Issue Brief on “G-20 Summit 2017: Shaping an Interconnected World”
The 12th G20 summit was held from July 7-8, 2017 in Hamburg. In the Messehallen convention centre more than 20 heads of states including...
Issue Brief on “PM Nawaz Sharif’s Visit to Tajikistan: Prospects of Cooperation”
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif paid a visit to Tajikistan from July 6-7, 2017. Prime Minister Sharif met with Tajik President, Emomali Rahmon. With a...
Issue Brief on “A Cold War of Words: Escalating Diplomatic Row between Washington and...
US-Russia tensions are nothing new but the recent diplomatic row between the two has opened up a new venue of confrontation. Bilateral relations between...
Issue Brief on “Recalibrating US Iran Relations”
Though Iran is a priority for the Trump administration, his policy position remains ambiguous; whilst his administration's outlook on Iran, like most of his...
Issue Brief on “Countering Terrorism Online”
Terrorism has gone from an unrelenting yet trivial security concern to one of the most important security problems of our times. There are few...
Issue Brief on “Modi Visits United States”
The Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, after completing his four nation tour of Europe embarked on yet another trip - this time to the...
Issue Brief on “Long-term Chinese Vision for Maritime Cooperation”
Recently, Chinese government released a white paper laying out long-term plans for its 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, a component of Belt and Road...
Issue Brief on “Martyrdom of Burhan Wani and Failings of the Indian Government”
The history of freedom struggles around the world has produced great characters and personalities like Nelson Mandela, Fidel Castro, William Wallace and Martin Luther...
Issue Brief on “Regional Realignment in the Red Sea”
Two small, deserted islands, Tiran and Sanafir, lie between Egypt and Saudi Arabia at the mouth of the Gulf of Aqaba. Recently, Egypt’s parliament...
Issue Brief on “Kabul Process”
In an attempt to “build regional security alliances to counter the threat of terrorism and revive the peace process,” the National Unity Government (NUG)...


















