Blog 3 Columns

Negotiating Disputes between India and Pakistan 0
- Blog
- April 1, 2021
Can India and Pakistan reach the stage of negotiating on key long-standing issues between both states in light of Pakistan’s aggressive India-centric foreign policy? Prime Minister Imran Khan in his inaugural speech in 2018, highlighted that Pakistan’s foreign policy priority is to improve its relations with its neighbors. However, India has rejected all attempts by
READ MORE
COVID-19 in Pakistan: Addressing the Third Wave 0
- Blog
- March 29, 2021
COVID-19 has taken the world by a storm. With the first case emerging on 26th February 2020, Pakistan has recorded more than 630,000 cases and 13,000 deaths. Pakistan was able to respond quickly due to the nationwide early lockdown, travel bans and the introduction of The National Action Plan for ‘The CoronaVirus Disease (COVID-19) Pakistan’,
READ MORE
Evolving World Order and Pakistan 0
- Blog
- March 29, 2021
The Western World has come to appreciate why, “may you live in interesting times” is a Chinese curse. The world is experiencing a dramatic shift in its geo-political and geo-economic order, under the influence of China, to which the West refers to as a “disorder”. The question of concern is whether this evolution is an
READ MORE

Climate Change and Energy affecting our Economic Security.0
- Blog
- March 29, 2021
The road to development has never been an easy one to journey on. It is an inevitable journey on which every country must embark in order to have a brighter, healthier and a greater future, and Pakistan is no exception. But to succeed, Pakistan must secure its greatest asset: its economy but its economy is
READ MORE
Pakistan’s New Foreign Policy Paradigm.0
- Blog
- March 26, 2021
Pakistani policymakers have hinted towards a shift in Islamabad’s foreign policy paradigm in the recently concluded Islamabad Security Dialogue, a shift from a predominantly geostrategic policy to a geo-economics one. Pakistan wants to be at the center of an East-West connection in South Asia and its new outlook is based on achieving sustainable economic and
READ MORE
Where is the Afghan Peace Process headed and Pakistan’s Role 0
- Blog
- March 26, 2021
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 MORE

US foreign policy in South Asia and its impact on Pakistan and India 1
- Blog
- March 22, 2021
Democrats 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 MORE
Pakistan, Afghanistan need to work more to completely end trust deficit: Abdullah 0
- Featured Articles
- March 19, 2021
READ MORE
Should the State Bank of Pakistan be made autonomous?0
- Blog
- March 19, 2021
Is 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 MORE

Negotiating Disputes between India and Pakistan 0