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 The Makkah Joint Defence Agreement is a potentially historic shift in Gulf security: from an order dominated by American power since Britain’s withdrawal east of Suez, the 1980 Carter…
Khyber: a district that on one side borders Afghanistan and on the other opens into the mysterious…
Asif Haroon Raja The war initiated by the United States and Israel against Iran has now entered…
December 16, 2014, will forever be remembered as one of the darkest days in Pakistan’s history. On…
Food security has officially transcended its traditional classification as a localized agricultural or humanitarian concern, evolving into…
The disintegration of the Soviet Union in 1991 transformed the world from a bipolar to a unipolar…
By Liu Junguo Nestled in Zhejiang Province, East China, Yiwu is a dynamic county-level city often celebrated…
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a flagship project under…
Remarks by Ambassador Jiang Zaidong at the Reception Celebrating the…
Respected organizers of the CIPCC Programme, media colleagues from different…
Emphasizing the critical importance of understanding India’s false flag operation…
Since the sudden regime change in Dhaka, the Indian political and military leaders, Indian media, academia and RAW are in…
Maximum Pressure, Managed Restraint: Decoding Trump’s Iran Strategy and the Meaning of Renewed Talks By: Nuzhat NazarThe renewed engagement between…
By: Nuzhat Nazar The US and Israeli strikes on Iran have triggered a sharp and emotionally charged reaction across Pakistan,…
ISLAMABAD: The Centre for Development and Stability (CDS), organized seminar titled:  'Disinformation: The Undermining Force Within—Revealing its Structural Threats to…
There are a large number of authentic history books written by unbiased…
Winter in Palestine has become very brutal now. What makes this one…
 The Makkah Joint Defence Agreement is a potentially historic shift in Gulf security: from an order dominated by American…
Part Three Asif Haroon Raja Emerging Fault Lines in India–US Relations Pakistan's nuclear programme, its growing strategic relationship with China…
Part Two Asif Haroon Raja Following Partition in 1947, India and Pakistan emerged as the two principal successor states to…
Part One Asif Haroon Raja India's Expansionist Trajectory and Regional Hegemonic Ambitions Since the end of British rule in 1947,…
The geopolitical landscape across the Middle East and South Asia is undergoing a structural shift. As traditional security frameworks fray…
The signing of the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement on August 7, 2026, marks an unprecedented realignment in the security landscape…
 Exploring how the August 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis impacts Pakistan's energy imports, inflation, and foreign exchange, driving the…
Beyond Border Security: Rethinking Pakistan's Afghanistan Policy in 2026 An evaluation of deteriorating Pakistan-Afghanistan relations, analyzing the TTP factor, Durand…
Gaza and the Crisis of International Order: When Rules Fail to Protect Civilians A study of the ongoing Gaza crisis…
ISLAMABAD: The Department of Archaeology and Museums (DoAM), Islamabad, in collaboration with the China Culture Centre, organized a special cake-cutting…
Your Excellency Syed Yousuf Raza Gillani, Chairman Senate of Pakistan, Your Excellency First Class Inspector Mr. Liu Daxiu, Professor Mr.…
Asif Haroon Raja Pakistan is a nuclear-armed state with highly trained, battle-hardened and combat-experienced armed forces. For the past 25…
Part Four Asif Haroon Raja The Gulf States Reconsider Their Security Architecture The Israeli strike on Doha in September 2025…
Part Three Asif Haroon Raja An Appraisal of the Eight Decade Era The cumulative record of American military interventions has…
Part One Asif Haroon Raja From the Ottoman Collapse to a Fragmented Muslim World After the fall of the Ottoman…
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