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The troubled relationship between Pakistan and United States is set to enter a new phase when Prime Minister Imran Khan visits Washington from July 21 - 23 for a meeting with President Donald Trump. The ties look to have a come a long way since Trump...

Introduction Islamabad Policy Institute (IPI) organized a roundtable discussion on ‘South Asia’s Geo Strategic Conundrum: A New Theater for ISIS’ on May 17th, 2019. The event was organized against the backdrop of a number of recent security incidents in South Asia including ISIS’ attacks in...

Introduction: The unresolved Kashmir dispute is the defining factor in the bilateral relations between India and Pakistan. Since the partition of the sub-continent, Kashmir issue has been described as the unfinished agenda of the partition of India. The geo-political and socio-economic dimensions have added to...

The United States assassinated a serving Iranian military commander, Gen Qassem Soleimani, on January 3, 2020 in a drone strike at Baghdad International Airport shortly after he had arrived there on a diplomatic mission carrying Tehran’s response to a Saudi proposal for peace. The repercussions...

The Middle East region is witnessing intense volatility in the wake of US airstrikes assassinating a serving Iranian commander Gen Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad. Given considerable geo-strategic importance of the region for global peace and order, it is exceedingly significant for Pakistan to play...

Machh attack in Balochistan, whose responsibility was claimed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS), once again underscored the fact that the war against terrorism in Pakistan, is far from over. Threats posed by the presence of ISIS in Pakistan calls for...

As Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI) government prepared to present its third budget, Islambad Policy Institute organized a deep-dive session on the state of economic health of the country and issues that could have influenced the budget-making process. This year’s budget was particularly important as...

 Pakistan's nuclear journey: 21 years of deterrence and stability 31st May 2019 Islamabad Policy Institute (IPI) CONTEXT: 28th May 2019, marked the 21st anniversary of Pakistan’s nuclear tests in response to India’s Pokhran-II nuclear tests of May 1998. In commemoration of the occasion, Islamabad Policy Institute (IPI) organized...

IPI organized a roundtable discussion on ‘Palestine: Deal of the Century & Two-State Solution’ on June 26th, 2019. The event was organized against the backdrop of the “Peace to Prosperity” workshop held from June 25-26 in Bahrain. The Bahrain workshop was described as the...

Islamabad Policy Institute (IPI) organized a roundtable discussion titled ‘Abrogation of Article 370: Implications & Policy Choices for Pakistan’ on August 07, 2019 at its premises. The roundtable was organized in the wake of Indian government’s decision to annul Article 370 of the Indian constitution, which...