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(By: Nuzhat Nazar) As Pakistan and China mark 75 years of diplomatic relations on May 21, 2026, the relationship stands at an important moment of renewal. Its strength is already…
Asif Haroon Raja The atmosphere in both Pakistan and Iran was initially one of cautious optimism when…
On Friday, October 10, news surfaced indicating that a Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) leader was killed in Kabul…
South Asia is on the brink of a historic transformation. The upcoming defense agreement between Pakistan and…
The architects of the war operated on flawed assumptions. It was believed that a politically, economically, and…
Sadanand Dhume’s recent fabrication in “The Wall Street Journal”, attempting to compare Pakistan and Iran’s nuclear programs,…
Iran has historically proven resistant to external conquest. Its vast geography, inhospitable terrain, and strategic depth make…
Under the auspices of the Centre for Development and Stability,…
Press Release- Centre for Development and Stability (CDS) Islamabad, Pakistan…
Respected organizers of the CIPCC Programme, media colleagues from different…
A seminar titled “The Iron Lady of Jammu & Kashmir”…
The Ukraine- Russia war, which erupted in 2022 following Russia's full-scale invasion, has been one of the most defining geopolitical…
The recent opening of a so-called Embassy of Khalistan in Surrey, Canada, has once again exposed the deep cracks in…
While she reiterated that Trump considered the elimination of Hamas a legitimate goal, she also revealed that Washington had been…
The disintegration of the Soviet Union in 1991 transformed the world from a bipolar to a unipolar system. The US…
By: Nuzhat Nazar For decades, India has presented itself as a country capable of maintaining relations with competing global actors…
Pakistan’s recent appointments to several pivotal positions within the United Nations Security…
(By: Nuzhat Nazar) As Pakistan and China mark 75 years of diplomatic relations on May 21, 2026, the relationship stands…
(By: Nuzhat Nazar) Pakistan’s latest IMF review should be read less as a routine financing update and more as a…
President Trump’s 2026 visit to China is not just symbolic diplomacy, it reflects an effort by the U.S. and China…
Asif Haroon Raja In the last few days, several deadly terrorist attacks have rocked Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, particularly in Bannu and…
By Asif Haroon Raja The burning question dominating strategic discourse is whether President Donald Trump will sign and finalise a…
The extension of the US–Iran ceasefire has brought relief but not clarity. While the official narrative from Washington presents the…
By Zhao Yunfei China and the U.S. share a responsibility to leverage dialogue as a safeguard against strategic miscalculation. Stability…
Asif Haroon Raja Key Features of the Proposed 14-Point Agreement of Iran: IranImmediate End to the War As soon as…
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,…
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