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South Asia’s Gulf Dependence: Lessons from the Iran War
The interim agreement between the United States and Iran brought cautious relief after nearly four months of war, but questions remain about what comes next. The accord, signed in mid-June 2026, extended the cessation of hostilities for 60 days while…
पाकिस्तानी रक्षा उद्योग की नई दिशा का चित्रण
पाकिस्तान का रक्षा उद्योग, जिसने दशकों तक प्रतिबंधों और युद्धकालीन रोक को ध्यान में रखते हुए स्वदेशी रक्षा उत्पादन पर ध्यान केंद्रित किया था, अब एक नए चरण में प्रवेश कर रहा है जो निर्यात की संभावनाओं पर केंद्रित है।…
Industrial Realism: India, China, and the Limits of Supply-Chain Decoupling
When India's Union Cabinet amended its foreign direct investment (FDI) policy on March 10, 2026, introducing a 60-day expedited approval window for Chinese industrial investment in seven manufacturing sectors, the move was widely interpreted as another sign of improving India–China…
Colombo Port City and the Diminishing Scope of Sri Lankan Policy Autonomy
Colombo Port City began as a promise of transformation, but it has become a measure of Sri Lanka’s constrained autonomy. Built on 269 hectares of reclaimed land beside Colombo’s central business district, the Chinese-backed project is designed as a Special…
BIMSTEC and the Challenge of Asymmetric Adoption
Long dismissed as “summit-driven” and superficial, the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is now beginning to deliver. On May 16, 2026, the BIMSTEC Secretariat confirmed that the Agreement on Maritime Transport Cooperation (AMTC), the…
Recasting the Trajectory of Pakistan’s Defense Industry
Pakistan's defense industry, which for decades focused on ensuring indigenous defense production in light of sanctions and wartime embargos, is now entering a new phase centered on export potential. Pakistan’s defense production complexes were initially designed to secure a continuous…