A strategic reset
A strategic reset in Pak-US relations is essential to forge a mutually beneficial relationship on a long-term basis. Due to the transient nature of past security and containment projects, a…
HEC, Utah varsity sign partnership deal
The Higher Education Commission (HEC) Pakistan and the University of Utah have signed a partnership to promote capacity-building initiatives in public sector universities across Pakistan. This initiative, supported by the…
Partnerships for resilience
THE donor’s conference in Geneva on Jan 9 offers this country a rare opportunity to engage with friends of Pakistan in a long-term partnership for resilience. Building on the high-profile…
Strategic calculus
A series of terrorist attacks in Pakistan has once again stirred a debate on how terrorists are undermining the overall security situation in Pakistan, specifically undermining Chinese and Pakistani interests.…
Deeper partnerships
At the start of 2024, Europeans are deeply concerned by the ongoing Russian war of aggression against Ukraine and by the conflict that has broken out again in the Middle…
Strategic instability
Since the 1970s, Pakistan has periodically proposed regional arms control and confidence-building measures (CBMs). India usually rejects such proposals as it perceives China as its main threat. Though India and…
FATF strategic initiatives & Pakistan
The fourth, three-day plenary session of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) concluded on October 27, 2023, with delegates from more than 200 jurisdictions that addressed prominent issues related to…
Pakistan-China partnership: Bridging nations, building communities
The tale of Pakistan-China relations is not an ordinary one. It is an account of brotherhood, friendship and trust whose foundations were laid more than seventy years ago. The vision…
Strategic partners
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Washington last month is a stark reminder of the rapidly developing Indo-US strategic partnership and the high priority attached by the US to…
No longer geostrategic
Despite once being a coveted gateway between the East and the West, Pakistan’s so-called ‘geostrategic location’ now stands as a relic of a bygone era. Struggling to keep pace with…
