Issue Brief on “China Rethinks International Communications Strategy”
Chinese leadership has directed adjustments in the
confrontational diplomatic style and media tone pursued in recent years.
President Xi Jinping, during a study session of the
Political...
Issue Brief on “Elections in Iran and Prospects for Pakistan”
Seyyed Ebrahim Ra’isi has been elected as the President of Iran on June 18, 2021. Despite building years-long political discourse upon anti-corruption, accountability and...
Issue Brief on “Indo-Israel Heron Drone Deal: Could India Get the Regional Game in...
In the next few months, India will receive the Heron drones from Israel on three years lease. This Heron deal is one of many...
Issue Brief on “Putin-Biden Summit: What Next for Nuclear Arms Control?”
The US President, Joe Biden, and Russian President, Vladimir Putin, met on June 16, 2021, in Geneva for the first time since the new...
Issue Brief on “Modi’s (Partial) Kashmir Conference: Little Hope and More Fears”
On June 24, 2021, the Indian Prime Minister
Narendra Modi had a meeting with the partial and selected pro-India political
leadership of the Indian Illegally Occupied...
Issue Brief on “Indian Covid-19 Delta Variant and Health Security”
Multiple variants of COVID-19 are circulating
around the world including “delta variant,” initially detected in India. It has
been termed as delta for ease of communication...
Issue Brief on “Propelling Ahead: Developments in Pakistan- Egypt Ties”
On June 16, 2021, Chairman Joint Chiefs of
Staff Committee (CJCSC), General Nadeem Raza, visited Egypt for the second round
of Defence and Security Talks between...
Issue Brief on “Emerging Technologies and Debate at the Conference on Disarmament (CD): A...
In addition to
the modernisation of nuclear weapon systems and doctrinal shifts, Pakistan
considers the militarisation and weaponisation of emerging technologies as a
major risk, which if...
Issue Brief on “European Parliament and The Review of Pakistan’s GSP+ Status: An Appraisal”
On April 28, 2021, the European Parliament
(EP) adopted a resolution
that called for a review of Pakistan’s GSP+ (Generalised Scheme of Preferences)
status under the pretext...
Issue Brief on “China’s Afghan Policy Post US Withdrawal”
According to a statement by the Chinese embassy in Kabul, China plays an active role for resolving the Afghanistan issue via political means and...
