South Asia

Afghanistan and the issue of Transnational Conspiracy

Author: Ajmal Sohail, Contributor: Nicolas Böhmer* The deplorable statistics of drug addicted people in Afghanistan exceeded one million and the poppy growth almost doubled, since...

Rajiv Gandhi’s Foreign Policy: Diplomacy in Tough Times

The end of the World War II in 1945 gave the birth to Cold War among the two superpowers. The U.S. and the USSR...

Pakistan: Possible Challenges to Newly Elected Government and Way Forward

“The best example of democracy I can recall is five wolves sitting down to dinner with one sheep” Charles De Montesquieu once whispered this about...

Pakistan-Iran relations: India factor

Pakistan and Iran’s relationship has been evolving over time. The relationship between the two states deteriorated after the Iranian revolution, the ties improved when...

The Kashmir imbroglio: Concerns and Way out

Kashmir is the valley of enormous beauty with beautiful and serene valleys, enclosed by the mighty Himalayas and lofty mountains, with the heart-enthralling scenes...

United States, China and the “Indo-Pacific” narrative

China has not been particularly comfortable with the Trump Administration’s repeated use of the term ‘Indo-Pacific’ instead of ‘Asia-Pacific’ (off late, it has been...

CPEC: A Boon for Gilgit-Baltistan

Gilgit-Baltistan being the only entry point between China and Pakistan holds immense significance which translates into this region being strategically important not just for...

U.S. anti-narcotics campaign in Afghanistan a big disaster

The protracted war in Afghanistan has many convoluted dimensions and needless to say the foreign invaders have failed in almost every way. Their engagement...

CPEC: A Tool for Stability and Prosperity

CPEC is essentially a project aiming at development through energy generation, highway, roads, railways, and port infrastructure eventually enhancing economic connections between China and...

India-Pakistan NSG Membership: Why Pakistan is being discriminated

Nuclear Suppliers Group or the NSG is a multilateral export control regime. It is a set of nuclear supplier countries that look forward to...

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