Issue Brief on “The Current Trajectory of India-Bangladesh Relations: An Overview”
Introduction
Bilateral relations between Bangladesh and India have been at a historic low since the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government in August 2024. While...
Issue Brief on “Interim Afghan Government in Power – Two Years On”
August 15, 2023, marked two years since the Taliban dispensation reassumed power in Afghanistan. Initially, there was lack of clarity regarding the Taliban's return...
Issue Brief on “A Snapshot of Pakistan Budget for Fiscal Year 2024-25”
On June 28, 2024, the National Assembly of Pakistan officially approved the fiscal year (FY) 2024-25 federal budget. Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb introduced amendments...
Issue Brief on “Interim Afghan Government Three Years On: An assessment”
August 15, 2024, marked three years since the ‘Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’ (IEA) assumed power as the de facto, though not de jure, political...
Issue Brief “Imran Khan’s Visit to Kabul: An Assessment”
On November 19, 2020 Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan paid a long-awaited day-long visit to Afghanistan. The intent of the visit was to deepen...
Issue Brief on “Elusive Peace: One year of the US-Taliban Peace Agreement”
The end of February 2021 marked one year of
the US-Taliban peace agreement signed in February
2020 in Doha. This was the most recent major attempt...
Issue Brief on “Prospects of Pak-China Cooperation in Agriculture”
On November 4, 2020, a meeting of the Joint Working Group (JWG) on Socio-economic Development under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) framework was held through...
Issue Brief on “Taliban in Power – A Year on”
On August 15, 2021, the world looked on with trepidation as the situation in Afghanistan reached a critical juncture with the Afghan Taliban assuming...
Issue Brief on “China’s Success in Poverty Eradication: An Appraisal”
As the world was dealing with the global
pandemic of Covid-19, concerns were raised about China’s ability to meet its
target of poverty eradication by end...
Issue Brief on “Intra-Afghan Talks: A Ray of Hope”
Statements coming from Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, President Ashraf Ghani, and the Taliban indicate that the highly anticipated and much awaited intra-Afghan talks between the...