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"While the two countries are likely to continue working towards joint security and good neighbourliness, regional tensions might hamper their ability to shape a strategic partnership. The recent Saudi-Qatar spat only further fuels rivalry between the two sides, making it harder for Islamabad to maintain its neutral relations with Tehran. "
Pakistan’s balancing act with Iran just got tougher
In The News, 6 June 2017 Tags: Pakistan, Iran, The Gulf Region, International Security Studies, Global Security Issues, Middle East and North Africa
"Shashank Joshi, a senior research fellow at the Royal United Services Institute, added: “India has won a political and diplomatic victory — political because it plays well at home, and diplomatically because other countries are likelier to support India in a case that involved the death penalty and has a clear legal foundation.”
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ICJ orders Pakistan to stall on Indian execution
In The News, 18 May 2017 Tags: Pakistan, India, Intelligence
"“The Saudis have set aside the money for this alliance. Now they need the expertise to make it work,” said Kamal Alam of the Royal United Services Institute think tank. “Sharif is a very popular general who has respect for running the biggest non-Nato westernised army.” "
Pakistani takes reins of ‘Muslim Nato’
In The News, 2 April 2017 Tags: Pakistan, Global Security Issues, Middle East and North Africa
"When one thinks of the Pakistan Army, one does not instinctively think of a force that is relevant to conflicts in the Middle East. Yet increasingly – and without actually being involved in any operations - it is the most influential military in the region.
It has trained more Arab armies than any other country and has been present both in a combat role in the Arab-Israeli wars in 1967 and 1973 and also provided mentorship as the Gulf countries' armies were founded. "
Asia's quiet superpower: Pakistan Army’s teetering balance between Saudi and Iran
In The News, 2 March 2017 Tags: Pakistan, International Security Studies, Middle East and North Africa
"Watch Kamal Alam on relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan "
What lies behind uneasy Afghanistan-Pakistan ties?
In The News, 17 February 2017 Tags: Pakistan, Afghanistan, International Security Studies, Global Security Issues, Central and South Asia
""Pakistan could make life difficult for the US, for instance by intensifying support for the Taliban or reducing the support for political elements inside Afghanistan.” "
Islamabad warns against move to extend US travel ban to Pakistan
In The News, 30 January 2017 Tags: Pakistan, United States
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