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Can India Balance Between Beijing and Washington?
On October 10, 2018, a Senior Chinese Diplomat in India underscored the need for New Delhi and Beijing to work jointly, in order to...
Why and How Russia is poised to strengthen its Afghan Role
After the Soviet Union's withdrawal from Afghanistan and the USSR's subsequent disintegration, Russia seemed neither interested in nor capable of securing a pro-Moscow regime...
South Asia Firms Up Its Growth Lead, Despite Budget Woes
With growth topping 6.9 percent in 2018 and set to accelerate to 7.1 percent next year, South Asia is firming up its position as...
Pakistan-US Relations: Resettlement or Re-Stalemate
Pakistan-US relations have witnessed a severe decline especially after January 2018. Earlier this month, US Secretary of State, Mr. Mike Pompeo, who was accompanied...
South Asia: You Can Change Friends but not Neighbors
The former Indian Prime Minister (Late) Atal Behari Vajpai once pointed out the importance of relations with neighbors as undeniable as the caption of...
Afghanistan: A Global Game of Musical Chairs
Afghanistan’s history is replete with wars and other violent conflicts. Throughout its long and turbulent history, Afghanistan has looked more like a tribal confederacy...
Defense Day: ‘Moral Force’ of the Pakistan Armed Forces
The 6th of September is celebrated every year as the Defense Day by every Pakistani, as on this very day, Pakistan’s courageous Armed Forces...
Pak-US Relations: Resetting the terms of engagement in Afghanistan
The election of Imran Khan to the prime Minister office is no less than a glimmer of hope for the nation’s lost credentials and...
Moderating Pak-Afghan Relations- TAPI Pipeline Project: A Way Forward
Pakistan and Afghanistan share similarities in multiple dimensions of history, religion, civilization and culture. Despite the fact, the two countries have never been successful...
ISIL continues to pose a ‘serious challenge’ worldwide
Despite serious military setbacks, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh) may still have around 20,000 fighters and is continuing its dangerous...