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Indian Irredentism and the Ukraine Crisis
Despite tremendous pressure to condemn Russia for its invasion of Ukraine last year, New Delhi has refused to take a hard line against Moscow. In the year since the invasion, India has displayed a willingness to issue statements favoring peace and diplomatic…
Reconsidering India’s ‘Population Policy’ through a Regional Perspective
In the summer of 2021, two states of India–Uttar Pradesh and Assam–have considered bills to what they proclaim as ways to encourage implementation of ‘decent family planning’. Some see this as a way to target the minority Muslim population of the country who are…
Building a Bridge through Time: Partition Through Oral Histories
Away from the unfolding negotiations between departing colonial rulers and leaders of the newly independent states of India and Pakistan, the Partition of the Indian subcontinent in 1947 ripped apart the inhabited worlds of millions. Violence and destruction swept large…
The Nupur Sharma Episode: India’s Public Diplomacy and GCC Relations
Last month, India faced a diplomatic quagmire when Nupur Sharma and Naveen Jindal, spokespersons of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), made incendiary remarks on Prophet Muhammad in a TV debate and a social media post. The comments sparked international…
Anti-Americanism in Pakistan
The most challenging problem the United States faces in executing its foreign policy goals in Pakistan is anti-Americanism. The ouster of former Prime Minister Imran Khan following a vote of no confidence reinvigorates this perennial challenge. Khan is rallying his supporters over…
غلط معلومات اور جمہوری انحطاط : بھارت میں فیس بک کے مسائل
دسمبر کے اواخر میں، ایک ہندو پنڈت نرسنگھ آنند سرسوتی نے بھارتی شہر ہریدوار میں ہندو انتہا پسند رہنماؤں کی ایک کانفرنس منعقد کی۔ اس کانفرنس کی ویڈیوز سے ظاہر ہوتا ہے کہ مقررین نے کھلے عام بھارت کی مسلم…