Strategic Perspectives Through Research and Dialogue

How to Remove Misperceptions Surrounding the CPEC?

The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a full spectrum mega-project to transform the economic landscape of Pakistan. The project is not any province-specific; rather...

How has Operation Zarb-e-Azb changed perceptions about Pakistan abroad?

In 2014, in the backdrop of failed talks with the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and a deadly attack on Karachi International Airport in June that...

Pathankot: Don’t let this be another Mumbai

It needs to be reiterated at the outset that Pakistan stands alongside India and the regional countries in overcoming the menace of terrorism and...

Pakistan’s Success in Countering Terrorism

Pakistan had been on the path of eliminating terrorism and militancy long before the initiation of the National Action Plan, which came immediately after...

The Saudi-Iranian Tensions

Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubair visited Pakistan yesterday to hold consultations with Pakistan in the aftermath of escalating tensions between Saudi Arabia and...

The Jammu and Kashmir Dispute: Where Do People of Jammu and Kashmir Stand?

On December 14, 2015 Indian External Affairs Minister, Sushma Swaraj briefed the Indian Parliament about the outcome of her recent visit to Pakistan, during...

Pakistan-India Relations: Breaking the Logjam

Cooperation not confrontation was the key message of the meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif of Pakistan,...

Afghanistan: Implications of the decisions at the Heart of Asia Ministerial Conference

The recently held ‘Heart of Asia’ ministerial conference, held in Islamabad on December 9, 2015, has been a welcoming development. President Ghani’s visit to...

Post-Paris Scenario in Europe

9/11 brought a new shift in international relations as terrorism was described as an existential threat to the world. President George W. Bush emphasized...

Pakistan: Misperceptions about Nuclear Stockpiles

Recently, Western and Indian analysts have widely publicized unsubstantiated assumptions that Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal is growing at a rapid pace, and that the country...

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