Unwarranted Furor
Hakeem Ullah Mehsud, the TTP mastermind and architect of incidents surrounding the raids on US military convoys in 2007 and numerous acts of terror that […]
Category: Security
Irrationality, Doth Thy Name!
Here are some thoughts after reading Perkovich’s excellent paper on non-unitary model of nuclear deterrence So if I get it right, essentially the world believes […]
Technology, Air Power, and Escalation
The more I interact with policy makers in Delhi, the more I grow convinced that a holistic appreciation of technology and its possibilities is lacking. […]
South Asian Stability at the helm of Doctrinal Asymmetry
Since the overt nuclearization of 1998, South Asia’s strategic stability has been affected by recurring India-Pakistan crises. In the decade that followed, even as the […]
Pakistan’s Nukes – the truth that cannot be ignored
The international community shares deep apprehension over the security of Pakistan’s nuclear weapons. These concerns persist despite repeated assurances from Pakistani government officials, its army […]
The truth about Pakistan’s nukes
By: Rizwan Asghar Over the past few years, the international community is experiencing a lot of paranoia about the so-called threats to Pakistan’s nuclear program. […]
Syria : The Implications for India
India has been conspicuous by its silence on both the chemical weapons strikes in Syria and the imminent military action. Aside from the perfunctory expression […]
China-Pakistan nuclear axis generates global apprehension
China’s recent commitment to supply Pakistan with two 1100MWe ACP 1000 nuclear power reactors has raised considerable apprehensions among the non-proliferation advocates. The nuclear sales […]
Security and Policy Challenges
The 2014 US withdrawal plan from Afghanistan has ramifications for a country such as Pakistan like no other, given the geographical and cultural proximity with […]
Security Bollywood Style
Bollywood (including all the regional variations like the southern Tollywood) probably churns out more movies than the rest of the world put together. Of this […]