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Yemen and Ethiopia: The Emerging Red Sea–Horn of Africa Strategic Nexus
Asif Haroon Raja Highlights of the War in Yemen Operation Dawn of Yemen The Yemeni government forces and the Saudi-led coalition have liberated the world’s most important commercial maritime passage,…
Bangladesh in Crisis: Protests Over Civil Service Quotas Turn Deadly
Bangladesh faces a major political crisis as student protests erupt over a government quota system, reserving a…
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…
Narcotics, Terrorism and Political Protection
Khyber: a district that on one side borders Afghanistan and on the other opens into the mysterious…
AÂ Shift in Tunes
The concept of terrorism in South Asia was first injected by India in 1971. Under the guise…
From Warnings to Warfare as Iran Responds to US Pressure Escalating Regional Tensions
Iran has launched a missile strike on Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, a critical hub for…
USCIRF Criticized India: Religious Freedom in Decline
During the last month, the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) released an annual report…
Let’s Explore Kashmir Campaign
The Centre for Development and Stability (CDS) organized 3 days…
The Centre for Development and Stability (CDS) Organized a Seminar in Quetta, where Tribal elders, Local Youth Representatives, and Notable Figures of Balochistan Affirmed their Unwavering Support for the Smooth Implementation of CPEC
The Centre for Development and Stability (CDS) Organized a Seminar…
Remarks by Ambassador Jiang Zaidong at the Reception Celebrating the 105th Anniversary of the Founding of the Communist Party of China
Remarks by Ambassador Jiang Zaidong at the Reception Celebrating the…
Governor Sindh and CDS Welcomes COMEX and CDS to Karachi
Governor of Sindh, Kamran Tesori, extended a warm welcome to…
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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…
Upheaval in South Asia and the Middle East
During his 2024 election campaign and after assuming office on January 6, 2025, Donald Trump repeatedly pledged to end the…
The US-Iran Crisis: Proposals and Counter-Proposals
 Asif Haroon Raja The Trump administration presented Iran with a fifteen-point framework for peace and normalization. Tehran’s response was…
Pakistan’s 20 Most Underdeveloped Districts: A Mirror of Neglect and Failed Governance
The recent report by the Pakistan Population Council has once again laid bare the painful truth about inequality and poor…
Pakistan’s IMF Review: A Window to Move from Crisis Management to Economic Statecraft
(By: Nuzhat Nazar) Pakistan’s latest IMF review should be read less as a routine financing update and more as a…
Last-minute Hitches in Settlement of Gulf Crisis
 Asif Haroon Raja Pakistan's Rise to Fame Indigestible to the Spoilers…
Diplomacy with a Purpose: Ishaq Dar’s U.S. Visit Signals Pakistan’s Strategic Reorientation
Pakistan is undergoing a noticeable shift in its foreign policy direction—one that…
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Yemen and Ethiopia: The Emerging Red Sea–Horn of Africa Strategic Nexus
Asif Haroon Raja Highlights of the War in Yemen Operation Dawn of Yemen The Yemeni government forces and the Saudi-led…
From Coup to Open Conflict: How the US-Iran Rivalry Became a Middle East War
Nuzhat Nazar The conflict between the United States and Iran did not begin with nuclear centrifuges, ballistic missiles or Israeli…
Yemen: The Makkah Accord Turns the Tables on the Houthis
Asif Haroon Raja A Strategic Turning Point at Bab Al-Mandab The strategic situation in Yemen appears to have entered a…
May 9: The False-Flag Narrative, Questions Raised and Competing Narratives
Asif Haroon Raja Those who, on May 9, were calling upon people to “come out of their homes and reach…
The UN Is Not Powerless — It Is Only as Powerful as States Allow It to Be
Nuzhat Nazar The United Nations occupies a peculiar place in the modern international system. Every time a major war breaks…
Trump–Xi Summit: A Rivalry Too Big to Fail and Too Deep to End
The red carpet was rolled out. Military honours were on display. Donald Trump spoke warmly of Xi Jinping, and the…
PTI’s Political Gambits and the Deteriorating Situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
The security situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) has become increasingly intertwined with Pakistan’s wider political confrontation. The province is already…
President Xi Jinping Holds Talks with U.S. President Donald J. Trump
On the morning of September 24 local time, President Xi Jinping held talks with the U.S. President Donald J. Trump…
Remarks at Arrival Ceremony at the White House
Honorable President Donald Trump and Mrs.Melania Trump,Ladies and Gentlemen, Dear Friends, I’m very glad to pay a state visit to…
China and the United States Reach Eight Deliverables and Understandings
From September 23 to 25 local time, President Xi Jinping paid a state visit to the United States. During the…
PTI’s Political Gambits and the Deteriorating Situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Asif Haroon Raja The security situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) has become increasingly intertwined with Pakistan’s wider political confrontation. The…
PTI’S Political Gambits and the Deteriorating situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
PTI’s Political Gambits and the Deteriorating Situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Asif Haroon Raja The security situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP)…
Attacks and Counter-Strikes
Asif Haroon Raja Following the deadly vehicle-borne suicide attack on a mosque in the Old Police Lines area of Kohat…
CSCEC- 2026
In the global landscape of construction and investment, one name stands out—China State Construction Engineering Corporation, the world's largest construction…
The World Seems to Have Become a Complicated Game
Something seems to have become seriously entangled in the prevailing geopolitical order. The United States (US) is Israel’s principal patron…