Syed Qamar Afzal Rizvi

Legitimacy at sea: Tussle over Hormuz strait control
- By Syed Qamar Afzal Rizvi
- July 23, 2026
Despite international waters prohibiting tolls, both the US and Iran seek influence over the Strait of Hormuz for strategic leverage. While Washington aims to engineer…

US-Iran talks: Pakistan pivots to gradual incrementalism
- By Syed Qamar Afzal Rizvi
- July 9, 2026
MUCH is being written and shared across global print and electronic media about the US-Iran talks. Needless to say, while the spoilers remain fully…

MoU’s geopolitical impact amid challenges ahead
- By Syed Qamar Afzal Rizvi
- July 2, 2026
THERE can be no denying the fact that peace cannot be achieved through sesame magic. Rather, sustainable peace can only be achieved through resilient and…

IWT: UNSC should intervene in South Asian water dispute
- By Syed Qamar Afzal Rizvi
- June 25, 2026
INDIA’S unilateral suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) violates international legal principles, as affirmed by the Permanent Court of Arbitration, which ruled that the…

US-Iran deal: Pakistan’s role as a credible peace architect
- By Syed Qamar Afzal Rizvi
- June 18, 2026
AMID rising global anxiety over the US-Iran conflict in the Persian Gulf, no country in the world stands out like Pakistan to address a mammoth…

EU-Pakistan share an enduring strategic legacy
- By Syed Qamar Afzal Rizvi
- June 11, 2026
THE European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, visited Islamabad, Pakistan, on June 1, 2026. During her first official visit…

A legacy of seven-decade Pak-China twin-soul ties
- By Syed Qamar Afzal Rizvi
- June 4, 2026
THE Pakistan-China historic friendship ushers in a new era of their time-tested relations, heralding the 75 –year-old partnership, with bonds of twin–soul relationship. This partnership…

May 28 marks Pakistan’s credible deterrent capability
- By Syed Qamar Afzal Rizvi
- May 27, 2026
MAY 28, 1998, marked as Yaum-e-Takbeer (Day of Greatness), is considered the day Pakistan’s defense became an “invincible” or impregnable power by officially crossing…

Domestic & global terrorist crimes of India’s RSS
- By Syed Qamar Afzal Rizvi
- May 21, 2026
TODAY, India’s BJP is alleged to resurrect and orchestrate political, religious and cultural transnationalism under Hindutva and the RSS, reflecting India’s disputed attempt at expanding…

Beyond New START: Strategic reflections
- By Syed Qamar Afzal Rizvi
- May 14, 2026
THE future of arms control in an era ushering beyond the New START fundamentally hinges on whether Washington and Moscow can agree to a new…





