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The current Ukraine crisis runs against the assurances the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom, and the United States had made to Ukraine in the Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances of 1994 and later reinforced by Moscow in a bilateral treaty with Kyiv in 1997....

China and Russia have taken centre stage in global politics amid changing dynamics of international politics. Their ties are getting deeper on geopolitical, military and economic fronts. Similarly, the converging lines between the relations of the West and East are getting more blurred. President...

When the latest G20 Summit concluded in New Delhi, it left behind a trail of both hope and skepticism. On the surface, the gathering of the world's top economies hinted at the dawn of a more inclusive geopolitical era. But was this genuine transformation,...

A day after Pakistan appeared on the map of the world as an independent state on August 14, 1947, the United States announced its formal recognition of the new state, and President Harry Truman sent a congratulatory message to M. A. Jinnah, the first...

The proposal to amend Section 298 A of the Pakistan Penal Code through the Criminal Laws (Amendment) Bill has been met with significant concern. This modification, aiming to enhance the severity of punishments for blasphemy, has sparked fears amongst religious and sectarian minorities. These groups...

Malik Zaeem Ul Hassan* The 2023 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit, hosted virtually by India on July 4th, marked a significant event in the history of the organization. Under the banner 'Towards a SECURE SCO,' it set the agenda for discussions on security, collaboration, and...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent trip to the United States marked a new phase in Indo-US relations, underscored by key agreements spanning economy, defense, and technology. The crux of the visit was a reiteration of the shared commitment of the United States and India to...

Malik Zaeem Ul Hassan Unrest was reported on the border of Afghanistan and Iran in last week of May, 2023. Tensions erupted on the water issue of Helmand River. The 1150 km long water system emerges from Hindu Kush Mountain Range, passes through Afghanistan, irrigating...

12Pakistan recently hosted 5th China-Afghanistan-Pakistan Foreign Ministers' Dialogue in Islamabad on 6th May. It was, attended by Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari of Pakistan, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang of China and the Acting Foreign Minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi of Afghanistan....

Turmoil has been constant in Middle East post-Arab Spring. The history of the conflict in the region, however, goes back to decades earlier. Conflicts which were, earlier, limited to the region have now stretched to the international arena. Israel-Palestine issue and the rivalry between...