Strategic Perspectives Through Research and Dialogue

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...

Issue Brief on “Indus Bond: Pakistan’s First Green Eurobond”

In a significant development on May 28, 2021, Pakistan's Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) launched its first green Eurobond (GEB), called Indus Bond,...

Covid-19 Catastrophe in India: An Unfolding Tragedy

There seems to be no respite for mankind from the deadly Covid-19 virus as after wreaking havoc in the US and Europe, the virus...

Issue Brief on “Pakistan Stream Gas Pipeline: Finally A Done Deal “

Pakistan and Russia signed the Amendment Protocols to the Inter-Governmental Agreement on Cooperation in the Implementation of the North-South Gas Pipeline Construction Project on...

Pakistan-Saudi Relations: Recent Developments

Prime Minister Imran Khan recently concluded a three-day trip to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from May 7 to May 9. This was his seventh visit...

Issue Brief on “Covid-19 and the Plight of the Kashmiri Freedom Leaders”

On May 5, 2021, the iconic Kashmiri freedom leader, Mohammad Ashraf Sehrai, Chairman of the Tehreek-e-Hurriyat, died of COVID-19 while in custody of the...

Issue Brief on “The EU and India Plan a Global Infrastructure Deal: An Appraisal”

Both the European Union (EU) and India have undertaken an initiative to build joint infrastructure projects in the Indo-Pacific, Central Asia and Africa that...

Issue Brief on “BJP’s Defeat in West Bengal”

The onset of May 2021 brought with it a remarkable victory in the battlefield of election for Mamata Banerjee, the West Bengal’s Chief Minister,...

Issue Brief on “The Myth of India’s Impeccable Non-Proliferation Record”

On May 6, 2021, the Indian authorities seized 7.1 kg of uranium from two Indian citizens, Jigar Jayesh Pandya and Abu Tahir Afzal Husain...

Issue Brief on “Hurtling Towards a Point of No Return: Palestine Under Siege”

On May 7, 2021, the last Friday of Ramazan,  one of the most revered moments of a month whose sanctity in itself enjoins that...

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