Strategic Perspectives Through Research and Dialogue

Issue Brief on “European Parliament and The Review of Pakistan’s GSP+ Status: An Appraisal”

On April 28, 2021, the European Parliament (EP) adopted a resolution that called for a review of Pakistan’s GSP+ (Generalised Scheme of Preferences) status under the pretext...

Issue Brief on “China’s Afghan Policy Post US Withdrawal”

According to a statement by the Chinese embassy in Kabul, China plays an active role for resolving the Afghanistan issue via political means and...

Issue Brief on “Indus Bond: Pakistan’s First Green Eurobond”

In a significant development on May 28, 2021, Pakistan's Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) launched its first green Eurobond (GEB), called Indus Bond,...

Covid-19 Catastrophe in India: An Unfolding Tragedy

There seems to be no respite for mankind from the deadly Covid-19 virus as after wreaking havoc in the US and Europe, the virus...

Issue Brief on “Pakistan Stream Gas Pipeline: Finally A Done Deal “

Pakistan and Russia signed the Amendment Protocols to the Inter-Governmental Agreement on Cooperation in the Implementation of the North-South Gas Pipeline Construction Project on...

Pakistan-Saudi Relations: Recent Developments

Prime Minister Imran Khan recently concluded a three-day trip to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from May 7 to May 9. This was his seventh visit...

Issue Brief on “Covid-19 and the Plight of the Kashmiri Freedom Leaders”

On May 5, 2021, the iconic Kashmiri freedom leader, Mohammad Ashraf Sehrai, Chairman of the Tehreek-e-Hurriyat, died of COVID-19 while in custody of the...

Issue Brief on “The EU and India Plan a Global Infrastructure Deal: An Appraisal”

Both the European Union (EU) and India have undertaken an initiative to build joint infrastructure projects in the Indo-Pacific, Central Asia and Africa that...

Issue Brief on “BJP’s Defeat in West Bengal”

The onset of May 2021 brought with it a remarkable victory in the battlefield of election for Mamata Banerjee, the West Bengal’s Chief Minister,...

Issue Brief on “The Myth of India’s Impeccable Non-Proliferation Record”

On May 6, 2021, the Indian authorities seized 7.1 kg of uranium from two Indian citizens, Jigar Jayesh Pandya and Abu Tahir Afzal Husain...

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