمن میں کسی حد تک مایوس کن ہی قرار دیا جا سکتا ہے۔ دہلی سرکار غالباً بھارتی عوام پر یہ ظاہر […]
Developing countries get loans from International Monetary Fund (IMF) and multilateral agencies in order to cover budget deficit and for development of the country. The external loans should not surpass 75 percent of total GDP and 350 percent of total export earnings. Otherwise, the sovereign would be considered a defaulter. Therefore, the debt should be […]
Despite mixed signals from India, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif continues to follow a single track approach towards India. This is raising many raising many eye brows as to whether he is confronting failure of Indian approach towards Pakistan or reinforcing failure of his own approach towards Indian leadership. Is the three times Prime Minister of […]
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) came into being to defend Europe from the communist threat during the cold war having primary mandate in European theater. The cold war ended with the defeat of communism and former Soviet Union. Therefore, the logic demanded NATOs end too but it did not happen and the world saw […]
Flurry of activities about Afghanistan over the last two weeks have, once again, brought this country under international focus. Former President Asif Zardari led his party delegation to Kabul, Commander United States Forces in Afghanistan General John F Campbell called on Army Chief, General Raheel Sharif, President Ashraf Ghani undertook his visit to India; and […]
Today, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is fragmented for numerous reasons. These include the Saudi-Iran rivalry, Saudi-Qatar rivalry as well as the competing interests and priorities of various member states. Recently, the organisation has taken a great leap by inviting India as a ‘guest of honor’ in the 46th session of its Council of […]
Saudi Arabia is gradually expanding its influence in South Asia not just with deals worth billions of dollars, but also through offering mediation between Pakistan and India in the wake of the recent escalation between the two nuclear rivals. Since February 17, Saudi Arabia has one way or the other tried to defuse tensions between […]
Two-day National Conference on “Irritants in Pakistan-US Relations: Way Forward”
Post Event Report Two-day National Conference on “Irritants in Pakistan-US Relations: Way Forward” Introduction A two-day national conference on “Irritants in Pakistan-US Relations: Way Forward” was organized by the Islamabad Policy Research Institute (IPRI) on October 9-10, 2018 at Marriott Hotel, Islamabad. The conference comprised of four working sessions in addition to inaugural session. Ambassador […]
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 part of CPEC is central to global developments. Pakistan and China relations irrespective […]
It seems that propaganda against Pakistan has become the pastime of so-called intellectuals who are bent upon presenting Pakistan a ‘hard’ country. If one closely monitors, writing adversely against Pakistan has also become a trend within certain Western intellectuals. Lately, Husain Haqqani wrote an opinion article titled ‘For Pakistan, 2018 was just another year of […]
Looking at Pakistan’s short political history, whether, it was martial law or civilian government, the country has continued to march forward, while brushing aside adversarial elements and surviving through external aggression. The critics have always been apprehensive about Pakistan Armed Forces, apparently, military’s role in politics is being judged. Pakistan had been intermittently governed by the […]
!سکھوں کو آر ایس ایس میں ضم کرنے کی سعی ۔۔۔ایک جائزہ
یہ کوئی راز کی بات نہیں کہ پاکستان کی سبھی حکومتوں نے ہمیشہ سے یہ کوشش کی ہے کہ بھارت کے ساتھ بقائے باہمی کے اصولوں پر تعلقات استوار رکھے جائیں، یہ ایک الگ موضوع ہے کہ بھارت کی جانب سے مثبت انداز میں کبھی جواب نہیں ملا۔ عمران خان کی حکومت بر سر اقتدار […]
!سولہ دسمبر ۔۔۔ تا ۔۔۔ سولہ دسمبر
غیر جانبدار مبصرین نے رائے ظاہر کی ہے کہ بھارتی حکمران نہ صرف کشمیریوں کے خلاف بھیانک انسانی جرائم میں ملوث ہیں بلکہ تمام عالمی ضابطوں اور بین الاقوامی قوانین اور روایات کی خلاف ورزی کرتے ہوئے ہمسایہ ممالک میں مسلح مداخلت کے بھی مرتکب ہوتے رہتے ہیں ۔اس امر کی سنگین ترین مثال 16دسمبر […]
!انڈین پارلیمنٹ حملہ ڈرامہ ، بابری اور
پاک عسکری ترجمان نے جس موثر طریقے سے انڈین سیکولرازم کی حقیقت کو طشت از بام کیا ہے وہ یقیناًقابل ستائش ہے۔ سبھی جانتے ہیں کہ دس دسمبر کو پوری دنیا میں انسانی حقوق کا عالمی دن منایا گیا۔ علاوہ ازیں چند روز قبل ہندوستان بھر کے مسلمانوں نے 6 دسمبر کو یومِ سیاہ کے […]
Introduction: The relationship between China and Pakistan can be best described as promising, flourishing and turning out to be a success story by meeting all the requirements of changing situations. Over the years, this unique friendship has transformed into a strong strategic partnership aspiring to have robust economic cooperation and increasing people to people contacts. […]
Introduction An IPRI Review meeting on “SCO and Regional Security” was held at IPRI conference hall on August 8, 2016. In the prevalent era of globalization, a number of regional organizations have emerged on world stage. These organizations have become multifunctional pursuing security and economic goals. States through these regional platforms are trying to […]
Completion of CPEC: Impact on Pakistan’s Strategic Position and Economy
Introduction An IPRI Review meeting on “Completion of CPEC: Impact on Pakistan’s Strategic Position and Economy” was held at IPRI conference hall on April 26, 2016. China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), linking Gwadar to China’s Western city of Kashgar was viewed optimistically. It was reiterated that CPEC would generate economic activity, open vistas and opportunities for […]
Visit of Johns Hopkins University’s Scholars to IPRI
A delegation of Scholars lead by Dr. Joshua T. White, (Associate Professor of the Practice of South Asia Studies) from Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), USA, visited IPRI on January 16, 2019. Issues of mutual interest including Afghan peace process, Pak-US bilateral relations, Pakistan’s energy security amongst others were discussed. For details, […]
President IPRI, Ambassador (R) Abdul Basit quoted in Express Tribune
President IPRI, Ambassador (R) Abdul Basit @abasitpak1 quoted in @etribune .
Indian army kills Kashmiri student mistaken for rebel
Protesters demand criminal investigation against soldiers involved in killing teenage victim ‘disfigured’ in shooting. Reference: Rifat Fareed, “Indian army kills Kashmir student mistaken for rebel,” Aljazeera, August 24, 2017, http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/08/indian-army-kills-kashmir-student-mistaken-rebel-170824083746569.html
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