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Dr Zafar Nawaz Jaspal

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Salience of aerial defence

THE US-Israel ongoing war against Iran has heightened the salience of missile defense systems. The substantial deployment of low-cost drones and...

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Without an off-ramp

ISRAEL and the US expectations that decapitation of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, through massive airstrikes, would terminate the...

17.03.2026 40

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Ghazb-Lil-Haq: Neutralize terrorists’ sanctuaries

SINCE the United States troops’ withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021, Pakistan has been persuading the de facto Taliban Government in Kabul to...

10.03.2026 60

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Middle east: Renewed military confrontation

President Donald Trump’s policies and their geopolitical fallout have sent shockwaves throughout the world, shaking up the international order,...

03.03.2026 100

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IAEA-Pakistan: Remarkable cooperation

PAKISTAN has maintained a professional relationship with the International Atomic Energy Agency. As a founding member, it has fulfilled its...

24.02.2026 90

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Transatlantic Alliance under strain

PRESIDENT Donald J Trump’s rapid reorientation of US foreign policy and strategic deprioritisation of Europe have alarmed European leaders. His...

17.02.2026 100

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Termination of new START and nuclear order

10.02.2026 30

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Strengthening Export Control Act 2004

03.02.2026 20

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US strikes: Backfire

20.01.2026 40

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Escalation dominance vs flexible tailored deterrence

13.01.2026 40

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India-Pakistan non-attack agreement

06.01.2026 100

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Pak-US: Thaw in relationship

30.12.2025 50

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Afghanistan: Terrorist sanctuaries

23.12.2025 50

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Nuclear fusion: A carbon-free energy source

16.12.2025 40

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Dr Zafar Nawaz Jaspal

Gaza war: Fragile ceasefire

09.12.2025 40

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China: Mitigate nuclear risks

02.12.2025 60

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Pakistan’s tightrope walk

25.11.2025 30

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Fourth nuclear age

18.11.2025 90

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Trumpatomics plan & Pakistan

11.11.2025 40

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Risky nuclear-weapons testing

04.11.2025 40

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Termination of JCPOA

28.10.2025 50

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Afghanistan imbroglio

21.10.2025 60

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Genocide halted in Gaza

14.10.2025 40

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Pakistan: Central-South Asia connectivity

07.10.2025 50

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Shehbaz-Trump: Rendezvous

30.09.2025 50

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Dynamic strategic mutual defence agreement

23.09.2025 50

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Minerals reinforcing Pak-US relationship

16.09.2025 70

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Germany strives for rearmament

09.09.2025 30

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Tianjin SCO Summit

02.09.2025 50

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Indian military modernization

26.08.2025 40

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Trump-Putin summit: Unending Ukrainian war

19.08.2025 40

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Nuclear abolitionists dilemmas

12.08.2025 40

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Iran-Pakistan deepening relationship

05.08.2025 70

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SCO at crossroad

29.07.2025 100

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Pakistan-US cautious engagement

22.07.2025 40

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Missile proliferation in South Asia

15.07.2025 70

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Volatile world & alliances politics

09.07.2025 100

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India obstructs SCO communiqué

02.07.2025 40

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Combative rhetoric risks the termination of the ceasefire

25.06.2025 20

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Israel-Iran catastrophic duel

18.06.2025 30

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Iran-US nuclear standoff

11.06.2025 50

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Modi’s bruised ego: Alarming

04.06.2025 30

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Nukes significance

28.05.2025 40

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Fictitious new normal

20.05.2025 20

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Fragile ceasefire

14.05.2025 40

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Ironically, Pakistan’s heavy retaliation to Indian strikes was important to uphold deterrence stability

13.05.2025 30

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Modi’s destabilising knee-jerk reaction

30.04.2025 50

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Investment in space warfare

23.04.2025 20

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Mineral prospectivity

16.04.2025 40

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Back-channel & Iran nuclear deal

09.04.2025 70

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