Pakistan-Bangladesh Relations: A Post-2024 Assessment
Abstract
The Pakistan-Bangladesh bilateral relationship has long been overshadowed by historical legacies, particularly the event of 1971, shaping mutual perceptions and foreign policy orientations. However,...
Modituva: A Corollary of Hindutva Ideology and its Anti-Pakistan Obsession
Abstract
The arrival of Narendra Modi in Indian politics as the 14th Prime Minister in the elections of 2014 and the defeat of the...
Issue Brief on “15th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development: A Roadmap...
In an era of increasing global uncertainties, technological transformation, and structural shifts in the global economic order, China has entered a new phase in...
Issue Brief on “Pakistan at the SCO Moot: Leveraging Multilateralism for Geo-economics”
The Moscow session of the Council of Heads of Government (CHG) of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), held on 17-18 November, 2025, marked an...
Issue Brief on “Syria and the Kurdish Question: Recent Developments and Regional Implications”
On 18 January 2026, the Syrian government and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) reached a ceasefire agreement following days of clashes in northeastern...
Issue Brief on “Foreign Minister’s Visit to China: Consolidating the All-Weather Strategic Cooperative Partnership”
The Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar recently paid an official visit to China from 3 to 5 January. During...
Issue Brief on “Navigating the Triad: India’s 2025 Dynamics with Washington, Beijing, Moscow”
The foreign policy of India in 2025 was characterised by managing deteriorating ties with Washington, cautiously thawing relations with Beijing, deliberately intensifying cooperation with...
Issue Brief on “Israel’s Recognition of Somaliland and Its Implications for Somalia, Africa, and...
Israel’s unilateral recognition of the self-declared “Republic of Somaliland” on December 26, 2025, constitutes a serious departure from the established international consensus on Somalia’s...
Issue Brief on “Pakistan Turkiye Azerbaijan Trilateral Cooperation”
The trilateral partnership between Pakistan, Azerbaijan, and Turkiye represents an evolving model of strategic cooperation rooted in shared principles and converging regional objectives. While...
Issue Brief on “Timor-Leste and ASEAN Expansion: Reinforcing Multilateralism in Southeast Asia”
Timor-Leste became the 11th member state to join the Association of South East Asian States (ASEAN) on October 26, 2025 at the 47th ASEAN...
