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Issue Brief on “Strategic Implications of the Russia-India 500,000 Barrel-Per-Day Energy Agreement”

India and Russia recently solidified their energy partnership by signing a landmark agreement for the supply of 500,000 barrels of crude oil per day...

Issue Brief on “Pakistan Hosts 2024 SCO Summit: Strategic Opportunity or a Diplomatic Challenge”

On October 15-16, 2024, Pakistan will host the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit. Hosting this summit implies Pakistan’s growing significance in regional dynamics as...

Issue Brief on “Uraan Pakistan: A Five-Year Economic Transformation Plan”

Introduction Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on December 31, 2024, unveiled the National Economic Transformation Plan 2024-29, titled “Uraan Pakistan: Homegrown National Economic Plan”, which seeks...

Issue Brief on “Germany at a Crossroads: Assessing the Rise of Anti-Muslim Sentiment”

Introduction Germany, a country long known for its progressive policies and welcoming stance toward immigrants, finds itself at a crossroads. The question of whether Germany...

Strategic Studies (Vol. 43, Winter 2023, No. 2)

  Articles   Gwadar: China’s Future Gateway to the Middle East Ishtiaq Ahmad Sino-U.S. Strategic Competition in the Asia-Pacific: Omnidirectional Hedging of Traditional Middle Powers Maheera Munir and Aiysha Safdar Media...

Issue Brief on “From Foes to Friends: India-Taliban Bonhomie and Its Implications”

On January 8, 2025, Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri met with Acting Foreign Minister of Afghanistan Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi in Dubai. This was...

Issue Brief on “The World Bank’s Country Partnership Framework (2026–2035): A Transformative Roadmap for...

Introduction The World Bank’s newly announced Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for Pakistan (2026–2035) marks a significant milestone in fostering sustainable and inclusive development in one...

Report – Roundtable “75 Years of Tyranny- The Case of Indian Occupied Kashmir”

To commemorate the illegal and forceful occupation of the state of Jammu and Kashmir by India in 1947, the India Study Centre (ISC) at...

Issue Brief on “Pakistan Joins the United Nations Security Council 2025-2026”

On 1 January 2025, Pakistan started its two-year term (2025-26) as an elected member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). In June 2024,...

Strategic Studies (Vol. 43, Summer 2023, No. 1)

  Articles Global Power Shift and Foreign Policy Choices for Pakistan Rizwana Abbasi Nuclear Signalling and Escalation Risk in the India-Pakistan Context: A Critical Overview of the 2001-02...

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