Opinion Articles

India and U.S have released framework for an interim trade agreement. The framework will lower tariffs and aims to reshape the energy ties and deepen economic integration between both countries. Tariffs were lowered …

The National Security Strategy released by the United States on Dec 4, 2025 under Trump administration is transactional in nature under the banner of America First. The previous NSS focused …

The New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) expired on 5 February 2026. This expiration marked the first time since the early 1970s that there would be no other agreement …

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 South Asia, there are few cases when the world community does not forget about alerts of the Nipah virus, represented by the World Health Organization. Whenever the news about …

On World Cancer Day 4th February, the world is reminded that cancer is not only a medical challenge but also a policy challenge that requires effective planning, preventive measures, and equitable …

Deliberate decisions to use nuclear weapons are no longer what drives nuclear escalation in the strategic environment of today. Rather, it is becoming more influenced by events taking place in many spheres …

Climate change in Azad Jammu and Kashmir no longer exists as a distant environmental concern or a future scientific projection. It is impacting everyday life through erratic rainfall, shrinking glaciers, …

The much-anticipated US–India trade deal was concluded on February 02, 2026. India had been seeking a lucrative agreement with President Trump since the beginning of his second term. However, this …

Nuclear safety and security occupy a central place in Pakistan’s national security calculus as technical imperative and institutional commitment. From the beginning, the realization existed in Pakistan’s policy circles that …