Is China-India-Pakistan Trilateral Cooperation Possible?
At a recent event on India-China relations in New Delhi, Chinese Ambassador to India Luo Zhaohui raised eyebrows when he floated the idea of a […]
Understanding Kargil’s Nuclear Factor: Lessons for Future Crises
The summer of 1999 saw troops of two nuclear-armed states, India and Pakistan, fighting on the peaks of the Kargil district of Jammu and Kashmir, […]
Going Grey: FATF and Pakistan’s Strategic Considerations
The global anti-money laundering Financial Action Task Force (FATF) will be meeting in June, where Pakistan is set to be added to the FATF grey […]
صدر ٹرمپ کا ایران سے متعلق فیصلہ جنوبی ایشیا کےلئے کیا معنی رکھتا ہے؟
صدر ڈونلڈ ٹرمپ نے اپنے انتخابی وعدے پر عمل کرتےہوئےامریکہ کو ایران کے ساتھ جوہری ڈیل سے الگ کر لیا ہے۔ نتیجتاً اب امریکہ ایران […]
मोदी के चार साल: विदेश नीति की सफलताएँ और कमियां
मई २०१४ में, प्रधान मंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने अपने दक्षिण एशियाई समकक्षों को अपने शपथ ग्रहण समारोह में आमंत्रित करके अपनी सरकार की विदेश नीति की […]
Did Domestic Politics Drive India and Pakistan’s Ceasefire?
After years of continuous exchange of fire along the Line of Control (LoC) in the disputed region of Kashmir, India and Pakistan renewed their ceasefire […]
Twenty Years into Nuclear South Asia: Pathways to Stability
Amidst the regional optimism in South Asia that immediately followed the February 1999 Lahore Declaration, few scholars and analysts of the time would have predicted […]
Will the Temporary Truce in Afghanistan Bear Fruit?
The Afghan government announced a temporary unconditional ceasefire for eight days starting from June 12th. The truce, which coincides with the Muslim Eid festival marking […]
Pakistani Elections: Old Habits Die Hard
For democratic consolidation to take place, regular elections that enable successive transfers of power are necessary to arrest any backsliding towards authoritarianism. For the first […]
What the FATA Merger Means for Pakistan
Recently, Pakistan’s Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (FATA) comprising of seven agencies and six frontier regions were merged into the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). The […]