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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?

Dispatches by Dr. Khurram Abbas 18/08/2025

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The Next Flashpoint: Perils of Modi Doctrine and Role of Major Powers

The recent series of hostilities between forever rivals started after Pahalgam attack on 22 April 2025. While the recent series of hostilities were short lived, they have largely changed the South Asian geopolitical dynamics.

Newspaper Article by IPRI 14/03/2019

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The Saudi Mediation

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,…

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CPEC and Saudi Arabia

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…

Newspaper Article by IPRI 14/01/2019

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The ailing GCC and its future

Saudi Arabia hosted the 39th summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in Riyadh on December 9, 2018. Qatar sent its minister of state to represent the country. Since the announcement of Qatar’s blockade by the three member countries of the GCC (Saudi…

Newspaper Article by IPRI 13/06/2017

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Cornering Iran

From Middle East to Europe, Donald Trump’s first overseas visit has ended with lot of regional and international implications. If one can sum up Trump’s maiden visit to Middle East, it can be considered as a visit to contain Iran, not only…

Newspaper Article by Khalid Hussain Chandio 31/05/2017

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Trump’s Maiden Visit to KSA

For the US and its Western partners, the Middle East has been one of the most important regions of the world since the end of World War II. The last seven decades of the geo-politics in Middle East have witnessed increased US…

Panel Discussion by IPRI 04/02/2016

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Pakistan’s Relations with Gulf States

Introduction: Seven Arab states border the Persian Gulf, namely Kuwait, Bahrain, Iraq, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). All Persian Gulf states are monarchies. All these Arab states have significant revenues from petroleum. However, the Gulf region has long…

Newspaper Article by IPRI 02/02/2016

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Way Forward for KSA and Iran

Way Forward for KSA and Iran - Asiya Mahar On Jan 02, 2016 Saudi Arabia executed 47 prisoners across the kingdom that were found of being associated with al-Qaeda and for carrying out series of attacks across the kingdom in 2003 and 2004.…

Newspaper Article by khalid 28/01/2016

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Pakistan’s difficult mission

Pakistan is undertaking a difficult mission to diffuse tension between Saudi Arabia and Iran. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has a natural inkling for this sort of enterprise—indeed a romance. Theoretically it seem all too simple, however, practically it touches the boundary of…

Should Pakistan Join the Strategic Minerals Race?

The Next Flashpoint: Perils of Modi Doctrine and Role of Major Powers

The Saudi Mediation

CPEC and Saudi Arabia

The ailing GCC and its future

Cornering Iran

Trump’s Maiden Visit to KSA

Pakistan’s Relations with Gulf States

Way Forward for KSA and Iran

Pakistan’s difficult mission

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