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08 Sep 2026

Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations: From Strategic Patience to Strategic Recalibration

This analysis by Dr. Tughral Yamin, Senior IPS Associate, examines Pakistan-Afghanistan relations amid growing tensions over terrorism, border management, [...]

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04 Sep 2026

Iran-US War: Strategic Dynamics, Constraints, and the Elusive Endgame

This analysis by Said Nazir, Senior IPS Associate, examines the strategic dynamics, constraints, and uncertain endgame of the Iran-US [...]

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24 Aug 2026

Trump’s New Signals: Is America Redefining Its Global Security Commitments?

This analysis by Tughral Yamin, Senior IPS Associate, examines the strategic implications of the United States reducing major military [...]

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19 Aug 2026

Bhagwat’s Political Signaling: Policy Recalibration or Political Space for the BJP?

This analysis by Dr. Waleed Rasool, Senior IPS Associate, examines Mohan Bhagwat’s recent statements on Pakistan and their implications [...]

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19 Aug 2026

A Strategy of Political Marginalization to Structural Disenfranchisement

This analysis by Iftikhar Gilani, senior journalist, examines India’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and its implications [...]

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13 Aug 2026

Five Years On: Assessing Governance, Stability and Foreign Relations under Taliban Rule

This analysis by Syed Abrar Hussain, Vice-Chairman IPS and the former ambassador of Pakistan to Afghanistan, assesses five years [...]

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12 Aug 2026

Five Years On: Assessing Governance, Stability and Foreign Relations under Taliban Rule

This analysis by Dr Lutfur Rahman, Senior Research Fellow at IPS, assesses five years of Taliban rule in Afghanistan [...]

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12 Aug 2026

From Gaza to Iran: Where Is the Dignified Way Out of War?

This analysis by Masood Abdali, senior IPS Research Associate, examines the search for a political and diplomatic exit from [...]

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07 Aug 2026

Pakistan–Saudi Arabia–Turkiye Defence Pact: Towards a New Regional Security Architecture or a Limited Strategic Understanding?

The article analyzes the emerging Pakistan–Saudi–Türkiye defence pact, an extension of the 2025 Pakistan-Saudi SMDA, driven by waning trust [...]

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07 Aug 2026

The Changing Character of War: Towards a New Global Security Architecture

This analysis by Said Nazir, senior associate, IPS, examines the changing character of modern warfare and its implications for [...]

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