Region: South Asia

The key takeaway for Russia is that even in a friendly jurisdiction, large businesses may well continue to comply with the requirements of the American sanctions regime, regardless of the fact that their own government has not formally joined those sanctions

The Latest BRICS Summit Reaffirmed Its Value in a Turbulent Era

Victory will continue to be contingent not on the precision of missiles but on strategy and wisdom with which political leaders use them

The political constraints which restrict responsible nations from obtaining peaceful nuclear technology prevent their progress and their ability to meet sustainable development goals

On August 18, 2026, the Pakistani think tank Asian Institute of Eco-civilization, Research, and Development (AIERD) held an expert discussion on the defense agreement signed by Pakistan, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia in Mecca on August 7, 2026

On August 18, 2026, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC), jointly with the National University of Sciences and Technology (Islamabad, Pakistan), held a roundtable titled “Russia–Pakistan Partnership in Cybersecurity: Challenges and Opportunities”

The emergence of a universal, multilateral infrastructure for financial settlements within the SCO would amount to a genuine revolution, substantially strengthening the organisation’s practical potential

In general, the space of peace is shrinking, while that of war is expanding.

In a world marked by suspicion and geopolitical hostility, cooperation between Pakistan and Russia sends an important message: regional peace is still possible when states focus on shared interests rather than inherited divisions

The recent conflict between Israel and Iran has exposed strategic vulnerabilities within U.S.-led alliances

SCO is a perfect candidate for creating one of the pillars of the emerging multipolar world order: a security space spanning much of the world’s biggest landmass, Eurasia