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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 moment of strategic pause. For a country that has spent…
War, Diplomacy, and Uncertainty: Can Ukraine Survive Without U.S. Support?
The Ukraine- Russia war, which erupted in 2022 following Russia's full-scale invasion, has been one of the…
China’s National Day: A Celebration of Growth, Friendship, and Future Cooperation with Pakistan
On October 1st, China commemorates its National Day, a celebration of the remarkable journey it has traversed…
India’s New Air Defence Systems: Impact on Pakistan and Regional Stability
India's latest move to bolster its defense capability by inducting three fully indigenous, next-generation air defense systems…
Indo-Pak Tensions Erupt: Pakistan Army’s Unyielding Defense Against Indian Strikes
The clouds of war have once again gathered over South Asia as tensions between India and Pakistan…
Gaza-Israel War and Its Consequences
The ongoing Gaza-Hamas conflict, which erupted on October 7, 2023, has caused unparalleled devastation in Gaza, leaving…
US–Taiwan Military Cooperation and Rising Tensions in the Strait
The United States Department of State has agreed to a $330 million arms sale to Taiwan. Comprising…
Pakistan Policy Towards Afghanistan: Opportunities and Challenges Webinar
Conducted by the Centre for Development and Stability (CDS) Date:22/2/2026…
Seminar Held in Rawalakot Honoring “The Iron Lady of Jammu & Kashmir”
A seminar titled “The Iron Lady of Jammu & Kashmir”…
Omani Majlis-e-Shura Delegation Paid a Visit to Pakistan Monument and Heritage Museum
Press Release- Centre for Development and Stability (CDS) Islamabad, Pakistan…
DG CDS Dr. Irfan Ashraf’s Address at Renmin University of China Closing Ceremony
Respected organizers of the CIPCC Programme, media colleagues from different…
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Role of Hypocrites and Anti-Pakistan Elements
Notwithstanding the role of Pakistan's traditional foreign adversaries, (India, USA and Israel), which are chiefly responsible for keeping Pakistan in…
Four Envisaged Scenarios in Pak-Afghan Conflict
The recent collapse of talks between Pakistan and the Taliban-led government of Afghanistan marks a troubling development in an already…
Disgusting Behavior of Power Seekers
Pakistan is currently facing multiple crises, each more severe than the other. Some analysts affiliated with PTI advocate for reconciliation…
Twelve-Day Israel-Iran War
Since 2011, Israel has raised alarms over Iran’s nuclear program, pressuring the U.S. to dismantle it. Under intense Israeli lobbying,…
China’s National Day: A Celebration of Growth, Friendship, and Future Cooperation with Pakistan
On October 1st, China commemorates its National Day, a celebration of the remarkable journey it has traversed since the founding…
India’s Missing Friends: Why the World Didn’t Back Operation Sindoor
History shows that since 1947, whenever the Indian government has faced internal…
Pakistan’s Unwavering Call for Stability: The Road to Real Peace with Afghanistan
In recent weeks, the diplomatic door between Pakistan and Afghanistan swung open…
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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…
Deeper than Perception: What President Trump’s China Visit Means for Global Power Dynamics
President Trump’s 2026 visit to China is not just symbolic diplomacy, it reflects an effort by the U.S. and China…
Terror, Proxy Warfare, and Pakistan’s Strategic Response
Asif Haroon Raja In the last few days, several deadly terrorist attacks have rocked Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, particularly in Bannu and…
From Epic Fury to Strategic Exhaustion: Reshaping Global Power Equations
By Asif Haroon Raja The burning question dominating strategic discourse is whether President Donald Trump will sign and finalise a…
The Illusion of Consent
The extension of the US–Iran ceasefire has brought relief but not clarity. While the official narrative from Washington presents the…
Dialogue: The Safeguard Against China-U.S. Strategic Miscalculation
By Zhao Yunfei China and the U.S. share a responsibility to leverage dialogue as a safeguard against strategic miscalculation. Stability…
Evolving Scenario of Iran- US War
Asif Haroon Raja Key Features of the Proposed 14-Point Agreement of Iran: IranImmediate End to the War As soon as…
US–Iran De-escalation Formula: Breakthrough or Tactical Pause?
By Asif Haroon Raja The Fallacy of Binary OutcomesSome analysts are advancing the theory that the US–Iran conflict can end…
Expanding Terrorism: Pakistan’s Counter-Terror Response and the Afghan Conundrum
Asif Haroon Raja In the wake of the steadily intensifying cross-border terrorism orchestrated by the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and Balochistan…
Hanging Between Peace and War
Asif Haroon Raja Iran: Most Sanctioned Country Since the Islamic Revolution of 1979, Iran has lived under the shadow of…
Deep Mistrust and a Cycle of Hostility: Why the US–Iran Conflict Cannot End
Given the back-to-back wars in June 2025 and February 2026, and the unresolved core disputes, it is highly doubtful that…
April 26, 2026
West Asia's Fragile Ceasefire Hangs by a Thread Asif Haroon Raja Trump had imposed a war on Iran on February…
April 26, 2026
When Time Becomes Iran’s Advantage and America’s Constraint (By: Nuzhat Nazar) The approaching end of the 60-day window under the…
When Strategy Replaces Diplomacy in Islamabad
(By: Nuzhat Nazar) With Abbas Araghchi now in Islamabad, and American envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arriving in parallel,…
April 25, 2026
Ceasefire Extension, Hormuz Tensions, and the Emerging Strategic Deadlock Asif Haroon Raja Background Full-scale war broke out on February 28,…