Beijing, Islamabad’s Upper-Atmospheric Friendship
In light of China and Pakistan’s all-weather friendship, regional analysts have written extensively about their military cooperation. However, South Asia watchers have devoted considerably less […]
Aditi Malhotra
Aditi Malhotra is a PhD Candidate at the Graduate School of Politics (GraSP), University of Münster, Germany. Her areas of interest include security issues in Indo-Pacific region, nuclear proliferation and nuclear security. Follow her on Twitter @aditi_malhotra_
Articles by Aditi Malhotra
Afghanistan: Obama’s Mixed Bag Legacy
President Obama’s Afghan policy has been decidedly mixed. Upon coming to power in 2009, he had vowed to “finish the job” in Afghanistan— after almost […]
NTI Index 2016: The View from India
The 2016 Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) Security Index was released this week. A media frenzy and heated debates in many countries followed the report’s release […]
Managing the Menace of Killer Robots
November 2015 witnessed a multilateral discussion at the United Nations (UN) on the issue of autonomous killer robots, unmanned weapon systems that can independently select […]
CPEC and China’s Western Development Strategy
Since April this year, news portals have been replete with developments regarding the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). The CPEC project, which was originally proposed by […]
P5 Plus 1 – Iran Nuclear Deal: What It Means for India
Lausanne witnessed a historic moment on April 2, when Iran and the P5 + 1 (United States, Russia, China, France, Britain, and Germany) announced the […]
India’s Nuclear Deterrent: A desire for Immunity
“While Pakistan’s nuclear deterrent is for security, India’s is for status.” As soon as I read these words, I wondered if the terms ‘security’ and […]
Pakistan’s Nuclear Weapons Programme: India’s Anxieties
Nuclear weapons programmes remain a crucial strategic element when looking at India-Pakistan relations and its idiosyncrasies. Given this background, India tends to possess some fears […]
India’s Changing Pakistan Policy
The ongoing episode of ceasefire violations along the Line of Control (LoC), continuous firings and the unfortunate cases of civilian deaths on both sides, points […]