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1. Statement by Ambassador Khalil Hashmi, Permanent Representative of Pakistan, at the Plenary Meeting of the Conference on Disarmament, Geneva https://pakungeneva.pk/TopicDetail.aspx?ID=983   2. Pakistan-Turkiye joint military drills...

The India Study Centre (ISC) at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) cordially invites you to the Seminar on “Kashmir Solidarity Day” Chief Guest Nawabzada lftikhar Ahmed...

China 1. Russia seeks 'new level' of China ties https://www.reuters.com/world/russia-seeks-new-level-china-ties-2023-01-30/ 2. China Dismisses US Claims of Support for Russia as ‘Paranoia’ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-30/china-dismisses-us-claims-of-support-for-russia-as-paranoia 3. Chinese President Xi Jinping ‘to inaugurate Gwadar airport’ https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/29-Jan-2023/chinese-president-xi-jinping-to-inaugurate-gwadar-airport 4. Pakistan-China border...

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA & THE UNITED NATIONS Ø  US wants regional stability in South Asia to ‘advance’, says Pak-India dialogue ‘a matter of their...

  Afghanistan 1. Taliban and China firm agree Afghanistan oil extraction deal https://www.bbc.com/news/business-64183083 2. Afghanistan: Top UN delegation tells Taliban to end confinement, deprivation, abuse of women’s rights https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/01/1132677 3. Taliban Arrest Chinese...

  Articles   Soft Power in the Foreign Policy of Pakistan: Prospects and Potentials Khalid Saifullah and Irfan Hussain Qaisrani The ‘Petrocurrency’ Determinants in Growing Sino-US Confrontation: Implication for...

1. IAEA-Pakistan collaboration to strengthen Nuclear Security Regime in Pakistan https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2023/01/19/iaea-pakistan-collaboration-to-strengthen-nuclear-security-regime-in-pakistan/ 2. DRDO, Naval Group reach agreement on indigenous AIP modules on Scorpene submarines https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/drdo-naval-group-reach-agreement-on-indigenous-aip-modules-on-scorpene-submarines/article66425034.ece 3. Prez El-Sisi’s...

India 1.   India blocks BBC documentary on Modi’s role in Gujarat riots https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/21/india-asks-youtube-twitter-to-block-links-of-bbc-film-on-modi-gujarat-riots 2. Not familiar with BBC documentary, very familiar with shared ‘democratic values’ with India: US State...

China 1. Covid outbreak infected 80pc of population, says China https://www.dawn.com/news/1732976/covid-outbreak-infected-80pc-of-population-says-china 2. Lunar New Year: Chinese families meet for bittersweet reunions https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-64342474 3. German finance minister warns against quick decoupling from China https://www.reuters.com/markets/german-finance-minister-warns-against-quick-decoupling-china-2023-01-22/ 4. China...

  THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA & THE UNITED NATIONS Ø  US wants to see Pakistan 'economically sustainable' https://tribune.com.pk/story/2396746/us-wants-to-see-pakistan-economically-sustainable Ø  Why anti-Americanism continues to thrive in Pakistan https://www.dawn.com/news/1732150/why-anti-americanism-continues-to-thrive-in-pakistan Ø  Top U.S., Ukrainian Generals...