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Transboundary Water Challenges Are Impacting Sino-Indian Relations
Chinese President Xi Jinping skipped the G20 Summit in New Delhi amid strained bilateral ties with India. Although recent friction or “abnormality” in the India-China relationship has primarily been a product of their disputed land border along the Himalayan frontier—as…

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…

Pakistan’s Terrorism Problem: The Schism between Antiterrorism and Counterterrorism
The recent wave of terrorist attacks in Pakistan has reset the clock on counterterrorism efforts. Combing operations and a more comprehensive set of counterterrorism strategies under Radd-ul-Fasaad allowed Pakistan to stem the peak of terrorist activities in 2009. However, these measures face scrutiny…

پاکستان میں موسمیاتی تبدیلی اور غذائی عدم تحفظ
گزشتہ کچھ برسوں کے دوران، انتہائی نوعیت کی موسمیاتی کیفیات پاکستان میں معمول بن چکی ہیں۔ شدید گرمی کی لہریں، خشک سالی اور سیلاب ہر سال عام ہو چکے ہیں جو غذائی و آبی تحفظ کو متاثر کرتے ہیں۔ پسماندہ…

Climate Change and Food Insecurity in Pakistan
In the past few years, extreme weather conditions have become commonplace in Pakistan. Heat waves, droughts, and floods have become a yearly endemic, affecting food and water security. Marginalized communities—such as the poor, elderly, and women—face the brunt of these…

India’s Delayed Cyber Security Policy
Over two years ago, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced in an Independence Day speech that India would soon release its new national Cyber Security Policy. The incoming policy is still yet to be announced, while the existing national Cyber Security…