The IAF and “Deterrence by Punishment” in the Ladakh Crisis
In early May 2020, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) intruded into the Indian side of the disputed and un-demarcated Line of Actual Control (LAC) to […]
Month: October 2020
Hot Takes: Pakistan remains on FATF gray list
At the October 21 to 23 Financial Action Task Force (FATF) virtual plenary, the financial watchdog decided to keep Pakistan on the “gray list”—Pakistan had […]
Could Bangladesh and Pakistan Make Waves by Cooperating on Climate Change?
In a rare instance of backchannel diplomacy between the two countries, Bangladesh and Pakistan have indicated a desire to advance cultural and economic ties. Previously, the […]
امریکی انتخابات ۲۰۲۰: بھارت نومبرمیں دونوں طرح کے نتائج کیلئے تیار
جنوبی ایشیا اور بالخصوص بھارت امریکہ کی خارجہ پالیسی کی بڑی ترجیح کی صورت اختیار کرچکا ہے۔ بھارت کی ابھرتی ہوئی معیشت اور تزویراتی حیثیت […]
Hot Takes: Australia to Join Malabar 2020
India’s formal invitation to Australia to join the Malabar Exercise 2020 in November has raised two important questions. First, does this signal a change in […]
The Viability of the Pakistan Democratic Movement
On Oct. 16, 2020, in a video address to a crowd organized by opposition parties, former prime minister Nawaz Sharif accused the security establishment of […]
India’s Failed COVID-19 Response
Speaking at a virtual conglomeration of business leaders and economists, Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz described India as the “poster child of what not to do” […]
امریکی انتخابات ۲۰۲۰: پاک امریکہ تعلقات
آنے والے امریکی انتخابات نہ صرف امریکی عوام کیلئے فیصلہ کن لمحہ ہوں گے بلکہ بطورعالمی رہنما مستقبل میں ملک کے سفر کیلئے راہیں متعین […]
India and France: From Strategic Partners to a Strategic Alliance
As China asserts its growing military and diplomatic power in the Indo-Pacific, India under Narendra Modi has sought to reciprocate in kind. Over the last […]
COVID-19 and the Quad Leap
On October 6, the Quad—the informal coalition of Australia, India, Japan and the United States—held its second ministerial meeting in Tokyo. Despite the Quad’s quick […]