Ayodhya Verdict: Is the Political Climate in India Impeding the Rights of Religious Minorities?
On November 9, India’s apex court ruled in favor of Hindu nationalist groups in a long-standing dispute over a contested holy site in Ayodhya, which […]
Year: 2019
Understanding the Indo-Pacific: A Case of Two Rivalries
The concept of the Indo-Pacific has emerged from an evolving mental map of the increasingly contiguous Indian and Pacific Oceans, as well as the growing […]
Maintaining The Spirit In 2020? Reflecting on 2019 India-China Relations
On the sidelines of the most recent BRICS Summit in Brazil, Chinese President Xi Jinping invited Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit China again […]
جنوبی ایشیاء کے جوہری مواد کے معما کا حل
جنوبی ایشیاء میں روایتی اور جوہری صلاحیتوں کا ایک بڑھتا ہوا مقابلہ وقوع پزیر ہو رہا ہے۔ پچھلی دو دہائیوں کے دوران ہندوستان اور پاکستان […]
Primed for Confrontation: Examining India-Pakistan Relations under New Governments
India-Pakistan relations have experienced a souring over the past several years, and 2019 has been no exception. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s election victory in […]
Pakistan’s Highest Court Suspends the Army Chief’s Term Extension. What Now?
Last week, the Supreme Court of Pakistan suspended a government-issued directive that approved a three-year term extension for the current chief of army staff. It’s […]
India-Pakistan Relations under Imran Khan and Modi 2.0: The Lowest Point in a Decade
India-Pakistan relations, under the Imran Khan government in Pakistan and the Modi 2.0 government in India, are arguably at the lowest point in their bilateral […]
Sharing Nuclear Information
Voluntary information-sharing declarations can be a communication tool for nuclear-armed states with the potential to strengthen global security and stability. Declarations can help states send […]
Africa Matters for India: Building Partnerships in the Western Indian Ocean
Recently, leaders from India, France, and the four Vanilla Island nations (Mauritius, Seychelles, Madagascar, and Comoros) met for the first time at the remote French […]
Pakistan’s Political and Diplomatic Challenges at the 2020 FATF Plenary
Last month, Pakistan received a provisional reprieve from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), an international money laundering and terror financing watchdog, allowing it four […]