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  THE XVIII BRICS Summit in New Delhi will be remembered not for what it brought together, but for what it successfully kept apart. For…

Kazan forum & Putin’s vision

AT a time when the global order no longer coheres around a single centre of gravity, the growing prominence of the Kazan Forum reflects something…

Europe’s energy crunch

FOR Europe, conflict in the Middle East is never a distant spectacle. It reaches the continent through shipping lanes, commodity markets and household budgets long…

Sharif’s Moscow pivot

AS Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif prepares to touch down in Moscow tomorrow for a landmark official visit, the wintry air of the Russian capital carries…

Trump, Russia & Ukraine peace

IN global politics, moments of transition are more important than moments of certainty. Wars do not end because one side changes its mind; they end…

Mapping the 10th IGC outcomes

THE 10th Pakistan–Russia Intergovernmental Commission (IGC), held in Islamabad from 25 to 27 November 2025, will be remembered less for its ceremonial optics and more…

Strategic stubbornness & illusion of power

History reveals that a nation’s true character emerges not through loud declarations but wise actions. In the May 2025 India-Pakistan flare-up, India’s launch of Operation…

Strategic stubbornness & illusion of power

History reveals that a nation’s true character emerges not through loud declarations but wise actions. In the May 2025 India-Pakistan flare-up, India’s launch of Operation…

Russia-Ukraine talks 2.0

PEACE is not the absence of conflict, but the ability to cope with it by peaceful means, wrote Ronald Reagan. As the Ukraine crisis enters…

The future of Ukraine

THE geopolitical landscape surrounding Ukraine is undergoing a significant transformation, highlighted by recent high-level diplomatic engagements between the United States and Russia in Riyadh, Saudi…

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