The strategic ties between Pakistan and China have been on an upward trajectory with moved thrust on economic interaction after the initiation of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project since 2013. CPEC is a revolution in the field of economics. Under CPEC,…
In changing regional dynamics, one most talked and discussed is the Indo-US Strategic Partnership. With the inter-regional overlapping occurring at a critical point, we see India and the Unites States outlining the vast scope and depth of the present and planned Indo-US…
The success rate of confidence-building measures between India and Pakistan has remained unimpressive so far, especially in terms of creating an enabling environment for conflict resolution. The bilateral dialogue has been in a stalemate for about a decade, primarily because of the…
In the last one year there has been a substantive improvement in Pakistan’s internal security dimension and its economy has also shown some stability. The progress on the implantation of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has also been satisfactory. Peace and harmony now…
IPRI Newsletter for the Month of April 2016 has been issued.
For details, visit: IPRI Newsletter April 2016
Whenever Americans are in trouble they promptly accept humbling terms and conditions but never forget to pick-up the threads immediately after the obtaining circumstances are over. When Soviets walked into Afghanistan, Pakistan was under severe American sanctions on account of its nuclear…
It seems that propaganda against Pakistan has become pastime activity of some intellectuals in the West who know very little about the actual conditions in Pakistan. They keep alleging Pakistan as a part of the problem. A few days back an Indian…
ہندوستان کے پانچ صوبوں ’’ مغربی بنگال ‘‘ ، ’’ تامل ناڈو ‘‘ ، ’’ کیرالہ ‘‘ ، ’’ آسام ‘‘ اور ’’ پانڈی چری ‘‘ میں چار اپریل تا سولہ مئی تک چھ مختلف مراحل میں عام صوبائی انتخابات ہوئے اور…
Few years back an Indian diplomat approached this scribe on the side-lines of a think tank activity and asked a blunt question: Sir! Aren’t you excessively harsh about India in your columns? This surprised me about level of Indian High Commission’s superb…
Pakistan’s nuclear policy is a product of both mistrust toward the U.S. and threat perceptions vis-a-vis India.
Security threats from India and Pakistan-U.S. mistrust on nuclear non-proliferation are both important drivers of Pakistan’s nuclear policy and factors contributing to Pakistan’s dependence on nuclear…