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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…
Operational Risks and Societal Militarization: Agnipath’s Entrenched Challenges
On June 14, India’s defense minister—flanked by the three service chiefs—rolled out the Agnipath scheme. The scheme is a “transformative reform” in the military’s method of recruitment and retention and was also a source of instant controversy and opposition following…
پاکستان میں سیاسی تبدیلی پاک بھارت تعلقات کے لیے کیا معنی رکھتی ہے؟
پاکستان میں سیاسی تبدیلی پاک بھارت تعلقات کے لیے کیا معنی رکھتی ہے؟ گیارہ اپریل کو، شہباز شریف نے عدم اعتماد کے ووٹ کے ذریعے عمران خان کی برطرفی کے بعد پاکستان کے ۲۳ ویں وزیر اعظم کے طور پر…
Climate Change and Conflict Resolution in South Asia’s Highlands
The contested highlands of the Himalaya-Karakoram-Hindukush (HKH) mountain ranges—spanning across South Asia through Ladakh, Aksai Chin, Jammu and Kashmir, and Gilgit-Baltistan—remain highly vulnerable to climate change and kinetic conflict. These highlands are the globe’s third pole, harboring more ice in…
Beyond the Brink: Can an Old Face Save a Country in Freefall?
On May 16, Sri Lanka’s new Prime Minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe, declared that Sri Lanka only had enough petroleum stocks for one day. In a special statement, he outlined the island’s economic challenges in light of its first-ever sovereign default. The…