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Beyond the Territorial Trap in South Asia: A Pipe Dream or a Road to Peace?
75 years since India and Pakistan’s independence and still there is far more room for soul searching and problem-solving than there is for jubilation. The trauma of Partition—while not discussed much in the public discourse—still haunts national memories. Like a…
Assumptions in Counterterrorism: Understanding the Case of Shari Baloch
On April 26, as reports circulated of a suicide bomber killing a Pakistani driver and three Chinese teachers near the Confucius Institute in Karachi University, waves of anxiety crippled much of the collective Pakistani consciousness. The attack was carried out…
Operational Risks and Societal Militarization: Agnipath’s Entrenched Challenges
On June 14, India’s defense minister—flanked by the three service chiefs—rolled out the Agnipath scheme. The scheme is a “transformative reform” in the military’s method of recruitment and retention and was also a source of instant controversy and opposition following…
Russia-Ukraine War: Military Modernization and Operational Challenges for India
It has been over two months since the Russia-Ukraine War began, and the conflict shows little signs of slowing. Beyond the immediate devastation of the war, the fighting in Europe has once again highlighted the strategic dilemma of foreign dependence…
The UK-India Partnership and Britain’s Indo-Pacific Tilt
In March 2021, the UK Government published the Integrated Review (IR) of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy, a landmark policy document defining Britain’s international role in the aftermath of the UK’s departure from the European Union. This is the…
ادھر کنواں ادھر کھائی: روس-یوکرین بحران پر بھارتی موقف
بھارت نے یوکرین پر روسی حملے کے خلاف اقوام متحدہ میں ۲ مارچ کو پیش کی گئی قرارداد پر ووٹ ڈالنے سے گریز کیا۔ ایسا ایک ہفتے سے کم مدت میں تیسری بار ہوا۔ اپنے ووٹ کی وضاحت میں بھارت…