The Afghan Peace Process stands at a very precarious moment and carries a high risk of collapsing. The Afghan Peace Talks has made little progress since the first round of the intra-Afghan Dialogue in Doha on September 2020. The Doha Deal has been in large unable to stop the violence in the country. Furthermore, the
READ MOREDemocrats are back in power at the capitol and so is the United States in South Asia. The U.S wants to get out of the longest war it has fought in Afghanistan and for that to happen, all regional actors in South Asia need to cooperate, especially Pakistan and India. The Biden administration may be
READ MOREIs making the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) autonomous likely to strengthen the dwindling economic security of Pakistan? The Federal Government has proposed to grant the SBP with absolute autonomy. Accordingly, a draft bill has been introduced i.e. the State Bank of Pakistan Amendment Bill, 2021 before the National Assembly. The amendment to the central
READ MOREIn 2008, Biden in a meeting with Hamid Karzai, the then President of Afghanistan claimed that Pakistan was 50 times more important than Afghanistan to the United States regional interest. However, whether the Biden Administration’s foreign policy in the context of Pakistan will be a continuation of that under the Obama and Trump Administration still
READ MOREJanuary 20th 2021 marked a new era for America. Joe Biden, a clean cut, non-controversial politician and the 47th vice president took over white house, defeating the notorious president Donald Trump. The two politicians share varying views on a number of topics. While Trump’s presidency has highlighted the country’s weaknesses and has damaged its standing
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