Relationship between Pakistan and the European Union (EU) is deeply anchored in economic cooperation and mutual strategic dependency. At the heart of this partnership lies the Generalized Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+), a special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance. Since its inception in 2014, the GSP+ framework has served as the single […]
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Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan: Turning Goodwill into Strategic Partnership
President Asif Ali Zardari’s recent four-day visit to the Kyrgyz Republic was significant for more than one reason. It marked the first visit by a Pakistani head of state to Kyrgyzstan in over two decades and came at a time when Pakistan is actively pursuing a geoeconomic foreign policy aimed at expanding trade, connectivity, and […]
India’s IWT suspension sparks strategic concerns at int’l level
For more than six decades, the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) has served as the cornerstone of Pakistan’s water security, providing the certainty needed to develop the Indus Basin Irrigation System and sustain the country’s agriculture, hydropower generation and economic growth. Widely regarded as one of the world’s most enduring transboundary water agreements, the Treaty has […]
IWT Seminar: A Call for Strategic Rationality
The international seminar on the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) held in Islamabad on 30th June effectively highlighted that the water dispute between India and Pakistan is rapidly evolving from a technical resource-sharing disagreement into a severe geopolitical, environmental, and humanitarian flashpoint. Titled “Indus Water Treaty: An Instrument of Peace & Regional Stability,” the landmark conference […]
Limits of India’s Strategic Elevation
For the last several years, India’s ruling elite and its cheerleaders in the strategic community sold one grand idea to the world: that India was no longer merely a South Asian state, but the central pillar of a new Indo-Pacific order. Washington, especially during Trump’s first term, appeared willing to indulge this imagination. The renaming […]
Dawn of a New Middle Power! Pakistan’s Emergence as a Peacemaker under Field Marshal’s Strategic Leadership
There is no doubt that Pakistan is fast emerging as a credible and influential middle power. Breaking away from years of diplomatic marginalization, the country has stepped into the spotlight as an essential global peacemaker. At the center of this transformation is a monumental diplomatic triumph: the mediation of peace between the United States and […]
PM heads to China today to deepen strategic cooperation
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will discuss the ongoing US-Iran tensions with Chinese leaders during his visit to Beijing later this week, Pakistan’s foreign office said on Friday, as Islamabad and Beijing deepen coordination over a conflict that has disrupted global energy supplies and threatened wider regional instability. China has emerged as a key diplomatic backer […]
May 10: A Turning Point in Strategic Calculus
Marka e Haq was far greater than a military victory for Pakistan. It was a turning point that redrew the strategic architecture of South Asia and altered the wider conversation about power, deterrence, and modern warfare A crunch question to the fore: what makes India decide to take a step like this against a nuclear […]
China announces revolutionary strategic agreements with Pakistan
The negotiations with Pakistan on CPEC Phase 2, water storage technology and new energy projects have entered the final stages. The Consul General of the People’s Republic of China in Karachi, H.E. Yang Yandong, announced strategic projects with Pakistan. While addressing the seminar titled “Balochistan Driving Pakistan’s Economic Future” held at Chinese Consulate Karachi, under […]
Strategic Ignorance Loses War Every Time
General of the Army Douglas MacArthur believed that the reason why wars were lost was explained by “too little, too late,” meaning failure to anticipate the enemy and act in a timely fashion. Perhaps more appropriately and accurately, wars are lost due to strategic ignorance. Strategic ignorance arises from two factors. The first is failure […]