Enhanced exports: The only economic solution?

Pakistan’s Balance of Payments crisis is spiraling out of control, with the country heading towards a historic $20 billion deficit mark. Without ensuring that exports are supported to reach their maximum potential, the economy is at risk of sinking deeper into the debt trap.

How effectively will economic sanctions on Russia work?

Russia produces over 10m barrels per day of oil, OPEC’s second largest producer, Europe buys 40 percent of its gas from Russia and Germany buys over 60 percent of its gas from Russia.

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Can OSCE replace NATO?

Headquartered in Vienna, OCSE is fully capable of dealing with security-related issues of all 57 members in Europe. The Europeans need a robust Concert of Europe to get rid of obsolete yet coercive NATO.

An unequal world: West cries for a civilized Ukraine – Gen. Tariq Khan

Civilians are being recruited by the Ukrainian government to undertake street fighting while the West is arming them with Javelin's shoulder-held anti-tank weapons. The method to this madness is escalators and graduated in the application.

Pakistan–Russia: New Entente Cordiale

A volatile relationship between the U.S. and Pakistan, the mounting confrontation between Moscow and Washington, and the growing U.S.- India strategic partnership have given Pakistan and Russia a Machiavellian common cause to reassess bilateral ties

SECMC: The game changer for Pakistan’s energy sector

Pakistan has plenty of readily available indigenous resources that have the potential and capacity to be utilized for the benefit of the consumers and...

FWO: A Symbol of Pak-China Friendship!

FWO was born working with Chinese firms and over the past fifty years, this national strategic organization has become an eternal symbol of cooperation between Chinese and Pakistani engineering that is working to redefine the region by improving connectivity and transforming lives from the edges of the Arabian Sea to Kashghar.

Pakistan’s National Security Policy: GVS welcomes the debate!

New National Security Policy has stimulated a debate. It's mostly misdirected and misses the point that NSP is a policy and not a law. But we at GVS welcome the brainstorming and hope that opposing opinions will help generate the feedback that will improve the policy document that has been considered deficient by many – Editor.

China and Pakistan: Partners in a shared future!

PM Imran Khan and Russian President Vladimir Putin were the only two international leaders who had detailed meetings with China's President Xi Jinping during the inauguration of the Winter Olympics.

Takeaways from PM Khan’s recent visit to China

This trip affirmed the historical relationship between both countries and further consolidated and expanded the blueprint for the envisaged work of CPEC, Phase-II giving a death blow to the overactive rumour mills of Islamabad that had been claiming that CPEC is stalled.

China: Lynchpin and second home to HBL

HBL is the preferred partner of Chinese Institutions in the Investment Banking space. In 2018, HBL entered into an agreement with the China International Capital Corporation (CICC) to jointly offer investment banking services to companies in Pakistan and China.

PM Khan govt aggressively expands Sehat Card across Punjab

PTI govt's health card aims to save Pakistanis from what WHO calls the 'health shocks' that push masses into extreme poverty. Will this initiative be decisive for PTI's victory in next election?