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China-Pakistan Economic Corridor: Regional Connectivity, Innovation, and Security in Balochistan on 2 July 2025 Organized by CDS
China-Pakistan Economic Corridor: Regional Connectivity, Innovation, and Security in Balochistan
Politics over Dead Bodies
The drama of dead bodies at D-Chowk was the repeat action of Model Town in June 2014.…
The Effects of Drug Trafficking from Afghanistan in Pakistan and What Needs to be Done?
The production and trafficking of drugs in Afghanistan have posed substantial challenges to Pakistan, which is bearing…
India’s Struggles After a Humiliating Setback
The Indian narratives are struggling to reconcile with the sudden and decisive setback inflicted by Pakistan. To…
Life: A Divine Jigsaw Puzzle
Muslims and Christians both believe in the oneness of Almighty Allah and in the Day of Judgment.…
Pakistan’s Credit Rating Upgraded: A Sign of Stabilization and Global Confidence
After months of economic uncertainty and cautious optimism, Pakistan has received a much-needed boost on the global…
Welcome Dinner in Honor of Mr. Amr Abdullah Baabood, CEO of COMEX, held on November 21, 2024 at Ramada by Wyndham Islamabad
The Centre for Development and Stability (CDS) organized and hosted…
CDS Hosts Welcome Dinner for COMEX CEO Amr Abdullah Baabood to Strengthen Pakistan-Oman Economic and Technological Ties
The Centre for Development and Stability (CDS) organized and hosted…
Pakistan Policy Towards Afghanistan: Opportunities and Challenges Webinar
Conducted by the Centre for Development and Stability (CDS) Date:22/2/2026…
Governor Sindh and CDS Welcomes COMEX and CDS to Karachi
Governor of Sindh, Kamran Tesori, extended a warm welcome to…
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India’s Missing Friends: Why the World Didn’t Back Operation Sindoor
History shows that since 1947, whenever the Indian government has faced internal chaos, administrative failures, or especially rising unrest in…
The Interception of Global Sumud Flotilla is the Seizure of a Mission of Hope
The hope of the innocents, struggling amid fire and bombardment, has been extinguished. On October 2, around noon, this news…
India’s Proclivity for False Flag Operations and War Mongering
India’s notorious intelligence agency RAW has mastered the art of spy warfare and has earned an ill-repute of interfering in…
China-ASEAN Expo: A Platform of Development and Regional Cooperation
In this changing world China ASEAN EXPO (CAEXPO) is an important platform of development and regional cooperation. China and ASEAN…
Hooliganism by PTI
Since its ouster from power in Apr 2022, the PTI leadership is…
China’s “Justice Mission 2025” Drills: A Historic Stand for Sovereignty and Unity
In the long and complex history of China, the question of Taiwan…
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Strategic Neutrality in Action: Pakistan’s Emerging Role in Middle Eastern Peace Diplomacy
Pakistan’s recent Foreign Office active engagement is not routine diplomacy. It represents a calculated middle-power strategy to reposition Pakistan as…
Reflections on the War Against Iran and Pakistan’s Diplomatic Coup
By Asif Haroon Raja After the 12-day war in June, in which the United States and Israel failed to achieve…
Afghanistan at the Crossroads: Proxy War, Strategic Ingratitude, and Pakistan’s Red Lines
By Asif Haroon Raja A Perplexing Question Afghanistan shares borders with six countries—yet why is “jihad” declared obligatory only against…
From Unipolar Power to Fragmented Control
By Nuzhat Nazar While Washington was escalating rhetoric and Tehran was calibrating responses, Pakistan’s military leadership was quietly on the…
Balochistan Conundrum: Between Geopolitics and Internal Fault Lines
By Asif Haroon Raja Strategic Importance of Balochistan Balochistan occupies a pivotal geographic position, bordering Iran and Afghanistan, and sitting…
War at an Impasse: Escalation, Strategic Fatigue, and the Narrow Path to Peace
Washington’s early assumptions of a swift and decisive victory—through air dominance, shock-and-awe tactics, and the triggering of internal dissent within…
Yiwu home to more than 10,000 foreign-funded business entities
By Liu Junguo Nestled in Zhejiang Province, East China, Yiwu is a dynamic county-level city often celebrated as the "world's…
Iran’s Unyielding Resistance, Expanding War Dynamics and Pakistan’s Diplomatic Masterstroke
By Asif Haroon Raja The ongoing war has entered an extremely dangerous phase. A review of the events of the…
Crisis, conflict, and the rising cost of fuel
By Nuzhat Nazar Energy prices do not rise in isolation. Wars, geopolitical tensions, and supply disruptions push global oil markets…
The Re-Alignment of the Middle East After the Iran War
The architects of the war operated on flawed assumptions. It was believed that a politically, economically, and militarily strained Iran…
Shifting Global Fault Lines and Trump’s Strategic Predicament
By Asif Haroon Raja Anti-war protests have spread across all 50 states of the United States, reflecting deep public unease…
Between Mediation and Reality: Pakistan’s Emerging Role in the Iran-US-Israel Crisis
Between Mediation and Reality: Pakistan’s Emerging Role in the Iran-US-Israel Crisis
China-Pakistan Five-Point Initiative
China-Pakistan Five-Point Initiative, a diplomatic framework for restoring peace in the Gulf and the Middle East Amid escalating tensions in…
Wickedness of India Backfires
Asif Haroon Raja Indian policymakers today find themselves in a deep strategic quandary. The political, military, and diplomatic setbacks suffered…
The Third Gulf War
Asif Haroon Raja The war in the Persian Gulf began with U.S. strikes on 28 February, justified on what increasingly…