Two Years After Burhan Wani: Kashmir Remains Tense as Elections Loom
It has been two years since the Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) commander Burhan Wani was killed in an encounter in Bumdoora village in Jammu and Kashmir […]
Towards a Reboot of India’s Africa Policy
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently undertook a state visit to three African countries (Rwanda, Uganda, and South Africa), and concluded his tour by attending […]
Negotiating an Afghan-led Peace Process: Positive Signs and Remaining Hurdles
The past month has seen the wheels turning towards a peace process in Afghanistan. A rare three-day truce observed by Afghan soldiers and the Taliban […]
پاکستانی انتخابات کے نتائج: خارجہ پالیسی پر کیا اثرات مرتب ہوں گے؟
۲۵ جولائی کو پاکستان مسلسل دوسری بار جمہوری انتقالِ اقتدار کی طرف بڑھ رہا ہے۔ تاہم اس وقت کی صورتحال انتہائی مبہم ہے اور واضح […]
Pakistani Elections: How Will the Outcome Impact Foreign Policy?
Pakistan is headed towards its second consecutive democratic transition of power on July 25. However, the current political landscape is too fragmented and uncertain to […]
The Taliban and Iran: An Unlikely Friendship
In 2016, Taliban leader, Mullah Akhtar Muhammad Mansour, was killed in a U.S. drone strike in Pakistan’s Balochistan province. It was later revealed that he […]
A Tenuous Moment: Overcoming Current Roadblocks in the India-U.S. Partnership
The India-U.S. 2+2 dialogue scheduled for July 6, 2018 has been put on hold by the United States for the second time due to “unavoidable […]
Pakistani Elections: The Unrelenting Military Looms Large
Pakistan’s upcoming general election, scheduled for July 25, is taking place in a climate of growing political tensions and uncertainty. Increasing allegations of the military’s […]
Of Sanctions and Delayed Dialogues: Contextualizing Indo-U.S. Strategic Ties
“The orchestra have sufficiently tuned their instruments, the baton has given the signal. And there is a new symphony in play.” It has been two […]
CAATSA-out of the Bag: India’s Balancing Act
The India-United States-Russia triangular dynamics have become increasingly complicated recently. As the United States-Russia relationship has nosedived, signified by the U.S. Congress passing the Countering […]