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The Case for Washington’s Strategic Engagement in South Asia
Changing geo-strategic circumstances with the rise of China have forced the United States to narrow its global commitments and concentrate on the immediate challenge. In South Asia, this shift in priorities has felt seismic. While U.S. engagement centered on counterterrorism…
Major Corruption Scandal in Nepal Exposes Deep-Rooted Kleptocracy
In recent months, a high-profile corruption case has gripped Nepal, incriminating high-ranking politicians, former ministers, senior bureaucrats, human rights activists, and a slew of intermediaries. According to the case, the accused fraudulently identified Nepali citizens as Bhutanese refugees, collecting extensive bribes in…
پاکستان کے معاشی بحران کی جغرافیائی و سیاسی اطوار پر خاکہ بندی
پاکستان زائد از یک مقامی بحران کے نازک موڑ پر کھڑا ہے۔ ملک کو سیاسی افراتفری، ماحولیاتی تباہی، پھیلتی ہوئی دہشت گردی اور بڑھتے ہوئے معاشی بحران کا سامنا ہے۔ معاشی محاذ پر ملک کو کمر توڑ افراطِ زر،…
Bangladesh’s Indo-Pacific Outlook: Has Dhaka ‘Tilted Towards the West’?
Analysts have increasingly touted the strategic importance of the Indian Ocean Region, calling the 21st century a maritime century and the 'Indo-Pacific era.' Devising Indo-Pacific strategies has become a standard policy practice, first introduced by the United States and later by its allies and…
The Geopolitical Framing of Pakistan’s Economic Crisis
Pakistan is at the critical juncture of a localized poly-crisis. The country is experiencing political turmoil, environmental havoc, rising terrorism, and a burgeoning economic crisis. On the economic front, the country faces backbreaking inflation, a depreciating currency, and precariously low…
Inviting Indonesia to Become the Quad’s Inaugural Strategic Dialogue Partner
Since the Quad’s revival in 2017, Indonesia has been concerned that the grouping will undermine its traditional non-alignment and sideline ASEAN centrality in the region. Jakarta’s non-aligned foreign policy doctrine has helped it to skillfully sidestep formal security alliances, and…