Saudi-Pakistan Defense Pact and the Emerging Security Architecture of West Asia
Saudi Arabia and the first Muslim nuclear-armed Pakistan signed a formal mutual defense pact on 17 Sept 2025, significantly strengthening their decades-long security partnership...
The Himalayan Domino: Can Gen Z Stabilize Nepal’s Politics?
Authors: Suloja Khadka and Bidhur Dhakal*
Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli was long perceived as Beijing’s most reliable partner. His abrupt, unceremonious exit, therefore, raises...
India-China Rapprochement: Between Pragmatic Engagement and Enduring Skepticism
Lord Palmerston’s maxim that "We have no eternal allies nor perpetual enemies. "Our interests are eternal and perpetual," aptly describes the rapidly changing nature...
How the Xi–Modi–Putin Meeting is Redrawing Global Politics and Economics
The recent meeting in China between Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has garnered global attention....
Politicization of PECA Act
The Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act 2016, also known as cybercrime law, was proposed by then Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in a 20-point National...
The Hardening Reality: Afghanistan’s Taliban Rule Deepens Pakistan’s Security Crisis
Pakistan’s initial cautious optimism about the Taliban takeover in 202, hoping for an end to cross-border violence and a stable, cooperative neighbor, has completely...
From Isolation to Integration
It was no normal day in Kabul on the 20th of August 2025. The city, once ravaged by war and suspicion, welcomed an event...
Are the Sino-Indian Relations Heading Towards a Realignment?
At the invitation of India's National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi paid an official visit to India on August 18th...
From Dhaka to ASEAN: Ready or Not?
Bangladesh is pressing on a door that could reshape its economic landscape and diplomatic influence. Sitting across the Bay of Bengal, Dhaka now argues...
The Plight of Afghan Refugees: Human Rights Implications of Deportation by Pakistan
The protection of refugees in the contemporary world remains pressing global concern, with millions of people displaced due to conflict, persecution, natural disasters, and...