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Sources of Tension in Afghanistan and Pakistan: A Regional Perspective CIDOB Policy Research Project…
The recent political transformation in Afghanistan was seen as shaping
events in both Central and South Asia, including on regional security,
and particularly affecting China, Iran and Russia. The recent signing of
the BSA by President…
Pakistan: monitoring the key regional powers (July 1 to September 30, 2014)
Jointly produced by PIPS and Barcelona Centre for International Affairs, famous as CIDOB, this quarterly monitoring brief (December 15, 2013 to March 31, 2014) tracks the actions as well as public statements of five key STAP RP regional…
Obstacles in education prosperity in Pakistan and our responsibilities
The lack of political will and accountability, delay in formulating education policy, insufficient education budget, declining standards and commercialization are the major obstacles in education prosperity in Pakistan. The government,…
Pak-Afghan ties: views of Pakistan’s political and religious parties
Relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan go back to 1947 when Pakistan came into being. These
relations hold special importance due to the shared geostrategic, ethnic, cultural and religious bonds. In a
televised speech on October 3,…
Pak Institute for Peace Studies organized a three-day international conference in Kathmandu, Nepal from February 28 to March 2, 2014 in conjunction with Beijing–based Institute of Ethnic Minority Groups Development Research (IEMGDR) and the…
The Arab Spring: Shift in the Middle East and Implications for Pakistan
There are some similarities and several differences between the situations in Pakistan in recent years and the state of affairs in those Middle Eastern and North African countries where mass uprisings were characterized as the Arab spring…
World HR organizations have a role to play to resolve Kashmir dispute
The issue of human rights violations in Indian-held Kashmir (IHK) neither receives attention of world human rights organizations nor the international media. International civil society’s role becomes more relevant to push the stakeholders…
Building an empirical knowledge base is imperative to counter-radicalization in Pakistan
Despite the phenomenal rise of radical ideologies in Pakistan, the country lacks an empirical knowledge base to form counter-strategies. These observations were shared with a visiting high profile European delegation of academics,…
Taliban insurgency is thriving in FATA noted PIPS new book
After September 11, 2001 the militant networks have become stronger and well entrenched in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan (FATA); while the militant economy has surpassed the volume of $ 6bn per annum. The dynamics of…
Af-Pak policy: Prospects for regional stability
“The Af-Pak policy of Obama administration envisions many new things for the region, particularly Afghanistan, and there are a lot of ideas floating around Washington. But the problem with these new ideas is three-fold. First these ideas…