Prepared for Romanian journal GeoPolitica for its special issue titled Pakistan: A Rising Global Player in the Emerging Geo-Strategic Environment, the IPS brief Kashmir: Genesis and Dynamics of a Nuclear Flashpoint maintains that Pakistan and India can enjoy normal relations only if the latter resolves the Jammu and Kashmir issue in accordance with the UN resolutions.
The IPS Insight evaluates the United States’ 250-year journey by balancing its major achievements with its enduring shortcomings. It... read more
This IPS Insight argues that the 2026 Ankara NATO Summit marked a strategic transformation of the alliance from a... read more
This IPS Insight argues that Hamas’s decision to relinquish governance of Gaza in favor of a technocratic administration is... read more
This IPS Insight examines Qatar’s transformation from a regionally isolated Gulf state during the 2017 blockade into a globally... read more
In this IPS Insight, Tughral Yamin deliberates upon Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian’s state visit to Pakistan, which marks a... read more
This IPS Insight examines the emerging diplomatic framework between the United States and Iran following the signing of a... read more
The IPS Insight observes that the US-Iran ceasefire is a potential opportunity that can be utilized to prevent a... read more
This policy insight evaluates the viability of the proposed US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) as a pathway toward de-escalation... read more
This policy insight examines the growing role of the “Pakistan factor” in India’s political communication and electoral strategy, particularly... read more
Pakistan’s economy is passing through a critical phase marked by fragile macroeconomic stabilization alongside deep-rooted structural vulnerabilities. The forthcoming... read more
