Tracing China’s Engagement in Afghanistan: History and Motivations
Since the beginning of the 2001 NATO campaign in Afghanistan, the leading player in the political and security conflict has been the United States. But […]
Nepal’s Predicament: Stuck between the Indo-Pacific and BRI?
With the new government led by Nepal Communist Party Chairman (NCP) KP Sharma Oli completingone year in office last month, novel foreign policy challenges have […]
India’s Pakistan-Specific Land Warfare Doctrine: An Overview
Army doctrines, which encapsulate a military service’s warfighting principles, act as a catalyst for experiments with new concepts and terminologies of complex security arrangements. The […]
کشمیر اور افغانستان کا معمہ: بھارت کو تاریخ دہرانے سے کیوں نہیں ڈرنا چاہیے
جب امریکہ کے صدر ڈونلڈ ٹرمپ نے پہلی مرتبہ افغانستان سے اپنی افواج کے نکالنے کا اعلانکیا تو کشمیر پر اس انخلا کے ممکنہ اثرات کا […]
Clarifying China’s Response to the Pulwama Crisis
The suicide bombing of an Indian paramilitary convoy on February 14th in Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) that killed at least 40 personnel drew condemnation […]
Understanding India’s Land Warfare Doctrine
The Indian Army’s latest iteration of its doctrine, Land Warfare Doctrine (2018), had a soft launch on December 14th of last year, being placed on […]
Shifting Dynamics: What the Raisina Dialogue Tells Us About Global Trends
India is on the rise—it is among the fastest growing economies in the world, is an established technology powerhouse, and is increasingly playing a key […]
Pakistan in the Indo-Pacific: Caught in the Geopolitical Crossfire
The naval commanders’ panel at the recently-held Raisina Dialogue hosted by the Indian Ministry of External Affairs and the Observer Research Foundation in New Delhi […]
Moscow’s View of the Quad & the Indo-Pacific: Threatening Russia’s Space
The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (the Quad), comprising the United States, Japan, India, and Australia, reappeared on the international stage in November 2017 after a ten-year […]
افغانستان کے لئے چین کی حکمت عملی: پاکستان پر انحصار سے نکلنے کی کوشش؟
چونکہ امریکی افواج کی افغانستان میں موجودگی کے حوالے سے غیر یقینی کی صورتحال بحالئ امن اور مفاہمتی عمل پر خطرے کی مانند چھائی ہوئی […]