Three books parse the travails of Pakistan in history and geopolitics. The country was founded as a state for Muslims, but its national identity remains a subject of contestation and debate. Leaders ...

The book could have benefited from a sharper focus on the differences among Pakistan’s regions, which are currently a source of stress for Islamabad, and a slightly less defensive stance on the ...

If there is something wrong with a country’s foreign relations, it is largely because something is wrong with its domestic policy. Pakistan’s domestic policy has made it dependent on external ...

All the same, in its scale and intensity, and without an obvious off-ramp for the combatants, some analysts are describing ...

Pakistan’s foreign policy has seen remarkable changes and it points towards a self-reliant nation. Pakistan has adopted a bold stance on many regional and international issues of concern. Dr. Huma ...

Economic and political factors have had a profound influence on Pakistan’s foreign policy. On the international scene, mercantilism has always been a decisive and major part of development and ...

Most of Pakistan’s foreign policy and security challenges arise due to its neighbourhood, mainly Afghanistan to its west and archrival India on the east. Violence by armed groups and rebels ...

India and Pakistan seem headed for a military conflict in the wake of India’s worst terrorist attack in years. The question is what form that clash will take and just how far the confrontation between ...