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SAV Q&A with Avinash Paliwal: India’s Realpolitik vis-à-vis the Taliban and its Regional Implications
In a high-profile sign of the reversal of a decades-old policy, India for the first time hosted a Taliban official on its soil, with Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi visiting the country in October 2025. To make sense of this…
SAV Q&A with Dr. Syed Hussain Soherwordi: Pak-Afghan Tensions, South Asian Geopolitics, and the Road Ahead for Islamabad
While 2025 has witnessed a stabilization of the Pakistani economy, a transformation in ties with the United States, and a notable defense pact with Saudi Arabia, it has also been marked by national security challenges for Pakistan in the form…
Confronting Pakistan’s Deadly Trifecta of Terrorist Groups
After more than two decades as a frontline state in the Global War on Terror, Pakistan continues to face a complex and adaptive threat landscape. Militant outfits affiliated with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), the Baloch insurgency, and the Islamic State…
آزمائش کی گھڑی میں سہ طرفیت؟ پاک-افغان محرکات اور چین کا سفارتی توڑ جوڑ
بیجنگ نے حال ہی میں تیانجن (چین) میں ہونے والے شنگھائی تعاون تنظیم کے وزرائے خارجہ کے اجلاس میں افغانستان میں استحکام کی اہمیت پر زور دیا اور ملک (افغانستان) کی تعمیرِ نو اور ترقی کے لیے کثیر الجہتی کوششوں…
SAV Q&A with Kamran Yousaf: The Future of the China-Pakistan-Afghanistan Trilateral
In May, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and China met for a momentous trilateral dialogue in Beijing, which served to restore Pakistan-Afghanistan ties and renewed the grouping's commitment to extending the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor to Afghanistan. In recent months, China and Pakistan have…
Trilaterals in Testing Times? The Pakistan-Afghanistan Dynamic and China’s Diplomatic Calculus
At the recent Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s Council of Foreign Ministers’ meeting in Tianjin, China, Beijing stressed the importance of stability in Afghanistan and underlined the need for multilateral efforts for the country’s reconstruction and development. Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar…