Is Trump’s Afghanistan Drawdown Driven By Principles Or Machiavellian Motives? Trump’s decision to cut the number of US troops in Afghanistan from 4500 to 2500 raised questions about whether he’s simply fulfilling a campaign promise out of principle or whether… Read More ›
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Emergence of Regional Security Structure in the Backdrop of Rising Asia
Emergence of Regional Security Structure in the Backdrop of Rising Asia By News Desk On 16th November 2020, Center for Global & Strategic Studies (CGSS), Islamabad organised an online international conference on the topic of “Emergence of Regional Security Structure… Read More ›
Pakistan Made A Compelling Case That India Is A State Sponsor Of Terrorism
Pakistan Made A Compelling Case That India Is A State Sponsor Of Terrorism By Andrew Korybko Pakistan released a detailed dossier during a press conference on Saturday strongly making the case that India is a state sponsor of terrorism whose intelligence… Read More ›
India is a rogue state – Pakistan’s FM and DGISPR share proofs of Indian terrorism
India is a rogue state – Pakistan’s FM and DGISPR share proofs of Indian terrorism By News Desk Pakistan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Shah Mahmood Qureshi and DG ISPR Major General Babar Iftikhar provided proofs of Indian terrorism in a… Read More ›
Is Pakistan responsible for Afghanistan’s destabilization? Part-3
Is Pakistan responsible for Afghanistan’s destabilization? Part-3 Why were Mujahideen unable to capture Kabul even though Kabul’s resistance (backed by Soviets) was on the point of collapse? Why did Soviet Union stop supporting Najibullah and what were the events that… Read More ›
Efforts of Pakistan and Uzbekistan for settlement of conflict in Afghanistan
Efforts of Pakistan and Uzbekistan for settlement of conflict in Afghanistan By News Desk On 12th August 2020, Center for Global & Strategic Studies (CGSS), Islamabad & Institute for Strategic and Regional Studies (ISRS) under the President of the Republic… Read More ›
Is Pakistan responsible for Afghanistan’s destabilization? Part-2
Is Pakistan responsible for Afghanistan’s destabilization? (Part-2) In this part-2 of “Is Pakistan responsible for Afghanistan’s destabilization”, we explain events that led to local Afghans rebelling against Afghan communist Governments and then Soviet Union occupation. We also explain the role… Read More ›
Is Pakistan responsible for Afghanistan’s destabilization? Part 1
Is Pakistan responsible for Afghanistan’s destabilization? (Part-1) This is the first episode of the three episodes series. In Part-1 we discuss Pak-Afghan history from 1947-79 which is completely forgotten and focus on its impact on the events leading to the… Read More ›
The Battle of Kargil
The Battle of Kargil By Fidato The Battle in Kargil was one of the most pivotal moments in the history of the region. If it had not been undertaken by Pakistan, it could have lost its strategic significance and slipped into… Read More ›
Has Pakistan created and supported Al Qaeda?
Has Pakistan created and supported Al Qaeda? By Fidato Al Qaeda emerged from Maktab al Khidmat, the services bureau that was set up by Abdullah Yusuf Azzam in early 1980s to facilitate young Arabs from Middle East to fight against… Read More ›