Pakistan: New government will focus on strengthening bilateral ties with China
Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Planning Ahsan Iqbal, who also happens to be General Secretary of the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) while addressing a...
US human rights report on Bangladesh: Has a mountain been made out of a molehill?
Every year, the US prepares and publishes the Human Rights Positions of many countries, with the exception of its own. The report was written...
Pakistan: Challenges to New Government
Recent transition of power denotes the fragile democratic dispensation in the country. The institute could not develop on the strong footings despite various constitutional...
Bajwa’s desire for détente with India and including China in talks on Kashmir
The Islamabad Security Dialogue conference was addressed, among others, by Pakistan’s army chief Qamar Javed Bajwa also. He discussed the emerging challenges in international...
Political Perception of FATF and Ramifications for Pakistan
International politics in contemporary times is driven through geostrategic considerations. Significance of a country is not taken into account by its geo-economic paradigm rather...
Bangladesh’s National Election in 2023: The Path of Light Remains Closed
The last three national elections in Bangladesh were held in 2008, 2014 and 2018. Of these three elections, only the 2008 election was widely...
South Asian Disasters and the Need for Regional Cooperation
Authors: Harsh Mahaseth and Nishtha Gupta*
International cooperation and multilateralism have become indispensable tools in an increasingly complex world. South Asia, a region abundant and...
Was there a US-backed regime change in Pakistan?
A US-sponsored regime change is hardly new, and it does not take a student of history to cite examples of such transgressions. Guatemala, Congo,...
Pakistan – Sri Lanka: Lessons Learned
If one were to look at two events in South Asia – the economic crisis in Sri Lanka, and the downfall of the Imran...
The Imran Debacle and Challenges for Pakistan’s Foreign Policy
Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan becomes yet another Prime Minister in the South Asian nation's history who failed to complete a full five year...