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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.

DND ReportPTI has once again resorted to its worn-out narrative of attacking state institutions as these institutions attempt to expose PTI’s real face to...
DND ReportThe global threat posed by Afghan nationals, illustrated through incidents in the U.S., Central Asia, and Pakistan underscores the urgency of Pakistan’s repatriation...
How did Indian patronage shape Sheikh Hasina’s downfall and death sentence?
DND ReportSheikh Hasina’s fifteen-year rule remains one of the most debated periods in South Asia’s contemporary history (Riaz, 2016; Human Rights Watch, 2023). It...
Fixing Structural Paralysis: Pakistan needs the 27th Constitutional Amendment
DND Thought Centre ReportIn Pakistan, structural and institutional reforms, particularly judicial and constitutional reforms are extremely difficult to introduce and then implement. Several factors...
DND Special Report: The Untold Story of Afghan Jihad and Supply Line
Whatever Afghan Taliban are doing with Pakistan; it generates several fundamental questions about...
Reclaiming the Homeland: Pashtun Society pushing Afghans out and regaining socio-economic space
By Agha Iqrar HaroonAs Pakistan has redefined its Afghan policy amid changing geopolitical realities, reports coming from KP suggest that the local Pashtun population...
Is US-Taliban Doha Agreement a license to harbor terrorism?
DND Special ReportThere are reasons to believe that the return of Afghan Taliban to power was ensured by a possible secret deal between United...
The Price of Hubris: India lost friends, Air bases, and credibility
DND Special ReportThe slain U.S. President John F. Kennedy once said, “Victory has a hundred fathers, and defeat is an orphan.” His phrase is...
DND Report: “Pakistan will not allow Afghan soil to be used against its security under any circumstances. If the Afghan Taliban does not stop...
Economic Terrorism launched by Afghanistan against Pakistan
DND Thought Centre Report:When reflecting upon the contemporary trajectory of Pakistan’s economic and security challenges, one cannot overlook the complex entanglement of Afghan influence,...
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