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Dealing with Pakistan: India’s Western Neighbour is No Longer a Strategic Priority

India’s Pakistan policy has evolved over the last decade, from an attempted rapprochement in 2014-15, to a focus on stringent border management and counterterrorism. Even though India’s primary strategic challenge over the next decade would emanate...

June 18 , 2024
PM Shahbaz Sharif’s Visit to Beijing

Shahbaz Sharif concluded his five-day visit to China on 8th June. While China may be Pakistan’s most important foreign partner, the prime minister’s dash to Beijing on the eve of the budget session raises questions. Pakistan follows a July-June...

June 14 , 2024
Neighborhood News Digest- 12 June 2024

Afghanistan Nadim in Russia: Afghanistan Demands Non-Interference from Other Nations-Tolo News Nada Mohammad Nadim, Acting Minister of Higher Education, criticized foreign interference in Afghanistan's affairs during the Second International Forum...

June 12 , 2024
Neighborhood News Digest- 10 June 2024

Afghanistan Regional Contact Group Meeting on Afghanistan Held-Tolo News The second round of the Regional Contact Group meeting on Afghanistan was held on Saturday in Tehran with the participation of special representatives from Iran, Russia,...

June 10 , 2024
Convergence of the Indo-Pacific with the Indian Ocean—Is a Maritime Centric Approach Enough? An Indian Perspective

This article examines China’s strategic ambitions in the Indo-Pacific region through the lens of its “Zhōngguó” or “Middle Kingdom” dream of regaining its perceived historical dominance. It traces the deep roots of this aspiration in Chinese...

June 7 , 2024
Overview of India’s Trade Policy from 2014-2024

India’s trade policy through 2014-24 has seen both hits and misses, fortunately more hits than misses. Getting a permanent peace clause at the WTO for our food security schemes in 2014, walking out of the RCEP agreement in 2019, and focusing on FTAs...

May 31 , 2024
Why is the UK Courting Central Asia?

Background The ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine has prompted Western countries to play a more active role in Central Asia. In March 2023, US Secretary Anthony Blinken visited Central Asia, followed by German Federal President Steinmeier’s...

May 29 , 2024
Neighborhood News Digest- 29 May 2024

Afghanistan Putin: Building ties with Taliban is necessary- The Khaama Press Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that it is necessary to build relations with the Taliban due to their control over Afghanistan. Vladimir Putin stated, “We need to...

May 29 , 2024
Initial Assessment of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s Three Nation European Tour

Chinese President Xi Jinping, accompanied by his wife Peng Liyuan, Politburo Standing Committee (PBSC) member and Director of the CCP CC General Office Cai Qi and Politburo member and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, arrived in Paris on May 5, on the first...

May 28 , 2024
Neighborhood News Digest- 27 May 2024

Afghanistan Afghanistan 6th Most Vulnerable Country to Climate Change: UNDP-Tolo News The representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Stephen Rodriques, said that although Afghanistan does not contribute to climate change, it...

May 27 , 2024
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