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Pakistan in 2024: Economic Strife, Political Resentment, & Security Pressures Spell Gloom
Pakistan is experiencing multiple crises at once, both at its core and its periphery. The protracted concerns of political instability, economic recession, nation-building anxieties, and threats to security have combined into what many commentators have termed the state’s polycrisis. As…
India’s Domestic Outlook in 2024: Modi Era Powers On but Economic Concerns Continue
As 2024 comes to an end, India finds itself out of step with global trends. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government was not swept away by the global anti-incumbency wave. Conflicts in Europe and West Asia did not pose fundamental threats,…
Sri Lanka in 2024: Political Realignment and the Road Ahead
In 2024, Sri Lanka conducted both presidential and parliamentary elections that realigned its political order. By any measure, the election of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake (popularly known as AKD) in September and the landslide legislative victory for his coalition in…
क्रॉस-एलओसी व्यापार: आर्थिक समृद्धि और सामाजिक सद्भाव का पुनर्जीवीकरण
इस साल की शुरुआत में, एक मीडिया सम्बोधन के दौरान, पाकिस्तान के विदेश मंत्री इशाक दर ने पाकिस्तानी व्यापारिक समुदाय की उत्सुकता को ध्यान में रखते हुए, भारत के साथ व्यापार पुन: आरंभ करने के प्रश्न पर "गंभीरता से जाँच"…
Rare Earths, Rare Opportunity: India’s Potential in Easing China’s Chokehold
On October 3, the United States and India announced a major agreement in one of the priority sectors for both countries – critical minerals supply chain cooperation. The two sides vowed to “expand and diversify” supply routes and leverage complementary…
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…