Strategic Perspectives Through Research and Dialogue

Issue Brief on “Geneva 4: Talks about talks?”

"The train is ready, it is in the station, it is warming up the engine. Everything is ready, it just needs an accelerator”- This was...

Issue Brief on “Belt and Road Initiative Summit: A Disinterested Response from India”

That India refused to participate in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) Summit exposes its fears of internationalization of Kashmir dispute and its anti-connectivity...

Issue Brief on “The Last Battlefront: Reclaiming Western Mosul”

After months of conflict the Iraqi military and its allies have begun a major ground offensive to drive the Islamic State of Iraq and...

Issue Brief on “UN Secretary General Warns against Islamophobia”

The recent rise in Islamophobia and its link to the rise in terrorism has been highlighted by the United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres...

Issue Brief on “Terrorism: Common Enemy of China and Pakistan”

Last week was a tragic one for Pakistan. There were deadly terrorist attacks across the country that claimed lives of hundreds of innocents civilians...

Issue Brief on “Pak-Afghan Relations After the Devastating Terror Attacks in Pakistan”

On February 17, 2017 the Pakistan Army carried out targeted attacks on Jamaat-ul-Ahrar (JUA) and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) hideouts located across the border in...

Issue Brief on “Yemen: The Forgotten War”

One of Middle East’s bloodiest conflicts is also one, which is most overlooked. The almost three year old war in Yemen has killed more...

Issue Brief on “Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) Gas Pipeline”

A high level delegation from Turkmenistan is due in the month of February. The delegation will be in Pakistan to hold a series of...

Issue Brief on “Chinese Built Railway Line Sparks Optimism in Africa”

China surpassed the United States as the leading trader in goods in 2013 and has continued its momentum of developing trade ties with countries...

Issue Brief on “US India Relations Under Trump’s Administration”

India in particular and offer a more India friendly policy in the South Asian region. However, in recent history, India and US relation has...

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