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DND Thought Center
DND Thought Center is an independent information hub based in Islamabad, Pakistan, that operates under the umbrella of DND News Agency. It aims to provide researchers, scholars, journalists, policymakers, and the broader community with comprehensive and in-depth perspectives on regional developments, security, and public diplomacy in South Asia, Central Asia, and Eastern Europe, which are strategically important to Pakistan and its foreign policy.
DND Thought Center carries out its work with researchers and analysts who are master’s and Ph.D. students, Ph.D. candidates, holders of doctoral degrees, administrative personnel, and seasoned diplomats. The majority of the authors have years or even decades of experience in the subjects they write about.
The audience is composed of researchers, government officials, academics, and private-sector decision-makers. It offers clear insights into the events shaping regional security, with a particular focus on issues related to Pakistan, and publishes studies and articles from the broader strategic community. It is a nonpartisan platform that seeks to shape the direction for decision-makers through the clear and insightful articles it publishes.

By Khalid KhanThe 46-year history of Jihadism that is still killing innocent Pakistanis started in October 1979; before the Soviet Union formally invaded Afghanistan,...
Conspiracies against Pakistan Army and the unveiling truth
Khalid KhanNominally, we attained independence on August 14, 1947, but in reality, we remain shackled. What is commonly referred to as freedom was, in...
USAID – Has the time come for Deep State Regime Change Machinery to die?
Shazia Anwer CheemaNGOs as a phenomenon are an interesting case study and I have been wanting to peel it down layer by layer...
DND ReportPresident Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) Afzal Butt called on Pakistanis living abroad to hold sit-ins in their countries when media right...
Media rights organizations do not have a moral right to reject the PECA Act
By Shazia Anwer CheemaThroughout the world, laws exist to control defamation, false narrative building against the state, and digital terrorism; however, regrettably, in Pakistan,...
Russian-Iran Treaty and its consequences
Shazia Anwer CheemaUnder strict Western sanctions, Russia and Iran this week inked a 20-year strategic agreement that includes military, nuclear energy, advanced technology, and...
Is the India-Bangladesh tie at risk for sheltering deposed Hasina Wajid?
By Md. KamruzzamanSince the collapse of the 15-year-long authoritarian regime of Sheikh Hasina on August 5, 2024, as a result of a mass...
Is TTP a bunch of mentally sick individuals used by certain powers?
By Khalid KhanThe suicide of Abdul Kabir, a member of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) from the Khwaja Khel area in the Tirah Valley, highlights...
Afghanistan has always been ruled by foreigners, except for a brief period of the Durrani Empire
DND ReportThere has been a cliché that foreigners had never ruled Afghanistan and it is also contrary to history that Afghans defeated invaders. This...
Syrian disorder shows why the Armed Forces are essential for social order
DND Special ReportThe Middle East is volatile again and a kind of “Islamic Colour Revolution” has collapsed the state institutions where the swift...
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