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BRICS potentially strengthens Trump’s hand in tackling Pakistani support of militants
Pakistan, already furious and reeling from US President Donald J. Trump’s threat to sanction it for supporting militants, has been dealt a potential body...
Xiamen BRICS Summit: Triumph for Indian Diplomacy
The 9th BRICS summit was concluded on September 4, 2017 in Xiamen, China. The BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) group was formed in...
Nothing new in Trump’s South Asia policy, it’s Obama redux
While the US President Donald Trump’s much awaited televised speech on the 21st of August was supposed to lay down his administration’s Afghanistan policy,...
What Are Nexus States?
What are ‘Nexus States’? For the purposes of this discussion, they’re defined as small states that enjoy a convergence of geographical access, financial services...
China’s Policy on the DPRK’s Nuclear Issue: Cooperation and Disagreements with the US and Russia
The main aims of this article are to investigate and explain China’s policy, cooperation and disagreements with Washington and Moscow on the Democratic People’s...
Vatican, Moscow & China: A New Global Religious and Spiritual Hegemony
The record is substantially positive. This is how Cardinal Parolin has summarized the results of his recent visit to the Russian Federation.Firstly, there is...
A Weaponized Cyber Commons: Coding Anarchy or Peace Into The Matrix?
Many cyber experts say the world is woefully ill-prepared for a sophisticated cyber-attack and that each passing day brings it one step closer to...
China, Pakistan & Afghanistan: a strategic partnership for regional peace
Authors: Shahid Ali & Wang Li On August 21 (Monday), U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled his new Afghanistan strategy in a national address,...
Pakistan’s security issues
Remarks at ISAS Panel Discussion: Pakistan in challenging times, 25 August 2017 The facetious answer to the question, what security challenges Pakistan faces is...
Trump draws geopolitical battle lines in South Asia
President Donald J. Trump has drawn battle lines in South Asia that are likely to have a ripple effect across Eurasia: a stepped-up war...