Arif Ansar

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Arif Ansar is a chief analyst at PoliTact, a Washington-based futurist advisory firm (www.politact.com). He can be reached at: aansar@politact.com, and on Twitter at: @ArifAnsar.

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Indian Elections, Pakistan-India Ties

Arif Ansar - May 7, 2024 0

Context Voting began on April 19th in India and the results will be announced in the first week of June. With over 986 million eligible...

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Pakistan’s Flare-up with Afghanistan

Arif Ansar - April 8, 2024 0

Context As the new government settles down in Pakistan, in addition to the economy, one of the key questions is how it will handle the...

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Iran-Pakistan Tensions, Gaza, and Expanding Proxy Wars

Arif Ansar - February 10, 2024 0

Context As Israel continues its military campaign and air bombardments on the Gaza Strip and retaliates against Palestinians for the October 7 Hamas ambush, fears...

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Resting US-Pakistan Ties and Afghanistan

Arif Ansar - January 5, 2024 0

Context Since the US withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, the Afghan Taliban character has been evolving and so are ties with Pakistan. The widely held...

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Hamas Attack on Israel and Future of Abraham Accords

Arif Ansar - November 8, 2023 0

Context In the previous articles, we have been examining the various dimensions of Arab-Israeli rapprochement that got underway as a consequence of the Abraham Accords,...

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The Race for Building Trade Corridors and Connectivity

Arif Ansar - October 10, 2023 0

ContextWhen laying out the master plan for Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), China must have grappled with two strategic considerations. One, what would a...

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Can the Fear of Rise of China Aid Middle East Peace?

Arif Ansar - September 11, 2023 0

ContextThe previous article in this space focused on understanding the changing geopolitics of the Middle East. Especially, the political, security, and economic interconnections between...

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China’s Deepening involvement in South Asia and the Gulf States

Arif Ansar - July 17, 2023 0

ContextIn an endeavor to understand the emerging geopolitical realities, PoliTact partners with leading thought centers to understand the longitudinal multi-faceted tangents of a particular...

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