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The Islamabad Channel: Mediation and Elite Survival
In the summer of 1971, a Pakistani military plane carried Henry Kissinger on a secret flight to Beijing. The trip helped unlock one of the Cold War’s most consequential diplomatic openings and briefly made Pakistan indispensable to global strategy. Islamabad…
SAV Q&A with Jalil Abbas Jilani: One Year After the May 2025 Crisis
On May 8, South Asian Voices spoke with Ambassador Jalil Abbas Jilani about the May 2025 India-Pakistan crisis and the path forward for the relationship. Ambassador Jilani is a former Pakistani diplomat who served as Foreign Secretary, Ambassador to the…
SAV Q&A with TCA Raghavan: One Year After the May 2025 Crisis
On May 4, South Asian Voices spoke with Ambassador TCA Raghavan about the May 2025 India-Pakistan crisis and the path forward for the relationship. Ambassador Raghavan is a former Indian diplomat who served as the Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan…
مشرقِ وسطیٰ میں پاکستان کی رابطہ ساز سفارت
پاکستان نے خود کو ’’پل بنانے والے (رابطہ ساز)‘‘ کے طور پر پیش کر کے مشرقِ وسطیٰ کی جنگ میں ایک کلیدی کردار کی حیثیت اختیار کر لی ہے۔ سعودی عرب اور ایران کے درمیان کشیدگی کم کرنے کی حمایت…
Between Islamabad and Kabul: How Far Can Mediators Go?
When kinetic conflict once again flared up between Pakistan and Afghanistan in late February 2026, China was one of the few third parties to offer its good offices to mediate in a region caught in the fallout of the U.S.-Israel-Iran…
SAV Q&A with Fahd Humayun: Pakistan and the “Islamabad Process”
On April 16, South Asian Voices spoke with Dr. Fahd Humayun about Pakistan's role as mediator and the prospects for the Pakistan-led peace process.