Strategic Perspectives Through Research and Dialogue

Political Islam in Pakistan: ‘Hizb-ut-Tahrir and the National Security Dilemma’

Abstract: This paper explores Hizb-ut-Tahrir (HT), the transnational Islamist political party which aims to resume the Islamic way of life through the establishment of the...

Overview of Pakistan’s Afghan Policy and Future Perspectives

Abstract: Despite having geographic and demographic contiguity, bilateral relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan ever since their inception have been uneasy at best. This paper encompasses...

Japan’s Middle East Diplomacy

Japan is rocked. The nation is stunned. It is, however, committed to fight against terrorism world over and committed not to bow down to...

Looking to the East

Educational opportunities in China China has emerged as a knowledge-based society. In recent years, China has emerged as an important destination for foreign students. The...

Pakistan rallies behind anti-terror cause after brutal attack

It took a horrible and gruesome experience for Pakistan to jolt the political and military leadership out of their comfortable cocoons for some serious...

The Foreign Policy Shift: Pakistan-Russia Defence Deal

The Russian interest in being an arms supplier to Pakistan is shaping the strategic dimensions of the regional politics very complex to understand. There...

The Fight Against Terror

Where does our nation’s failure lie? We must at last confess that we could not sincerely fight the war on terror within our borders....

Japan Post-Election

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is backed again. Nationalism and Abenomics, a recipe of his growth-led strategy, will continue for the...

Japan’s snap election

The traditional ruling party, Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), under Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, apparently failed on three fronts. Namely: boosting of the economy...

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