How the Kuala Lumpur Summit Complicates India’s Gulf Relations
In the last weeks of December 2019, leaders from five key Muslims nations—Malaysia, Turkey, Qatar, Iran, and Indonesia—met in Kuala Lumpur in a bid to […]
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Beyond Strategic Ties and Economic Assistance: A Call to Rethink Pakistan’s Middle East Policy
Only a month after assuming office, Imran Khan made his first overseas trip as Pakistan’s prime minister to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates […]
India-GCC Relations: More Than Just Economics
Last month, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) awarded Prime Minister Narendra Modi the country’s highest civilian honor, […]
Gulf Mediation during the Pulwama Crisis: Jumping on the Bandwagon
The February 2019 suicide attack that took the lives of at least 40 paramilitary forces in Indian-administered Kashmir put both Pakistan and India into another […]
Saudi Arabia’s Investment in Pakistan: No Strings Attached?
The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Muhammad bin Salman (MBS), began his Asia tour on February 17th with a two-day visit to Pakistan. He was […]
Is Saudi Arabia Trying to Balance between Pakistan and India?
The bonhomie between India and Saudi Arabia over the last few years, on display most recently during Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj’s visit to Riyadh […]
Pakistan and the Islamic Military Coalition: Need to Balance Interests
The ambitious Mohammad bin Salman, Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince, has undertaken an effort to lead the Muslim world in the fight against the spread of […]
داعش بمقابلہ طالبان: افغانستان میں تزویراتی محاذ آرائی
شہری و سکیورٹی فورسز کی ہلاکتوں میں اضافے نے ۲۰۱۷ میں افغانستان کی پرتشدد فضاء کو نیا رخ دیا ہے۔کابل میں یکے بعد دیگرے ہونے […]
The Islamic State vs. the Taliban: Strategic Competition in Afghanistan
Increases in civilian and security force casualties shaped Afghanistan’s landscape of violence in 2017. Much has been written about the dire security situation across the […]
پاکستان کےلئے مشرق وسطٰی کا چیلنج
مشرق وسطٰی کی دگرگوں صورتحال بالخصوص ایران اور سعودی عرب تعلقات میں تناؤ کی وجہ سے پاکستان کو انتہائی پیچیدہ صورتحال کا سامنا ہے ۔ […]