The U.S.-Iran conflict has shifted the nature of Iran-Gulf relations from ideological rigidity to pragmatism, compelling both sides to pursue caution in engagement. The ideological antagonism, sectarian differences and geopolitical rivalry between Iran and the Arab Gulf monarchies have been the hallmark of their relations for decades. The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has always seenREAD MORE
Water is being used as a weapon by India against Pakistan, and if India continues along this path, the Indus might become the next flash point in South Asia's most volatile rivalry. The Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) was a cornerstone of peace between the two hostile nuclear powers for 65 years, until it was unilaterallyREAD MORE
The Lebanon issue is one of the biggest faultlines in the U.S.-Iran Peace Process. The peace talks began in April 2026 in Islamabad; however, the Israeli strikes on Lebanon halted the initial peace process. With a ‘fragile ceasefire’ between Iran and the U.S., and now the Lebanese government and Israel, Lebanon is the proving groundREAD MORE
The war in the Middle East has a high toll on Pakistan in terms of economic pressures and insecurity. Pakistan lies at the crossroads of the Middle East and South Asia; therefore, Pakistan cannot treat the war as a distant geopolitical conflict. Rather, Pakistan’s economy has been in a constant decline since the beginning ofREAD MORE