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China, Global South & International Order
China, the Global South, and the Battle for the Future of World Order A profound structural transformation is reshaping contemporary international relations, driven by Beijing's deliberate and systematic campaign…
The US-Israel War Against Iran: Its Consequences
Asif Haroon Raja US and Iran Reach Agreement On roughly 40 occasions since March, President Donald Trump…
Strategic Patience: Pakistan’s Afghan Policy
For decades, Afghanistan has remained a theatre of competing ambitions, interventions, and tragedies. Yet, amid the churn…
Maximum pressure, managed Restraint: Decoding Trump’s Iran Strategy and the Meaning of Renewed Talks
Maximum Pressure, Managed Restraint: Decoding Trump’s Iran Strategy and the Meaning of Renewed Talks By: Nuzhat NazarThe…
The Re-election of Donald Trump and the Future of Russia-Ukraine War
The United States (U.S.) is set to carry out its general election on November 5, 2024 across…
Pakistan Delivers Befitting Response to Indian Recklessness in Wake of Pahalgam False Flag Operation
Following what has now been widely recognized as a staged and orchestrated event by Indian security forces…
Unilateralism is Over for the USA
History shows that all empires, after reaching their zenith, begin a gradual decline before eventually fading away.…
Omani Majlis-e-Shura Delegation Paid a Visit to Pakistan Monument and Heritage Museum
Press Release- Centre for Development and Stability (CDS) Islamabad, Pakistan…
Khuzdar’s Strategic Location: A Catalyst for Regional Trade and Development
The Centre for Development and Stability (CDS), organized a seminar…
Omani Parliamentary delegation calls on NA Deputy Speaker Syed Ghulam Mustafa Shah
National Assembly SecretariatDirectorate General of Media Omani Parliamentary delegation…
China-Pakistan Economic Corridor: Assessing the Transformation of Vision into Reality with a Focus on Regional Connectivity, Innovation, and Security in Balochistan
The seminar was held at Sardar Bahadur Khan Women’s University…
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Narcotics, Terrorism and Political Protection
Khyber: a district that on one side borders Afghanistan and on the other opens into the mysterious valleys of Tirah.…
Indian War Threat 2025—A Regional Security Flashpoint
History has repetitively made known that when a state chooses aggression over stability, the costs extend far beyond its borders.…
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 a critical inflection…
Branding the Future: Pakistani Journalists Witness China’s Urban Transformation in Jinhua
Pakistani journalists participating in a media training program at Zhejiang Normal University in Jinhua have been learning about a wide…
When Old Neighbors Find Common Ground Again
Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar, has…
Forgotten 1971 & Kashmir Tragedies
Kashmir, the Partition's unfinished agenda, was neglected without a long-term policy, allowing…
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China, Global South & International Order
China, the Global South, and the Battle for the Future of World Order A profound structural transformation is reshaping…
Pakistan’s Diplomatic Triumph: From the Swiss Negotiations to the Iranian President’s Visit
Part One Optimistic Atmosphere in Switzerland Following the arrival of the American, Iranian, Pakistani, and Qatari delegations in Switzerland, expectations…
The Conviction of BYC Leaders: A Step Toward Long-Term Stability in Balochistan
The Quetta Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) found the chief organiser of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) guilty in a case involving…
U.S. – Iran Agreement & Middle East Geopolitics
U.S.-Iran Agreement & Middle East Geopolitics The formal signing of a landmark framework agreement between the United States and the…
The Islamabad Memorandum: Pakistan’s Biggest Diplomatic Breakthrough Since the War on Terror
For nearly two decades after 9/11, Pakistan's engagement with the world was defined largely by one phrase: the War…
High-Level Talks on Islamabad MoU Implementation: Pakistan’s Commendable Role in Advancing Peace Efforts
Islamabad/Bürgenstock— June 21, 2026 Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif departed for Switzerland on Sunday to take part in high-level talks…
Pakistan’s Diplomatic Resurgence in a Multipolar World and Motivated Negative Trends
Asif Haroon Raja History shows that both civilian and military leaders across the world have resorted to war under varying…
The US-Iran MoU: Can Diplomacy Defeat the Spoilers?
Nuzhat Nazar History rarely gives diplomacy a quiet moment. Just when negotiators believe they have opened the door to peace,…
The US-Israel War Against Iran: Its Consequences
Asif Haroon Raja Pakistan's Triumph on the Global Stage The world was astonished during the G7 summit when US President…
The Iran-US Agreement: A Transitional Carrot-and-Stick Diplomacy, not a Trust Based Settlement
The 14-point Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) ending the US-Iran war seems a structural bet, not a treaty. According to the…
The US-Israel War Against Iran: Its Consequences
Asif Haroon Raja Many a Slip between the Cup and the Lip President Donald Trump attended the G7 Summit of…
The US-Israel War Against Iran: Its Consequences
Asif Haroon Raja US and Iran Reach Agreement On roughly 40 occasions since March, President Donald Trump claimed to be…
The Iran-US-Israel Conflict and Its Regional Consequences
Asif Haroon Raja When the Elephants Fight: Gulf States and the Cost of Regional War From the very first day,…
How Pakistan Pulled Off the Impossible
By Maimona Saleem Nobody really saw this coming. Not at this scale When Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif posted on X…
Kashmir: A Test of State Authority and National Cohesion -Implications for Pakistan, Azad Kashmir, and the Kashmir Cause
Asif Haroon Raja The Tactics of the Banned JAAC The banned JAAC kills innocent people and then criticizes the military,…