Post-Merger Inaction in FATA: Expectations vs. Reality
In May 2018, the Pakistani government passed a historic constitutional amendment that ended the semi-autonomous rule of its Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), abolished the […]
Category: Development
Assessing India’s Shift From SAARC to BIMSTEC
The recently re-elected Narendra Modi-led government in India is poised to continue its “neighborhood first” policy in its second term. However, there has been a […]
Playing by No Rules: The Quagmire of India’s Refugee Policy
This past February, protesters in the Indian state of Assam burned down the offices of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in response to a […]
چین سے تعلقات: بی آر آئی کے تناظر میں سری لنکا اور نیپال سے حاصل شدہ سبق
۲۰۱۳ میں جب سے چینی صدر شی جن پنگ نے بیلٹ اینڈ روڈ انیشیٹو ( بی آر آئی) کا آغاز کیا ہے، بھارتی اور مغربی […]
Nepal’s Delicate Dance with China on BRI
For the second edition of the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation held in Beijing late last week, there was high-level participation from Nepal, […]
Bangladesh’s Tryst with China’s BRI: Economic Boom or Debt Trap?
The China-Bangladesh relationship has enjoyed a growing closeness in recent years, particularly after Xi Jinping’s 2016 visit to Bangladesh – the first by a Chinese […]
Engaging the Dragon: Lessons from Sri Lanka and Nepal’s BRI Experience
Since President Xi Jinping launched the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in 2013, Indian and Western analysts have consistently characterized China’s participation in South Asian […]
Pakistan’s Economic Woes: The Way Forward
Pakistan’s economic woes – dwindling foreign exchange reserves, low exports, high inflation, growing fiscal deficit, and current account deficit – are nothing new, and once […]
Indian Elections 2019: The Missing Debate on Key Economic Challenges
Much of the election discourse in India so far in the run up to the 2019 Lok Sabha polls seems peculiar. After a five-year term, […]
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 […]