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CPEC: The Strategic Escape Route Great Powers Cannot Ignore
Why is Pakistan suddenly facing coordinated pressure from Japan, Singapore, and India? The answer lies in CPEC, the Strait of Malacca, and America's Indo-Pacific containment strategy against China
Yiwu home to more than 10,000 foreign-funded business entities
By Liu Junguo Nestled in Zhejiang Province, East China, Yiwu is a dynamic county-level city often celebrated…
BANGLADESH AT A CROSSROADS
In a dramatic turn of events, Sheikh Hasina, the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, announced her resignation on…
From Doha to Istanbul: Can Dialogue End Decades of Turmoil Between Pakistan and Afghanistan?
The second round of talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan, convening in Istanbul this weekend, marks a pivotal…
West Asia’s Fragile Diplomacy, Controlled Escalation to Peace
Asif Haroon Raja Current Strategic Landscape Tensions between the United States and Iran have once again approached…
Enough Is Enough
By: Asif Haroon Raja Pakistan’s present turmoil did not emerge overnight. It is the cumulative result of…
Effects of Cultism and A Way-out
Visiting websites such as Veterans Own, Veterans Affairs, and Stand Up for Pakistan is little different from tuning into an Indian…
Disinformation: The Undermining Force Within—Revealing its Structural Threats to Society and National Security
ISLAMABAD: The Centre for Development and Stability (CDS), organized seminar…
Governor Sindh and CDS Welcomes COMEX and CDS to Karachi
Governor of Sindh, Kamran Tesori, extended a warm welcome to…
DG CDS Dr. Irfan Ashraf’s Address at Renmin University of China Closing Ceremony
Respected organizers of the CIPCC Programme, media colleagues from different…
CDS Hosts Welcome Dinner for COMEX CEO Amr Abdullah Baabood to Strengthen Pakistan-Oman Economic and Technological Ties
The Centre for Development and Stability (CDS) organized and hosted…
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Omani Majlis-e-Shura Delegation Paid a Visit to Pakistan Monument and Heritage Museum
Press Release- Centre for Development and Stability (CDS) Islamabad, Pakistan – February 06, 2026 A high-level delegation from the Majlis-e-Shura…
What’s Chinese leadership’s vision for China’s future industries?
Writer: Shen Shiwei, founder of the China Briefing newsletter The development of future industries will accelerate China's transformation to an…
War for Space: How History May Judge the US-Israel Doctrine in the Middle East
Nuzhat Nazar History is rarely kind to powers that confuse military superiority with moral authority. It is even less forgiving…
Dr. Irfan Ashraf Honored with Outstanding Participant Award at CIPCC 2025
Pictures from the ceremony are attached, offering a few glimpses of Dr. Irfan Ashraf’s tour across China.
Pakistan in the Global Spotlight: From Strategic Constraint to Diplomatic Centrality
Pakistan has, once again, stepped into the global spotlight—this time not as a peripheral actor, but as a pivotal intermediary…
China-Pakistan Economic Corridor: Regional Connectivity, Innovation, and Security in Balochistan
The Centre for Development and Stability (CDS) organized a seminar titled “China-Pakistan…
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CPEC: The Strategic Escape Route Great Powers Cannot Ignore
Why is Pakistan suddenly facing coordinated pressure from Japan, Singapore, and India? The answer lies in CPEC, the Strait of…
Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations: From Shared Brotherhood to Conflict and Betrayal
Part Six The article argues that Pakistan–Afghanistan relations have worsened because of cross-border terrorism, propaganda, and growing mistrust. It states…
Afghanistan’s Real War Is Now Inside the Taliban
 The Taliban is not splintering because of foreign pressure or military defeat; it is splintering because ethnic monopoly over…
Satluj: The Uncounted Dead of India’s Punjab
By Nuzhat Nazar Satluj is not about the politics of Khalistan. It is about human rights, truth and accountability. By…
Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations: From Shared Brotherhood to Conflict and Betrayal
Part Five After the 2025 India–Pakistan conflict, Pakistan faces growing security challenges from hybrid warfare, cross-border terrorism, and regional geopolitical…
Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations: From Shared Brotherhood to Conflict and Betrayal
Pakistan effectively combined military action with diplomacy to counter cross-border terrorism, compel Afghanistan to engage on the TTP issue, and…
From Water Security to Hybrid Warfare: Pakistan’s Evolving National Security Doctrine
Pakistan's national security doctrine is evolving beyond traditional military defence to a broader, integrated approach that treats water security, terrorism,…
Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations: From Shared Brotherhood to Conflict and Betrayal
Part Three  India's Military Adventure  Against the backdrop of its expanding strategic partnerships with the United States and…
Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations: From Shared Brotherhood to Conflict and Betrayal
Pakistan's expectations of improved relations after the Afghan Taliban returned to power in 2021 were undermined by the continued presence…
Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations: From Shared Brotherhood to Conflict and Betrayal
Pakistan–Afghanistan relations have been shaped by a paradox. Despite Pakistan's consistent political, economic, and humanitarian support, historical disputes, the Durand…
Palestine and the Crisis of International Order
 Institutional Paralysis, Geopolitical Fragmentation, and the Erosion of Normative Legitimacy The escalating violence, widespread displacement, and profound civilian suffering…
Behind the Silence: The Collapse of Sudan
Sudan's Forgotten Catastrophe: What the World's Largest Humanitarian Crisis Reveals About the Failure of Global Governance  The humanitarian crisis…
The Great Tech Decoupling
The End of Hyper-Globalization? Digital Trade Wars and the Fragmentation of the Global EconomyThe era of hyper-globalization, characterized by seamlessly…
Drawing the Red Lines: Preventing the Automated Escalation of AI
From Innovation to Domination: The Emerging Geopolitics of Artificial Intelligence in a Fragmenting WorldArtificial intelligence has officially crossed the threshold…
Hunger as a Weapon: How Food Security Dictates Modern Geopolitical StabilityFood Security as National Security: Why Hunger Has Become a Strategic Threat in the Twenty-First Century
Food security has officially transcended its traditional classification as a localized agricultural or humanitarian concern, evolving into a core pillar…