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Shahbaz Sharif’s Strategic Diplomatic Tour
In the wake of the recent India-Pakistan confrontation, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif’s timely diplomatic mission to four friendly nations—Turkey, Iran, Azerbaijan, and Tajikistan—has emerged...
The Indus at Risk: Why Pakistan’s Survival Depends on a 1960 Treaty
When the subcontinent was torn apart in 1947, the wounds ran deeper than borders—they flowed through rivers. In the wake of partition, India and...
Al-Qaeda’s Global Footprint
In the volatile geopolitical climate of South Asia, the recent Pahalgam terrorist incident has reignited tensions between India and Pakistan, with India amplifying diplomatic...
Water Diplomacy at a Crossroads: The Future of the Indus Waters Treaty
For all states, water has always been a sacred commodity. It is more than an ordinary natural resource; it serves as a strategic asset....
Trade Over Tensions
Recent diplomatic overtures between Pakistan and Afghanistan, catalysed by China’s strategic mediation, signal a transformative phase in their historically complex relationship. The Beijing trilateral...
Lessons from Turkey’s PKK and Balochistan’s Crossroads
Four decades of relentless conflict between the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and Turkey have culminated in an unexpected yet historic declaration: the PKK, a...
On the Brink of Irreversibility: India-Pakistan, the Looming War
Since the bloody partition of 1947, which birthed two nations with antagonistic identities, India and Pakistan have been locked in an existential rivalry where...
Silenced Not Settled
In the aftermath of the armed insurgency that erupted in Indian-occupied Jammu and Kashmir in 1989, the valley fell into what Basharat Peer called...
South Asia and the Possibilities of a Regional War
The military confrontation India and Pakistan has ended. At least for now, there is no noticeable escalation, exchanges of fire, or use of artillery...
South Asia at a Crossroads: Preventing War Between Nuclear-Armed Neighbors
At midnight on 6th April 2025, Indian forces launched attacks on multiple locations in Pakistan, including Shakargarh, Sialkot, Muridke, Bahawalpur, Kotli, and the Muzaffarabad...