India, the largest country in South Asia, once carried the mantle of anchoring peace and development in the region. It has gone exactly in reverse.
The reason interestingly has not been a conscious departure from the Nehruvian secularism but a slow caving…
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Islamabad Policy Research Institute (IPRI) organized a webinar on the “Afghan Peace Process: Role of Spoilers” on October 8, 2020. The distinguished panelists, invited to deliberate and provide their expert input on the subject, included Mr. Ihsan Ghani, Former DG IB…
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Islamabad Policy Research Institute (IPRI) organized a “Zoom Webinar” on the “Afghan Peace Process: Challenges and Prospects” on September 8, 2020. The distinguished panel, invited to deliberate and provide expert inputs on the subject, included Dr. Hussain Ali Yasa, Writer and…
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…
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…
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,…
After Prime Minister Imran Khan’s visit to Saudi Arabia, very major news came that Saudi Arabia was a new partner in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). The significant one to make out of Imran Khan’s visit to Saudi Arabia is the fact…
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…
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…
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…