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Resetting foreign economic relations : Part I

The 2021 National Security Policy has made geo-economics its main pivot. It is therefore essential to look in a coherent and comprehensive manner how Pakistan’s economic relations with other nations…

Industrial relations in Bangladesh RMG

This article discusses the labour situation in Bangladesh. At the outset, it is important to understand that there is a concerted global campaign to present a bleak picture of workers,…

Pak-Afghan relations

No nation has of yet formally recognized the new Taliban government in Afghanistan. The regime is still in quest for recognition after nearly six months in power. Its leaders’ visits…

Pakistan-Afghanistan relations — II

China is the biggest neighbor on Afghanistan’s north, although it occupies a thin border through the Wakhan panhandle. Its first and foremost priority is securing own borders adjacent to Afghanistan…

Rebuilding relations

As geopolitical realities continue to take a more tangible shape, the US-China rivalry is becoming a pronounced feature of the existing international order. For all practical purposes, the current state…

Consolidating relationship with UAE post-FATF

United Arab Emirates, a state formed in the 1970s after consolidation of former Trucial states of Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Fujairah, Umm Al-Quwain and Ras Al Khaimah, is a…

Resetting regional relations

The ‘World War III’ is on. It has already killed over half a million people. It is the battle of the century against the most invisible, slithery, and penetrative enemy…

Sino-Pak relations: 70th anniversary

Pakistan and China commemorated the 70th anniversary of the establishment of their diplomatic relations by year-long festivities and special events to mark their historic friendship and partnership. It is a…

Pak-US relations

Pakistan’s relationship with the US is once again at the crossroads. This is not happening for the first time. The situation was similar as far back as in the late…