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Ten-Year Review of China’s Defense Budget: Steadily Toward Modernization
At the first session of the 14th National People’s Congress in March 2023, China announced a 7.2 per cent nominal increase in its defense budget from 2022 to CNY 1.55 trillion. The new budget is the first under the unprecedented third term…
Pakistan’s Precarious Crossroads
The May 9 arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan on corruption charges sent shockwaves throughout Pakistan, magnified further by attacks on army installations during violent protests across the country. Adding to the intensity, an anti-terrorism court in Lahore handed 16 civilians over…
India-China Relations: The End of Hope for an Asian Century
The 21st century witnessed the end of the Cold War and the emergence of Asian players as important poles of power in international relations. Led by rapidly growing economies like India and China, this century promised to be an Asian century fostered…
Where Does the Resistance Movement in Myanmar Stand?
Since the military junta overthrew Myanmar’s democratically elected National League for Democracy (NLD), headed by Aung San Suu Kyi on February 1, 2021, Myanmar has been engulfed in a wave of political turmoil. The public has taken to the streets,…
پاکستان کا مسئلۂ دہشتگردی: تدارُکِ دہشت گردی اور انسدادِ دہشت گردی میں حائل خلیج
پاکستان میں دہشت گرد حملوں کی حالیہ لہر نے انسدادِ دہشت گردی کے لیے کی گئی کوششوں کو اکارت کر کے پیچھے کی جانب دھکیل دیا ہے۔ردُّالفساد کے تحت کومبنگ آپریشنز اور انسدادِ دہشت گردی کی جامع تر حکمت عملیوں…
Analyzing India’s Policy Options for Myanmar
The military junta government in Myanmar declared an extension of emergency for another six months on February 1st. This move indicates a delay in the proposed August elections, which many analysts believed would not have been free and fair. India’s policy posture toward…