Geography plays a significant role in shaping the destiny of the country. All the countries have to formulate their policies and relations according to their geographic and geostrategic needs. Pakistan is no exception. The country appeared on the globe on 14^th August 1947 in the South Asian region. In the north of the country lies the rising superpower of the world, China. On its Eastern border lies the rising economies of the region and the world, and its arch-rival, India. Pakistan shares its Western border with one of the most unstable and chaotic countries in the world, Afghanistan…

On November 10 of this year, the fifth annual India-US 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue took place in New Delhi, with Indian diplomats and military officials Rajnath Singh and Subrahmanyam Jaishankar serving as the hosts. Among the guests were their American counterparts, Antony Blinken and Lloyd Austin. It is necessary to stress once again that the sheer fact that such a bilateral platform exists typically suggests a high degree of trust between those who established it. The relations between the United States and India generally have followed this rule in recent years, which is further supported…

The United States behaves in Asia – on a foreign continent – as hosts, and not at all as guests, and is trying in every possible way to demonstrate this to all regional states, including those capable of laying claim to leadership there, such as China. In relation to India and Pakistan, Washington generally behaves like a colonialist. Pakistan is still outraged by the September visit of US Ambassador to the Islamic Republic Donald Bloom to Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), which the US side covered up as a study of the region’s resilience to climate change…

Recently, the Pakistan government ordered non-registered migrants and refugees to leave the country voluntarily before 1^st November. After the deadline, the Law Enforcement Agencies are forcefully expelling the illegal migrants from Pakistan. Afghani refugees are the most affected by this move, as Pakistan is home to almost 1.7 million Afghan refugees. Government officials hold that this policy will be executed in phases. Many analysts inside and outside the country are opposing this move by the government, considering it a violation of International Law…

Recently, the 15^th BRICS summit was held in Johannesburg, South Africa on 23^rd August 2023. This summit garnered significant attention, as partnerships and alliances play a crucial role in shaping the contours of geopolitics. BRICS was established in 2009 with four member states including Brazil, Russia, China, and India. However, the inclusion of South Africa in 2010 resulted in the expansion of the organization for the first time, and it was renamed as BRICS. John O’Neill, an economist at Goldman Sachs, proposed the idea of BRIC for the first time in 2001…

Pakistan’s foreign policy decisions have always been shaped by its security and economic needs. The country inherited an arch-rival on its eastern border, India, it had been a key ally of the United States during the Cold War. This posed Russia and Pakistan against each other. Pakistan acted as the major US non-NATO ally in the region during the Cold War. Relations between Russia and Pakistan saw some minor and temporary improvements during the Cold War era, but the latter has always used this enhancement of relations…

In Pakistan, the President’s authority to set the election date following the dissolution of the National Assembly is defined in Article 48(5) of the Pakistani Constitution. According to this article, when the President dissolves the National Assembly on the advice of the Prime Minister, general elections must take place within 90 days from the date of dissolution. This provision ensures the swift filling of seats resulting from the assembly’s dissolution. On August 9, Pakistan’s President, Arif Alvi, dissolved the National Assembly, the lower house of parliament…

It has become verified through a leaked cable that Prime Minister Imran Khan was removed due to his reticence and neutrality on the Ukraine conflict, as well as his strengthening bond with the Russian Federation. This was all revealed by Imran Khan when he was ousted in a no-confidence motion in mid-2022…

Imran Khan, who turned 71-years old this month, was transferred from Attock to Adiala Jail a few weeks ago. Recent reports have brought to light the harrowing conditions in which Khan is being held. During the last in-camera hearing of the Cipher case, the former Prime Minister engaged in a heated discussion with the presiding judge, Mr. Abual Hasnat Muhammad Zulqarnain, regarding the conditions of his confinement in Adiala Jail. It is a matter of public knowledge that Imran Khan is being subjected to what can only be described as psychological torture. His cell measures a mere 4 feet in width, 7 feet in length, and 6 feet in height…

India, which currently holds the G20 presidency, is continuing to fulfil this role confidently and effectively. In connection with this role, on October 12-14, it successfully held a Parliamentary Speakers’ Summit in New Delhi, with a theme chosen by the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi: “One Earth, One Family, One Future.”   In various groups, more than 350 parliamentarians from dozens of countries discussed such pressing issues as the green economy and green energy, gender equality, women’s rights and empowerment, and the digitalization of all areas…

Since the inception of Pakistan, the country has been one of the closest non-NATO allies of the United States. Pakistan has played a crucial role in the major US-led wars in the South Asian region, including the Cold War, the Afghan War in 1979, and the US-led War on Terror. However, the bilateral relations between the United States and Pakistan have always been transactional. The relations between the US and Pakistan have often waxed and waned according to the evolving regional situation. The two countries came close due to the changing regional dynamics, but once the storm subsided, their relations reached to a nadir. The need-based relations…

Former Prime Minister of Pakistan and Chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), Imran Khan, finds himself ensnared within the confines of Attock Jail, while his close confidant and two-time former Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Shah Mehmood Qureshi, languishes in custody in Islamabad. Their predicament arises from their alleged divulgence of classified information contained within a confidential cable, colloquially known as the “cipher,” dispatched by Pakistan’s ambassador to the United States…