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SCO 2024: Pakistan’s Strategic Moment to Influence Regional Perceptions
After a significant hiatus, Pakistan became the center of international attention by hosting dignitaries from the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states, observers, and special guests on October 16 in Islamabad. Most notable, however, was Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam…
Pakistan’s BRICS Membership and the India Hurdle
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk’s recent visit to Pakistan opened new avenues for bilateral cooperation between the two countries. During his trip to Islamabad, Overchuk held meetings with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, President Asif Ali Zardari, and Foreign Minister…
BRICS, Quad, and India’s Multi-Alignment Strategy
India’s participation in a series of summits—including as part of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QUAD), Shanghai Corporation Organisation (SCO), Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) summit, G7 meeting, and Commonwealth Summit—exhibits an internationalist foreign policy. India has worked…
COVID-19 and the Coming Challenges for Sino-Indian Ties
This year marks the 70th anniversary of Sino-Indian diplomatic relations. For most of this time, their ties have been bedeviled by territorial conflicts, status competition, and mutual distrust. Although in recent years both countries have introduced mechanisms to manage their…
Understanding India’s Tilt to BIMSTEC
In the past few years, Indian policymakers have begun to breathe new life into the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral, Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC). Formed in 1997, the multilateral organization consisting of seven countries across South and Southeast…
Going Grey: FATF and Pakistan’s Strategic Considerations
The global anti-money laundering Financial Action Task Force (FATF) will be meeting in June, where Pakistan is set to be added to the FATF grey list of countries. This grey list consists of countries that have strategic deficiencies in anti-money laundering…