Issue Brief on “Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s visit to Qatar: Cementing Ties Further”
Rooted in culture, religion and geographical proximity, Pakistan has traditionally enjoyed very good relations with Qatar as has been the case with all Gulf...
Issue Brief on “Dwindling Religious Freedom in India- A Glimpse of the State Department...
“Attacks on members of religious minority communities, including killings, assaults, and intimidation, occurred throughout the year” stated the recently released U.S State Department 2021...
Issue Brief on “The Return of the Mahagathbandan in Bihar and its implications on...
On 9 August 2022, the Janata Dal (United) broke off ties with the BJP-led NDA government and chose to align itself with its old...
Issue Brief on “Understanding Domestic side of INC and BJP’s Election Manifestos”
In the run-up to the 18th Lok Sabha elections, the Indian National Congress (INC) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) released their Nyay Patra...
Issue Brief on “Indo-Pak Nascent Rapprochement: A Preliminary Assessment”
The Indo-Pak relationship is unique due to
peculiar nature. There have been a few neighbours in the world who share mutual
history and still maintain fierce...
Issue Brief on “Japan’s Diplomatic Blue Book 2024- Key Takeaways”
On April 16, 2024 the Foreign Ministry of Japan released its Diplomatic Bluebook for the year 2024. The book gives a roundup of Japan’s...
Issue Brief on “US Lawmakers Wake up to Human Rights Violations in IOK”
Following the revocation of Article 370 and 35-A relating to the special status of Indian Occupied Kashmir on August 5, 2019, the Modi government...
Issue Brief on “CPEC and China-US War of Words”
An extraordinary three-way exchange between China, Pakistan and the United States has taken place on China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) during the third week of...
Issue Brief on “Elections in Afghanistan: An Uncertain Outcome”
On September 28, 2019, Afghanistan witnessed its fourth Presidential elections since the ouster of the Taliban in 2001. It was hoped that elections would...
Issue Brief on “Pakistan & FATF: Meeting the Challenge”
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), after a five days meeting in Paris on October 15, 2019, retained its earlier decision to keep Pakistan...
