Pakistan’s National Security: Need for a Civil-Military Partnership
Recent frictions in the United States between President Trump, the military, and the intelligence community provide a valuable lesson to Pakistan. Just recently, the President […]
End of the Afghan Conflict: Pakistan’s Hopes and Fears
The six-day long deliberations between the Afghan Taliban and U.S. negotiators in Qatar at the end of January ended in an in principle agreement to […]
The Kashmir-Afghanistan Conundrum: Why India Shouldn’t Fear a Repeat of History
When the United States President Donald Trump first announced plans for the troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, the question of the implications for Kashmir became a […]
سال ۲۰۱۹ کی جانب : نئے پاکستان کیلئے ایک کٹھن راستہ
پاکستان کے ۲۲ویں وزیراعظم عمران خان کے انتخاب کے ساتھ سال ۲۰۱۸ پاکستان کے لئے نتیجہ خیز ثابت ہوا۔ پاکستان تحریک انصاف (پی ٹی آئی) […]
India, China, and the Battle of Perceptions in the Indo-Pacific
As the concept of the Indo-Pacific region (IOR) begins to gain traction in the United States and elsewhere, China and India are being increasingly juxtaposed […]
Looking Ahead to 2019: The Great Indian Balancing Act
Whether one lauds or condemns the specifics of India’s foreign policy orientation under the premiership of Narendra Modi, one can hardly ignore his efforts to […]
Strategic Drift: India’s Conventional Military Strategy Lacks Purpose
India’s military threat landscape today consists of territorial and resource-related disputes with Pakistan in its west and northwest and with China in the east and […]
Imran Khan’s First 100 Days: Obstacles and Missed Opportunities
Before coming to power, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leadership made grandiose promises of introducing major reforms during its first hundred days, including the provision of […]
Bilateral Security Agreement: Addressing US-Afghanistan Divergence?
Amidst debates over whether U.S. President Donald Trump’s South Asia Strategy is working, the security situation in Afghanistan has become increasingly volatile. Over 513 Afghan […]
تیسری قوت کے ذریعےجوہری امن کو برقرار رکھنا: جنوبی ایشیا کےلئے اثرات
تزویراتی لٹریچر یہ بتاتا ہے کہ کشیدگی کے اوقات میں جوہری دشمنوں کا مقصد براہِ راست حملے کو ڈیٹر کرنا (روکنا) ہے۔ اسے دوطرفہ ڈیٹرنس […]