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Part One Asif Haroon Raja Strategic Importance of Badakhshan, Zebak and the Wakhan Corridor Badakhshan has emerged as one of the most strategically important provinces in Afghanistan. It borders Tajikistan,…
On 26th December 2025, the President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al…
The Middle East, long known as a cauldron of political turbulence and strategic importance, is once again…
Pakistan is currently facing multiple crises, each more severe than the other. Some analysts affiliated with PTI…
A motivated group of critics and habitual Pakistan-bashers is currently attempting to undermine the improving relationship between…
A major reason for the lack of development, prosperity, and stability in the South Asian region is…
Asif Haroon Raja The ongoing confrontation involving Iran, Israel, and the United States has rapidly transformed from…
Governor of Sindh, Kamran Tesori, extended a warm welcome to…
The Centre for Development and Stability (CDS) organized and hosted…
Conducted by the Centre for Development and Stability (CDS) Date:22/2/2026…
The Centre for Development and Stability (CDS) organized a one-day…
Rimsha Saleem China's nuclear SLBM test in the South Pacific signals a mature sea-based deterrent, escalating Indo-Pacific security competition. The…
While she reiterated that Trump considered the elimination of Hamas a legitimate goal, she also revealed that Washington had been…
It is a startling fact that one of the oldest and most crowded areas on Earth is today regarded as…
The evolving relationship between Pakistan and Oman marks a promising chapter in bilateral cooperation. Geographically close and culturally intertwined, the…
In a time when global politics is facing extreme uncertainty, the recent high-level visit of Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff…
For decades, Afghanistan has remained a theatre of competing ambitions, interventions, and…
Part One Asif Haroon Raja Strategic Importance of Badakhshan, Zebak and the Wakhan Corridor Badakhshan has emerged as one of…
Part Three By Asif Haroon Raja The Real Problem The central argument of this series is that the principal challenge…
Rimsha saleem The collapse of the US–Iran ceasefire threatens global energy markets, shifts geopolitical alliances, and forces regional powers to…
Rimsha saleem Security Council paralysis and bloc politics reveal a collapsing global order, leaving middle powers vulnerable. The contemporary international…
Rimshsa saleem NATO's Ankara Summit marks Europe's shift toward strategic autonomy and self-reliant defense as American guarantees recedes. The NATO…
Rimshas saleem Geoeconomic rivalry and supply chain fragmentation are replacing hyper-globalization with national security-driven trade. The international economic architecture is…
Part Two Asif Haroon Raja The Baloch Sardars Balochistan constitutes about 44 percent of Pakistan's landmass, yet it remains the…
Part One Asif Haroon Raja Balochistan: The Other Side of the Picture To understand the present-day challenges of Balochistan, it…
Part Three Asif Haroon Raja Narendra Modi, a long-time protégé of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), served as the Chief…
Nuzhat Nazar Can a terrorist organisation survive without money? History suggests it cannot. No armed movement fights on ideology alone.…
Rimsha Saleem China's nuclear SLBM test in the South Pacific signals a mature sea-based deterrent, escalating Indo-Pacific security competition. The…
How Generation Z is transforming politics in South Asia through digital platforms, social media, and issue-based activism. It argues that…
The Indian student protests were peaceful and focused on educational issues, while political protests in Pakistan have been more disruptive…
Student protests in India, triggered by examination paper leaks and unemployment, grew into a nationwide movement demanding education reforms and…
Asif Haroon Raja Partition and Divergent Beginnings (1947–1950s) The article argues that although India developed a strong democratic image after…
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