Unpacking the 2023 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit: Potential, Challenges, and Opportunities
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...
A Democratic Paradox: The Indo-US Strategic Partnership Amidst Weakening Democratic Values and Rising Regional Tensions
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...
Afghanistan and Iran Tensions: Revisiting Water Treaty
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...
Trilateral Foreign Ministers’ Dialogue: Chinese Economic Engagements with Afghanistan
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....
Middle East in 2023
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...
ایران سعودی عرب معاہدہ: علاقائی سلامتی کا مستقبل
تقریبا ایک صدی سے جاری ایران سعودی عرب تنازعے میں ایک اہم بریک تھرو ہوا ہے دونوں ممالک کے درمیان انیس سو بیس سے شروع ہونے والی کشیدگی نے اس وقت ایک اہم سنگ میل عبور کیا جب بیجنگ میں ہونے والے پانچ روز...
Deregulation of the downstream oil sector is the solution to the problems related to our energy security
On a daily basis, the blame game continues in the media with regard to who is responsible for the crisis facing the Oil and Gas sector. The Regulator gets blamed by the Industry (read Oil Marketing Companies or OMCs) for the mess that we...
چینی سعودی عرب تعلقات میں گرم جوشی: سعودی عرب امریکہ سے مایوس ہو گیا ہے؟
دو ہزار اکیس میں بطور امریکی صدر جو بائیڈن کی حلف برداری سے اب تک پوری دنیا میں ایسے متعدد واقعات رونما ہوئے ہیں جن سے واضع ہو رہا ہے کہ مشرق وسطی اور ایشیائی ممالک، امریکہ کے خلاف نئے صف بندی ترتیب دے...
Challenges for new military leadership
The military transition in Pakistan is taking place at a turbulent time for Pakistan, as the country grapples with host of political, internal, external and economic challenges. Military, over the decades, has come to wield extraordinary influence in shaping the course of country’s politics,...
Biden’s National Security Strategy: Takeaways and Pakistan
Nearly 20 months taking office, Biden administration finally released its National Security Strategy (NSS) on October 12, 2022. The White House published the unclassified part of NSS, which defines broad strategic priorities and guidelines for US government departments and agencies dealing with both domestic...
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