Since the beginning of the new era, China’s policy of fostering amity, sincerity, mutual benefit, and inclusiveness in neighborhood diplomacy has significantly advanced its relations with neighboring countries. China has reached a
Pakistan’s textile and garment industry is entering a period in which competitiveness will depend on more than low production costs and manufacturing capacity. As international buyers place greater emphasis on labour rights,
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Every August 15, India presents a familiar image to the world: the flag over the Red Fort, military ceremony, patriotic speeches and the celebration of the world’s largest democracy. Yet beyond the
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Two Sikh activists. Two assassination plots. Two democratic allies. Yet three years after the events that shook relations between India, Canada and the United States, the legal record points in opposite directions.
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Nearly four years after the Taliban returned to Kabul, Afghanistan appears politically unified on the map but remains deeply fragmented in practice. The Taliban project an image of centralized authority and national
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In modern warfare, the battle for territory is often accompanied by a battle for truth. Military operations are no longer judged solely by events on the ground but also by the competing
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Russia’s newest defence offers to India arrive at an awkward moment. As New Delhi continues to champion Atmanirbhar Bharat (Self-Reliant India) as the foundation of its strategic autonomy, Moscow is proposing deeper
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The debate over whether convicted child sex offender Shabir Ahmed should be deported from the United Kingdom to Pakistan has become about far more than one offender. It has evolved into a
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The 9th Ministerial Conference on Women of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), hosted by Pakistan in Islamabad, comes at a pivotal moment for the Muslim world. Across its 57 member states,
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The European Parliament’s latest intervention on Pakistan raises a difficult question: when does legitimate human-rights scrutiny become an oversimplification of another country’s judicial process and when does it become political leverage? At
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The possibility that Afghanistan could once again emerge as a major hub for transnational jihad carries implications well beyond South Asia. A renewed concentration of experienced foreign militants would reshape the security
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