Beijing as a Peace Broker in Afghanistan: Motivations and Constraints
In recent years, Beijing has focused on stabilizing Afghanistan through diplomatic engagement, engaging in four-nation talks to chart a course for resolving the conflict and […]
Category: Cooperation
A Nepal-India Reset in Kathmandu’s Favor?
Last week marked Prime Minister K.P. Oli’s first visit abroad since assuming office in February and his destination was Nepal’s southern neighbor, India. As bilateral […]
جان بولٹن کی تقرری کے افغانستان اور پاکستان پر کیا اثرات مرتب ہوں گے؟
اگر صدر ٹرمپ کی طرف سے مائیک پومپیو اور جینا ہاسپل کی بالترتیب سٹیٹ ڈیپارٹمنٹ اور سی-آئی-اے میں بطورسربراہ تعیناتی اشارہ دینے کےلئے ناکافی ہے […]
तापी गैस पाइपलाइन: प्रगति और चुनौतियाँ
फरवरी के अंत में तुर्कमेनिस्तान-अफगानिस्तान-पाकिस्तान-भारत (तापी) गैस पाइपलाइन के अफगानिस्तान हिस्से के हेरात में उद्घाटन के साथ उम्मीद है कि यह परियोजना अगले कुछ सालों में […]
Sri Lanka Under the Nuclear Shadow
While many are familiar with the impact of nuclearization of relations between India and Pakistan, there is less familiarity with its impact on South Asia’s […]
Where Will the TAPI Gas Pipeline Go From Here?
With the inauguration of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline’s Afghan section at the end of February in Herat, there is much hope that this project […]
Short Take: What Does Bolton’s Appointment Mean for Afghanistan and Pakistan?
If President Trump’s appointments of Mike Pompeo and Gina Haspel, to head the State Department and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) respectively, aren’t enough of an […]
Guidelines for the Management of Plutonium: India’s Case
Since India and Pakistan became nuclear-armed powers in 1998, the contentious and escalatory dynamics between these two rivals have been a point of concern not […]
Prospects for Civilian Plutonium Management in Pakistan and South Asia
Over the past three decades, the progressive accretion of nonproliferation agreements has led to greater transparency on nuclear materials worldwide. This has enabled the introduction […]
War in Peacetime: Need for a Renewed Indo-Pak Ceasefire Agreement
One indicator of the state of relations between India and Pakistan is the degree of peace or violence along the Line of Control (LoC) and […]