Four Reasons Why PML-N is the Front Runner in Pakistan’s Upcoming Polls
When Nawaz Sharif was re-elected prime minister in 2013, Pakistan was considerably different from his previous term in 1999. Major challenges to the country included […]
Politics & Economics
Modi 4.0: The Domestic Performance Record
As the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance government in India completes four years in office this month, an examination of India’s socio-economic performance reveals […]
China’s Intentions in Afghanistan: Implications for India
As China extends its influence in the region through its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), Afghanistan has begun to receive its attention, both diplomatically and […]
Afghanistan’s Parliamentary Elections: Challenges and Prospects
After three and a half years of delay, Afghanistan’s parliamentary and district council elections are finally scheduled to be held on October 20th, 2018. Though […]
Why PML-N is no Favorite to win Pakistan’s Election
In Pakistan, both the establishment and ethnic, nationalist, religious, and regional parties have played important roles as kingmakers, helping shape electoral politics, and will continue […]
India-China Economic Relations: An Assessment
The year 2017 was a grim one for India-China ties. The Doklam standoff, Beijing’s repeated move to block India’s request for the declaration of Jaish-e-Mohammed […]
Why Foreign Policy is Not An Election Issue in Pakistan
With general elections in Pakistan scheduled to take place this summer, all major political parties have already begun campaigning and articulating their agendas. While domestic problems, such […]
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Short Take: Another Hot Summer to Burden Kashmir
Projecting Kashmir as a “peaceful” destination for tourists, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP)-led state government hosted the 64th annual Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI) […]
Where Will the TAPI Gas Pipeline Go From Here?
With the inauguration of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline’s Afghan section at the end of February in Herat, there is much hope that this project […]
The Political Awakening of Pakistan’s Pashtuns
There is a storm brewing in Pakistan: after decades of exclusion and discrimination, the Pashtun community from the country’s tribal areas has come forward to […]
Fruitless or a Breakthrough? Making Sense of Ghani’s Peace Offer
In his opening speech at the second meeting of the Kabul Process for Peace and Security Cooperation last week, President Ghani put forth an offer for […]
2018 Elections: Why Pakistan’s Struggle with Democracy Will Continue
The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) surprising victory in the recent by-election that took place earlier this month in Punjab–for a National Assembly seat the Pakistan […]
India’s Underappreciated Realpolitik: Navigating the Geopolitical Spectrum
Historically, India’s approach to the global order has been grounded in the principles of pragmatism and realpolitik—a fact that has often been under appreciated by […]
Railway Diplomacy: China Versus India
In the contemporary era of international relations, many countries have begun to employ non-traditional types of diplomacy in order to improve their relations with other […]
Why India Needs a More Competitive Rupee
Since the mid-1990s, China has sustained long-term benefits in growth from an export-led manufacturing strategy resulting from a carefully managed exchange rate where the Chinese […]
Election Season in South Asia: India versus China
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his term in 2014 with a strong focus on India’s immediate neighborhood, inviting leaders of all the South Asian […]
Gujarat Elections: Lessons for the BJP in 2019
The recent double victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the state elections of Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh was another electoral feather in the […]