Issue Brief on “Bridging Regional Groupings: Exploring Complementarities Between BSEC and D-8”
The evolving geoeconomic and geopolitical landscape has intensified the search for pragmatic, regionally grounded cooperation frameworks that can complement existing global institutions. In this...
Issue Brief on “Nuclear Year 2025 in Review”
The year 2025 was another chaotic year that saw many developments on the nuclear non-proliferation landscape. From the dangers of accelerating nuclear arms races...
Issue Brief on “15th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development: A Roadmap...
In an era of increasing global uncertainties, technological transformation, and structural shifts in the global economic order, China has entered a new phase in...
Issue Brief on “Pakistan at the SCO Moot: Leveraging Multilateralism for Geo-economics”
The Moscow session of the Council of Heads of Government (CHG) of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), held on 17-18 November, 2025, marked an...
Issue Brief on “Syria and the Kurdish Question: Recent Developments and Regional Implications”
On 18 January 2026, the Syrian government and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) reached a ceasefire agreement following days of clashes in northeastern...
Issue Brief on “Foreign Minister’s Visit to China: Consolidating the All-Weather Strategic Cooperative Partnership”
The Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar recently paid an official visit to China from 3 to 5 January. During...
Issue Brief on “Navigating the Triad: India’s 2025 Dynamics with Washington, Beijing, Moscow”
The foreign policy of India in 2025 was characterised by managing deteriorating ties with Washington, cautiously thawing relations with Beijing, deliberately intensifying cooperation with...
Issue Brief on “Israel’s Recognition of Somaliland and Its Implications for Somalia, Africa, and...
Israel’s unilateral recognition of the self-declared “Republic of Somaliland” on December 26, 2025, constitutes a serious departure from the established international consensus on Somalia’s...
Issue Brief on “Pakistan Turkiye Azerbaijan Trilateral Cooperation”
The trilateral partnership between Pakistan, Azerbaijan, and Turkiye represents an evolving model of strategic cooperation rooted in shared principles and converging regional objectives. While...
Issue Brief on “Timor-Leste and ASEAN Expansion: Reinforcing Multilateralism in Southeast Asia”
Timor-Leste became the 11th member state to join the Association of South East Asian States (ASEAN) on October 26, 2025 at the 47th ASEAN...
