Sara Nazir

SAARC: Struggles and Prospects for Regional Cooperation in South Asia

The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), established in 1985 with great fanfare and high expectations for regional cooperation and connectivity, has fallen into limbo since 2015 when India refused to attend the SAARC Summit under Pakistan’s Chair.  SAARC was launched with the...

Pakistan’s Exceptional Military Diplomacy- Aiding Foreign Policy Objectives

Military diplomacy can be defined as a pattern of initiatives built on the application of negotiations and other diplomatic maneuvers that are primarily carried out by representatives of the defense department as well as other state institutions, with the goal of pursuing foreign policy...