Analysis
Pakistan and the US-Iran Crisis
The assassination of Qassem Soleimani, supreme commander of the Quds Force, which is a subgroup of Iranian Revolutionary Guards, by a US aerial strike, was the opening of a new chapter in the evolution of […]
Iran
Analysis
US-Iran Crisis: Is it the Beginning of the End?
The assassination of Qassem Soleimani, the Head of IRGC’s (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) Quds Force was a serious provocation by the United States that had the potential of triggering another major conflict in the region. […]
Analysis
Why Iran is Likely to be a Major Focus for Trump’s Election Campaign
Trump’s televised address last week, in response to Iran’s bombing of U.S. air bases in Iraq, had a clear point of focus. He preceded his greeting to the gathered press with the words, “As long […]
Analysis
Liberal Hegemony on the Verge of Provoking Iran
The new year has kicked off with an inexplicable development in international politics. On 4th January, it was announced that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ (IRGC) Quds Force Commander Qassem Suleimani was killed as a […]
Economy
Renewed Tensions in the Middle East – What Should India Do?
Given the sudden flare up in the Middle East between Iran and the US emanating from the killing of Qassem Soleimani, what must be India’s outlook and actions? The Assassination – Recipe for Conflict […]
Analysis
When A Legend Falls
Qassem Soleimani’s assassination triggered not a whirlwind, but tornadoes of response. Stocks plummeted and oil prices soared. Across the region and beyond, conference rooms and social media began buzzing with activity. Whispers of World War […]
Analysis
Review of Pakistan’s Foreign Policy In 2019
In 2019, Pakistan’s foreign policy efforts focused on four major issues: the Kashmir crisis with India; the Afghanistan imbroglio; CPEC as a point of focus between the U.S. and China; and, the efforts to get […]
Analysis
US-Iran Tensions Escalate Over General Soleimani’s Assassination: Regional Ramifications
Since 9/11, US security and foreign policy discourse has been dominated by the narrative of defeating terrorism. US started many wars and carried out numerous military interventions for regime changes in Middle East, South Asia […]
Politics
Indian Ocean Region: A Great Game for Strategic and Nuclear Supremacy
The Indian Ocean Region (IOR) has become a strategic hot spot in recent years. The naval presence of many states has seen aggravated rifts among Asian countries for influence in the Indian Ocean. The U.S. […]
Politics
Pakistan and the Middle Eastern Crisis
Brewing Tensions in Middle East. Tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia have intensified as a consequence of the missile attacks on the Saudi oil fields in which one cruise missile and one drone attacked the […]