DND Thought Center

Thought Center is an independent Information hub based in Islamabad Pakistan that operates under the umbrella of DND News Agency. Thought Center aims to provide researchers, scholars, journalists, policymakers, and the broader community with comprehensive and in-depth perspectives about Public Diplomacy in South Asia, Central Asia, and Eastern Europe which are strategically important to Pakistan and to its Foreign Policy.

Thought Center carries out its work with researchers and analysts who are Master’s and Ph.D. students, Ph.D. Candidates and holders of doctoral degrees, administrative personnel, and seasoned diplomats.

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Is TTP a bunch of mentally sick individuals used by certain powers?

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By Khalid Khan The suicide of Abdul Kabir, a member of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) from the Khwaja Khel area in the Tirah Valley, highlights...

Afghanistan

Afghanistan has always been ruled by foreigners, except for a brief period of the Durrani Empire

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DND Report There has been a cliché that foreigners had never ruled Afghanistan and it is also contrary to history that Afghans defeated invaders. This...

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Syrian disorder shows why the Armed Forces are essential for social order

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DND Special Report The Middle East is volatile again and a kind of “Islamic Colour Revolution” has collapsed the state institutions where the swift...

Afghanistan

Pakistan and Central Asian Energetic Alliance and the Afghanistan Dilemma

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By Farzeen Nadeem While energy has become a key factor in many developing economies, it has also become a tool for political maneuvering, especially in...

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Afghan Migration Crisis: Impact on Pakistan’s Security and Economy

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By Farzeen Nadeem Pakistan is home to over 3.7 million (official figure) Afghan refugees, making it the second-largest hosting refugee country in the world....

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BBC’s reporting about Pakistan is flouting global media ethics

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DND Report British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has been one of the most popular soft power tools of the Western world to keep an eye on...

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From Valdai to Margalla Dialogue —- All roads to Civilisations go through Islamabad

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By Shazia Anwer Cheema The emergent realities of global security are fundamentally transforming the frame of references and trajectorial approaches toward them. New security architecture...

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12th Defense Expo ‘Ideas 2024’ ‘Weapons for Peace’ a major step in defense diplomacy

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By Asghar Ali Mubarak Ideas 2024, the global exhibition of defense equipment, will begin today at the Karachi Expo Center on November 19, in which...

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There is no harm in changing strategy in Balochistan to bring peace

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DND Report There is no doubt left that Quetta Railway Station's suicide bombing targeted personnel of security forces who were leaving Quetta for their homes....

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Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Bill 2024: Can Pakistan mitigate terrorism only with the ‘War Model’?

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DND Report The re-emergence of terrorism in Pakistan is now obscuring Pakistan’s potential to become an investment-oriented destination. Today, Pakistan depends upon the ‘War...

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DND Thought Center

Thought Center carries out its work with researchers and analysts who are Master’s and Ph.D. students, Ph.D. Candidates and holders of doctoral degrees, administrative personnel, and seasoned diplomats.

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