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Mirza Abdul Aleem Baig @aleembaigmirza.bsky.social · 18h

- The New Great Game Reloaded: U.S.-India Defense Pact and the Shifting Balance of South Asia

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#USIndiaDefensePact #SouthAsia #IndoPacific #MilitaryCooperation #TechnologyTransfer #IntelligenceCoordination #NewGreatGame #Geopolitics

The New Great Game Reloaded: U.S.-India Defense Pact and the Shifting Balance of South Asia - World Geostrategic Insights

By Mirza Abdul Aleem Baig The recently signed ten-year defense pact between the United States and India has redrawn the strategic map of South Asia. It is not just another bilateral military agreement...

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Mirza Abdul Aleem Baig @aleembaigmirza.bsky.social · 5d

- Balancing Data Localization and Global Integration: Pakistan's Policy Dilemma

#DigitalTransformation #Fintech #eCommerce #AI #Cybersecurity #Cyberattacks #DataLeaks #OnlineFrauds #DataGovernace #CitizenPrivacy

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Balancing Data Localization and Global Integration: Pakistan’s Policy Dilemma - World Geostrategic Insights

By Mirza Abdul Aleem Baig The digitization of the global economy has transformed data into the 21st century’s most strategic resource, rivaling oil and gas in its significance for productivity, innova...

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Mirza Abdul Aleem Baig @aleembaigmirza.bsky.social · 28d

- Trump's Gaza Peace Plan: Will the Muslim World Defend Peace or Surrender Justice?

#MiddleEast #GazaPeacePlan #PeaceBoard #OIC #UN #ICC

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Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan: Will the Muslim World Defend Peace or Surrender Justice? - World Geostrategic Insights

By Mirza Abdul Aleem Baig Donald Trump’s newly unveiled 20-point Gaza peace plan arrives not as a neutral framework for resolution, but as a bold, high-stakes political maneuver cloaked in the languag...

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Mirza Abdul Aleem Baig @aleembaigmirza.bsky.social · Sep 30

- Trump, Minerals, and the Military: The Strategic Revival of U.S.-Pakistan Relations

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#GeoEconomics #EconomicPartnerships #EconomicDiplomacy #MineralDiplomacy #RareEarthMaterials #CPEC #BRI #SouthAsia #DefenseCooperation #MultipolarWorld

Trump, Minerals, and the Military: The Strategic Revival of U.S.-Pakistan Relations - World Geostrategic Insights

By Mirza Abdul Aleem Baig In a season marked by global volatility and recalibrations of old alliances, the calculated diplomatic warmth between Washington and Islamabad stands out not merely for its s...

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Mirza Abdul Aleem Baig @aleembaigmirza.bsky.social · Sep 23

- Strategic Gain or Diplomatic Gamble: What the Pakistan-Saudi Defense Deal Really Means?

#SMDA #Defense #Security #Diplomacy #MiddleEast #SouthAsia #Geopolitics #Realpolitik

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Strategic Gain or Diplomatic Gamble: What the Pakistan-Saudi Defense Deal Really Means? - World Geostrategic Insights

By Mirza Abdul Aleem Baig In an era of shifting global alliances and increasingly multipolar geopolitics, the recent Pakistan-Saudi Arabia defense agreement stands out as a bold and consequential move...

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Mirza Abdul Aleem Baig @aleembaigmirza.bsky.social · Sep 20

Breaking the Cycle - Engineering a Techno-Nationalist Future for Pakistan

#TechnoEconomy #EmergingTechnolgies #TechnoNationalism #EngineeringEducation #HEC #PEC #Pakistan

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Mirza Abdul Aleem Baig @aleembaigmirza.bsky.social · Sep 20

- Health Intelligence and the Urgency of a National Health Security Policy for Pakistan

#HealthIntelligence #HealthSecurity #NationalHealthSecurityPolicy #HealthGovernace #HealthFinancing #InfectiousDiseases #NonCommunicableDiseases

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Health Intelligence and the Urgency of a National Health Security Policy for Pakistan

When water keeps coming and systems keep failing, words like “resilience” and “preparedness” become moral obligations, not policy buzzwords. Pakistan’s summer of flood

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Mirza Abdul Aleem Baig @aleembaigmirza.bsky.social · Sep 12

- Beyond CPEC: Pakistan's Techno-Geopolitics of Minerals and Connectivity

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#TechnoGeopolitics #CPEC #ADB #RekoDiq #RareEarthElements #Minerals #BarrickMining #Connectivity #Economy #Pakistan #China #Afghanistan #UnitedStates #Canada

Beyond CPEC: Pakistan’s Techno-Geopolitics of Minerals and Connectivity - Global Connectivities

Pakistan stands at a turning point where it must shift from relying on singular partnerships like China’s to engaging with diverse investors.

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Mirza Abdul Aleem Baig @aleembaigmirza.bsky.social · Sep 8

Floods, Diseases, and Policy Gaps – Why Pakistan Must Rethink Health Security

#HealthSecurity #NationalHealhtSecurityPolicy #ClimateResillience #HealthSurveillance #PublicHealth #Pakistan

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Floods, Diseases, and Policy Gaps – Why Pakistan Must Rethink Health Security

Pakistan today stands at the intersection of policy ambition and climate-driven urgency. For years, health experts have argued that the country lacks a <a href=

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Mirza Abdul Aleem Baig @aleembaigmirza.bsky.social · Sep 2

- Science Over Suspicion: Climate as Common Ground for Indo-Pak Harmony

#Pakistan #India #ScienceDiplomacy #ClimateDiplomacy #ArtificialIntelligence #ClimateChange #RadcliffeLine

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Science Over Suspicion: Climate as Common Ground for Indo-Pak Harmony - World Geostrategic Insights

By Mirza Abdul Aleem Baig At a time when Pakistan and India are both reeling from devastating floods, the idea of cooperation may seem distant, even naive. Yet the very waters that drown fields, displ...

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Mirza Abdul Aleem Baig @aleembaigmirza.bsky.social · Aug 28

- Beijing's South Asia Gambit: How China is Resetting the Region's Strategic Chessboard

#China #India #Afghanistan #Pakistan #SouthAsia #SSARC #UnitedStates #IndoPacific #Geopolitics #GeoEconomics

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Beijing’s South Asia Gambit: How China is Resetting the Region’s Strategic Chessboard - World Geostrategic Insights

By Mirza Abdul Aleem Baig South Asia has long been a theatre where geography, history, and power converge, but in recent years its strategic weight has deepened against a backdrop of turbulence and fr...

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Mirza Abdul Aleem Baig @aleembaigmirza.bsky.social · Aug 23

- Pakistan's Crossroads: Between America's Handshake and China's Shadow

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#Pakistan #China #India #US #AsianCentury #Geopolitics #CPEC #BRI #IMEC

Pakistan’s Crossroads: Between America’s Handshake and China’s Shadow - World Geostrategic Insights

By Mirza Abdul Aleem Baig The shifting tides of global trade and power have put South Asia at the heart of a new contest. As U.S. tariffs and sanctions on China and India disrupt supply chains, new op...

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Mirza Abdul Aleem Baig @aleembaigmirza.bsky.social · Aug 23

- Pakistan's Crossroads: Between America's Handshake and China's Shadow

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#Pakistan #China #India #US #AsianCentury #Geopolitics #CPEC #BRI #IMEC

Mirza Abdul Aleem Baig @aleembaigmirza.bsky.social · Aug 23

- Tariffs, Sanctions, and Sino-India Economic Bridge in a Divided World

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#China #India #Russia #Ukraine #UnitedStates #Europe #MiddleEast #BRI #IMEC #Trade #Tariffs #Sanctions #GlobalEconomy

Tariffs, Sanctions, and Sino-India Economic Bridge in a Divided World - Global Connectivities

Amid rising U.S. protectionism, both India and China are facing economic pressures that could create opportunities for cooperation.

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Mirza Abdul Aleem Baig @aleembaigmirza.bsky.social · Aug 23

Digital Colonialism and Pakistan – Reclaiming Our Technological Sovereignty

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#DigitalColonialism #TechSovereignty #DataSovereignty #DigitalIndependence #DigitalPakistan #DigitalGovernance #CyberSecurity #PersonalDataProtection

Digital Colonialism and Pakistan – Reclaiming Our Technological Sovereignty

In the 21st century, colonialism no longer arrives with gunboats and foreign flags. It seeps into societies silently, through fiber-optic cables, cloud servers, socia

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Mirza Abdul Aleem Baig @aleembaigmirza.bsky.social · Aug 23

National AI Policy - Bold Vision, Fragile Foundations

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#NationalAIPolicy2025 #AIGovernance #EthicalAI #DigitalPakistan #PersonalDataProtectionBill #DigitalRights #TechPolicy

National AI Policy – Bold Vision, Fragile Foundations

The Federal Cabinet’s formal approval of the long-awaited National Artificial Intelligence Policy 2025 is a defining moment in Pakistan’s digital transformation agenda. Fram

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Mirza Abdul Aleem Baig @aleembaigmirza.bsky.social · Aug 23

- Framing the Future: Ethical and Inclusive AI Governance in Pakistan

#AIGovernace #AIRegulations #AIEthics #DigitalPakistan #DigitalDivide #DataPrivacy

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Framing the Future: Ethical and Inclusive AI Governance in Pakistan

As Pakistan enters the age of Artificial Intelligence (AI), its challenge is no longer just about technological catch-up – it is about governance. Who gets to decide what machines can decide? Who w…

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Mirza Abdul Aleem Baig @aleembaigmirza.bsky.social · Aug 23

- All Roads To Reforms Pass Through Political Reform – OpEd

#PoliticalReform #SMARTPakistan #CivilServiceReform #Governace #DUMBSystem #PakistanVision2047

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All Roads To Reforms Pass Through Political Reform – OpEd

In his recent article “A SMART Civil Service”, Ahsan Iqbal (Minister for Planning, Development & Special Initiatives of Pakistan) outlines a thoughtful and technically sound framework to reform Pakist...

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Mirza Abdul Aleem Baig @aleembaigmirza.bsky.social · Aug 23

- From CPEC 2.0 to CPEC 0.0: The Symbolism of a Regressed Dream

#China #Pakistan #CPEC #Balochistan #GilgitBaltistan #Geopolitics

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From CPEC 2.0 to CPEC 0.0: The Symbolism of a Regressed Dream - World Geostrategic Insights

By Mirza Abdul Aleem Baig Once hailed as a game-changer for Pakistan’s economic future, the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has entered a phase of troubling stagnation. What was envisioned as ...

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Mirza Abdul Aleem Baig @aleembaigmirza.bsky.social · Jul 26

- A Trump 2.0 Paradox: Boasting About Peace While Neglecting Gaza

#Trump #ForeignPolicy #EndlessWars #IsraelPalestineConflict #GazaWar #UNSC #GlobalChaos #HumanRights #Diplomacy

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A Trump 2.0 Paradox: Boasting About Peace While Neglecting Gaza - World Geostrategic Insights

By Mirza Abdul Aleem Baig In several recent public statements, President Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed credit for preventing what he describes as an imminent nuclear war between India and Pakist...

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Mirza Abdul Aleem Baig @aleembaigmirza.bsky.social · Jul 21

- From CPEC 2.0 to CPEC 0.0: The Symbolism of a Regressed Dream

#China #Pakistan #CPEC #Balochistan #GilgitBaltistan

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From CPEC 2.0 to CPEC 0.0: The Symbolism of a Regressed Dream - World Geostrategic Insights

By Mirza Abdul Aleem Baig Once hailed as a game-changer for Pakistan’s economic future, the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has entered a phase of troubling stagnation. What was envisioned as ...

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Mirza Abdul Aleem Baig @aleembaigmirza.bsky.social · Jul 21

- In the Shadow of Algorithms: Pakistan's Strategic Stakes in the AI Era

#ArtificialIntelligence #AlgoritmAge #DigitalSovereignty #DigitalGovernance #GeopoliticalOrder #Pakistan

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In the Shadow of Algorithms: Pakistan’s Strategic Stakes in the AI Era

Since the dawn of recorded history, major technological revolutions have shaped global power, restructured societies, and redefined the way states engage with each other. From t

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Mirza Abdul Aleem Baig @aleembaigmirza.bsky.social · Jun 30

"مصنوعی ذہانت و انسان (مشین اور انسان کا مکالمہ ۔ نظموں میں ایک فکری سفر)"

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اس مجموعے میں نہ کوئی حتمی جواب ہے، نہ کوئی بند اختتام۔ بلکہ ہر نظم ایک دروازہ ہے نئے سوالات، نئی جہتوں، اور شاید ایک نئی حقیقت کی طرف!

Mirza Abdul Aleem Baig @aleembaigmirza.bsky.social · May 16

- Trump's Middle East and Indo-Pacific Gambit

#MiddleEast #IndoPacific #SouthAsia #Economy #AbrahamAccord #ForeignPolicy #WorldOrder #GlobalAffairs

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Trump’s Middle East and Indo-Pacific Gambit - World Geostrategic Insights

By Mirza Abdul Aleem Baig U.S. President Donald Trump’s reentry into global diplomacy has reignited both controversy and cautious optimism, as he attempts to reshape the geopolitical landscape through...

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Mirza Abdul Aleem Baig @aleembaigmirza.bsky.social · May 9

- SIFC and Uraan Pakistan: Vision Without Foundations?

#SIFC #UraanPakistan #SustainableDevelopmentGoals #EconomicTransformation #HumanDevelopment #PolicyReforms #STEMEducation #Governance

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SIFC and Uraan Pakistan: Vision Without Foundations?

Pakistan’s ambitious initiatives, such as SIFC and Uraan Pakistan, risk failure without deep structural reforms, stable governance, and investment in human capital.

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