China’s Maritime Quest in the Indian Ocean: New Delhi’s Options
Over thirteen years after defense contractor Booz Allen Hamilton produced a report for U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld warning of China’s plans to increase its […]
Category: Security
Beijing as a Peace Broker in Afghanistan: Motivations and Constraints
In recent years, Beijing has focused on stabilizing Afghanistan through diplomatic engagement, engaging in four-nation talks to chart a course for resolving the conflict and […]
جان بولٹن کی تقرری کے افغانستان اور پاکستان پر کیا اثرات مرتب ہوں گے؟
اگر صدر ٹرمپ کی طرف سے مائیک پومپیو اور جینا ہاسپل کی بالترتیب سٹیٹ ڈیپارٹمنٹ اور سی-آئی-اے میں بطورسربراہ تعیناتی اشارہ دینے کےلئے ناکافی ہے […]
Where Will the TAPI Gas Pipeline Go From Here?
With the inauguration of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline’s Afghan section at the end of February in Herat, there is much hope that this project […]
Short Take: What Does Bolton’s Appointment Mean for Afghanistan and Pakistan?
If President Trump’s appointments of Mike Pompeo and Gina Haspel, to head the State Department and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) respectively, aren’t enough of an […]
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 […]
The On Again-Off Again Alliance
Pakistan Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua’s recent visit to Washington came at a time of heightened tensions between the United States and Pakistan, in the aftermath […]
Afghan Peace Talks: Political Maneuvering and Regional Response
After the recent wave of violence in the country, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s offer for unconditional peace talks with the Taliban at the second meeting […]
Fruitless or a Breakthrough? Making Sense of Ghani’s Peace Offer
In his opening speech at the second meeting of the Kabul Process for Peace and Security Cooperation last week, President Ghani put forth an offer for […]
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 […]