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By Asif Haroon Raja The Fallacy of Binary OutcomesSome analysts are advancing the theory that the US–Iran conflict can end only in either the total destruction of Iran or a…
India remains the only country in South Asia that persistently interferes in the internal affairs of its…
Iran has launched a missile strike on Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, a critical hub for…
The President of the United States of America, Donald Trump’s recent high-profile tour of the Middle East…
Pakistan and Azerbaijan have significantly advanced their bilateral relations, reflecting a partnership grounded in historical respect and…
The second round of talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan, convening in Istanbul this weekend, marks a pivotal…
By: Nuzhat Nazar For decades, India has presented itself as a country capable of maintaining relations with…
The Centre for Development and Stability (CDS) organized a one-day…
A seminar titled “The Iron Lady of Jammu & Kashmir”…
Under the auspices of the Centre for Development and Stability,…
The Centre for Development and Stability (CDS) organized 3 days…
Bangladesh faces a major political crisis as student protests erupt over a government quota system, reserving a significant portion of…
Date: February 11, 2026 Wednesday ISLAMABAD: The European Delegation, Team Europe, and the Embassy of Ukraine jointly held a solemn…
Navigating the Middle East’s Uncertain Future
When US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh met in Kuala Lumpur this week, their handshake…
In the past 48 hours, Israel has carried out a spree of attacks across the Middle East. Targets were struck…
The relationship between Pakistan and the Sultanate of Oman stands as a…
In recent weeks, a serious diplomatic conflict has erupted between the People’s…
By Asif Haroon Raja The Fallacy of Binary OutcomesSome analysts are advancing the theory that the US–Iran conflict can end…
Asif Haroon Raja In the wake of the steadily intensifying cross-border terrorism orchestrated by the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and Balochistan…
Asif Haroon Raja Iran: Most Sanctioned Country Since the Islamic Revolution of 1979, Iran has lived under the shadow of…
Given the back-to-back wars in June 2025 and February 2026, and the unresolved core disputes, it is highly doubtful that…
West Asia's Fragile Ceasefire Hangs by a Thread Asif Haroon Raja Trump had imposed a war on Iran on February…
When Time Becomes Iran’s Advantage and America’s Constraint (By: Nuzhat Nazar) The approaching end of the 60-day window under the…
(By: Nuzhat Nazar) With Abbas Araghchi now in Islamabad, and American envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arriving in parallel,…
Ceasefire Extension, Hormuz Tensions, and the Emerging Strategic Deadlock Asif Haroon Raja Background Full-scale war broke out on February 28,…
By: Nuzhat Nazar The question is not whether the United States can fight a war with Iran. It clearly can.…
Asif Haroon Raja Current Strategic Landscape Tensions between the United States and Iran have once again approached a critical inflection…
By: Nuzhat Nazar For much of the post Cold War era, the United States did not have to choose between…
Pakistan has, once again, stepped into the global spotlight—this time not as a peripheral actor, but as a pivotal intermediary…
The current mission of Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Asim Munir, to Tehran is a move born out…
With a naval blockade tightening in the Gulf and missile batteries shifting across Iran, the US–Iran standoff is no longer…
This "active neutrality" requires Islamabad to serve as a high-stakes courier, translating the rigid security requirements of Washington into a…
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