Defense & Security

Is the Taliban a New Problem for Pakistan?
On November 30, a suicide bomber associated with Tehreek e…

Gendering the Indo-Pacific Dialogue: Opportunities for India and Australia
Introduction The confluence of the Indian Ocean and the Pacific…

A Balancing Act: Challenges to Pakistan’s Refugee Management
The situation in Afghanistan has become one of the world’s…

ISKP’s Propaganda Threatens Asia’s Security Apparatus
On September 5, the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) launched…

Strategic Autonomy: Comparing India and Pakistan
Global division following Russia’s war in Ukraine has rekindled the…

The al-Zawahiri Strike and U.S. Counterterrorism in Afghanistan
On August 2, U.S. President Joe Biden announced that the…

Is the Taliban a New Problem for Pakistan?
Bangladesh and the United States convened their 9th Bilateral Security…
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Growing U.S.-Bangladesh Security Cooperation: The 9th Security Dialogue
Bangladesh and the United States convened their 9th Bilateral Security…

MiG-21: The Flying Coffin of the Indian Air Force
The MiG-21 Fishbed is a single-engine light-weight fighter aircraft developed…

Assessing ISKP’s Expansion in Pakistan
When the Afghan Taliban took power in Kabul following the…

Is Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan Merging Into al-Qaida?
The U.N. Sanctions Committee on al-Qaida and ISIL’s recent report…

China in South Asia: Cold War, Hot Peace Along the India-China Border
The June 2020 clashes in Galwan marked a major inflection…

China in South Asia: The Evolution of Sino-Afghanistan Ties in the Post-U.S. Withdrawal Period
Introduction In the wake of a precipitous U.S. withdrawal from…

India’s Prolonged Wait for MQ-9B Drones Ends
In a recent meeting of the Defense Acquisition Council (DAC),…

India’s Defense Indigenization: An Emerging Arms Exporter?
India has recently released its fourth Positive Indigenization List (PIL),…