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Last month, in response to North Korea’s alleged hydrogen bomb test, the United Nations Security Council adopted sanctions under Resolution 2375, which slashed oil exports […]
United States-Pakistan Relations: Can’t Do No More
In August, U.S. President Donald Trump announced the administration’s long-awaited Afghanistan strategy at the Fort Myer military base near Washington. In his speech, he criticized […]
The Subcontinental Podcast – Episode 8 – A Conversation with Dr. Moeed Pirzada
This episode of The Subcontinental podcast features guest Dr. Moeed Pirzada. Pirzada is a well-known television journalist, analyst, and political commentator in Pakistan. Currently, he […]
2018 Elections: An Opportunity for Pakistan?
On July 28, the Supreme Court of Pakistan disqualified Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif after a prolonged investigation into his and his family’s disproportionate financial assets, […]
Managing China’s Rise within BRICS: An Indian Dilemma
BRICS, an international grouping of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, was conceived with the purpose of seeking democratization of international decisionmaking and an […]
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Al-Qaeda (AQ) announced in July that it has formed a new affiliate called Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind (AGUH) in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. This marks […]
India Betting on a New North Korea Strategy
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China in South Asia: Sri Lanka’s “Strategic Promiscuity”
Sri Lanka’s strategic location in the Indian Ocean has long been touted as an asset that could transform the island nation into a regional trading […]
The Elusive Gains of Afghanistan’s Mining Sector
Landlocked Afghanistan, one of the poorest countries in the world, is counter-intuitively home to an estimated one trillion dollars in untapped, rare-earth minerals. If properly […]
اپنے گھر کی درستگی؛ پاکستان کا اصل چیلنج
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Military Victory or Reconciliation? Prospects for Peace in Afghanistan
Efforts to negotiate with the Taliban have evolved since 2003 when talks with Taliban moderates were first proposed. Fourteen years later, U.S. President Donald Trump […]
China in South Asia: Key Player in Afghanistan
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Changing India-China-United States Dynamics in South Asia
China’s increasing economic and strategic footprint in South Asia poses a challenge to India’s own sense of influence in the region and its efforts to […]
Whither Diplomacy? India-Pakistan Row at the UN
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Dealing with the Dragon after Doklam
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China in South Asia: New Delhi Countering Beijing in an Increasingly Unipolar Asia
Though China has commanded significant attention from India’s strategic community, especially in the last two decades, it has dominated security and foreign policy thinking like […]
China Pressuring Pakistan on Terrorism?
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NSG Expansion: A Surprising Twist
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معدوم ہوتی سفارت کاری اور اقوامِ متحدہ میں پاک-بھارت لفظی جنگ
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Pakistan’s Real Challenge: Putting Its House in Order
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Hot Takes: Mattis in India
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Improving India’s Higher Education Landscape
Over the last decade, the Indian higher education landscape has seen rapid privatization across states, owing to the rise of “edupreneurs” who are engaged in […]
भारत की एनएसजी अभ्यर्थिता में आश्चर्यजनक मोड़
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विभेदक रोहिंग्या नीति : भारत के मूल्यों के विरुद्ध
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Troubled Water: India’s History with the Indian Ocean Zone of Peace
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Exacerbating Regional Competition: Trump’s Counter-Productive Afghan Policy
Late last month, after the months of deliberation, the Trump administration announced its revamped policy for Afghanistan and South Asia. According to Trump, the United […]
Reinvigorating India-Japan Defense Ties
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India’s Refugee Policy is Discretionary, Not Discriminatory
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China in South Asia: Islamabad as Lynchpin of Beijing’s Strategy
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India’s Discriminatory Rohingya Policy: In Conflict with Core Values
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Prime Minister Modi’s Concentric Circles
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