Qurat Ul Ain Shabbir

Recent remarks by the Director of US National Intelligence (DNI), Tulsi Gabbard, placing Pakistan among states whose evolving missile capabilities could potentially threaten the United States homeland, raise important questions …

India’s aspiration to emerge as the preeminent security provider in the Indian Ocean faced an unexpected test on March 4, 2026. The sinking of the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena by …

The expiration of the New START Treaty on February 5, 2026 marks a very significant date for world nuclear stability and governance.   For  more than a decade, New START has …

In 2022, the UN Climate Conference (COP27) established a Loss and Damage Fund to provide financial assistance to nations most vulnerable and impacted by the effects of climate change. Pledges …

The recent clash between Pakistan and Afghanistan has again demonstrated how the border between the two countries is volatile, mistrustful, and one of the most vulnerable regions in South Asia. Despite the trilateral …

Kabul hosted a trilateral conference on August 20, 2025, where delegates from China, Pakistan, and Afghanistan participated. This included China’s foreign minister, Wang Yi, Pakistan’s deputy prime minister and foreign minister, Ishaq …

The nations of South Asia are facing serious water challenges that no earlier generation has ever faced. Cooperation between these countries is probably more important now than ever before given …

THE growing Indian sea-based nuclear military capabilities have gone relatively unnoticed in the international community.Positioned as a defensive posture as part of second-strike survivability, it was endured as part of …

As the world has already seen what future conflict in the South Asian region could be like, either through the tussle over the mountainous territory of Kashmir or through a …

The world has witnessed two weeks of dangerous conflicts that have brought the Middle East to the brink of a wider war. It all began on June 13 with illegitimate attacks …