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Implications of the Iran-Saudi Deal for Pakistan
Following security talks in Beijing, Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed to re-establish diplomatic relations and reopen embassies in each other's countries. Their agreement reactivates earlier commerce, economics, investment agreements, and the 2001 security collaboration deal. It also affirms state sovereignty and non-interference in each…
پاکستان کا مسئلۂ دہشتگردی: تدارُکِ دہشت گردی اور انسدادِ دہشت گردی میں حائل خلیج
پاکستان میں دہشت گرد حملوں کی حالیہ لہر نے انسدادِ دہشت گردی کے لیے کی گئی کوششوں کو اکارت کر کے پیچھے کی جانب دھکیل دیا ہے۔ردُّالفساد کے تحت کومبنگ آپریشنز اور انسدادِ دہشت گردی کی جامع تر حکمت عملیوں…
Pakistan’s Terrorism Problem: The Schism between Antiterrorism and Counterterrorism
The recent wave of terrorist attacks in Pakistan has reset the clock on counterterrorism efforts. Combing operations and a more comprehensive set of counterterrorism strategies under Radd-ul-Fasaad allowed Pakistan to stem the peak of terrorist activities in 2009. However, these measures face scrutiny…
How the US-India iCET Can Drive New Age Technology Diplomacy
The inaugural meeting of the India-US Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technologies (iCET) was held on January 31st of this year in Washington, DC. The meeting, which was led by the National Security Advisors on both sides, was one of…
Sri Lanka in 2022: A Country Wracked by Multiple Crises
Sri Lanka faced an unprecedented economic and political crisis throughout 2022. There have been visible signs of the turmoil: vehicle lines stretched for up to three kilometers in front of fuel stations for as many as five days, accompanied by…
Gendering the Indo-Pacific Dialogue: Opportunities for India and Australia
Introduction The confluence of the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean as a distinctive, interdependent strategic and economic space is fundamentally transforming how both India and Australia operate with the broader region. Both countries view the Indo-Pacific as a construct…