Strategic Perspectives Through Research and Dialogue

Issue Brief on “Pakistan’s LNG Crisis: An Escalation of Power Crisis”

The energy crisis is going to be severe in the coming weeks since Pakistan is not able to procure LNG at an affordable rate....

Issue Brief on “Pakistan’s GSP+ Status and the Road Ahead”

Pakistan’s GSP+ status is undergoing a review as the current regime is set to expire in 2023. If successful, Pakistan will avail the benefits...

Issue Brief on “Growing Islamophobia in India: Shockwave across Muslim World”

Known for its anti-Muslim stance and policies, the ruling Baharatya Janata Party (BJP) under Narendra Modi found itself in an embarrassing situation when two...

Issue Brief on “The 4th QUAD Summit: Key Takeaways”

The 4th Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) Summit took place on May 24, 2022, in Tokyo, Japan. It was the 4th one in line with...

Issue Brief on “China-Solomon Islands Security Deal: Implications for India”

On March 24, 2022, Reuters reported that China and the Solomon Islands were considering signing a bilateral security agreement. It was officially signed on...

Issue Brief on “The State of Food Security in Pakistan”

On May 19, 2022, Foreign Minister of Pakistan Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari attended the United Nations conference on “Conflict and Food security” where he acknowledged that...

Issue Brief on “Pakistan’s Macroeconomic Outlook 2022”

Introduction In the first five decades of its independence, Pakistan has been a high-growth, low inflation economy. Now it has become a low-growth, high inflation...

Issue Brief on “Global Economic Impacts of the Russia-Ukraine War”

The Russia-Ukraine war that commenced on February 24, 2022, came at a time when the world was battling the scourge of the COVID-19 pandemic...

Issue Brief on “Pakistan’s Water Woes”

Water security has a direct impact on human security. It is a multidimensional challenge with complex undertones, as water security is both an increasing...

Issue Brief on “Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election: What do the results mean for...

On 10 February 2022, residents of Uttar Pradesh started to go to the polls in seven phases, with the results eventually being declared on...

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