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Return to articleSAV Collection: South Asia’s Quest for Nuclear Energy
South Asia, home to over two billion people and a quarter of the global population, has experienced remarkable economic expansion over the past decade. However, this growth has been accompanied by a significant surge in energy demand. Pakistan has set…
The Importance of Nuclear Energy and Electric Vehicles to Pakistan’s Economic Future
As we enter 2024, economic policy considerations remain at the fore for Pakistan as it faces one of its worst crises in years. Pakistan’s ongoing macroeconomic instability is being fueled by a fiscal imbalance, high dependence on oil imports, and…
Pakistan and the IAEA: A Partnership for Sustainable Agriculture
Pakistan is struggling to redevelop its agriculture sector after the 2022 floods. In the past, Pakistan’s cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on nuclear energy created affordable and sustainable growth within the sector, as nuclear energy is a…
Small Modular Reactors: India’s Quandary to Liberalize the Nuclear Energy Arena
India has been striving to contribute to the global clean energy fraternity amidst efforts to reduce its carbon footprint and achieve net-zero emissions by 2070. While India ventures to meet its growing energy requirements sustainably, nuclear energy seems to be…
Financing Pakistan’s Climate Adaptation Initiatives
Pakistan’s devastating 2022 floods unambiguously elucidate the stark realities of climate change. The event indicates an existential danger that demands immediate and earnest policy attention. Pakistan’s climate crisis has metamorphosed into a distinctive security challenge—one that deviates from conventional security…
China’s Energy (In)Security amidst India’s Geostrategic Advantage in the Indian Ocean Region
China is a net importer of oil and gas and is heavily dependent on overseas energy supplies for its sustained economic expansion and development. According to some predictions, the demand for oil and gas will continue to rise, accounting for…