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Order Without Accountability: Implications of Pakistan’s 27th Amendment for Regional Stability
On November 12, 2025, Pakistan’s National Assembly ratified the controversial 27th Constitutional Amendment, securing a two-thirds majority amid a chaotic, protest-ridden session. The Government and supporters of the amendment justified the controversial changes by arguing that they clarify military command,…
Political Flux in Nepal: Strategic Adjustments by India and China
Following the dramatic political upheaval of September 2025, uncertainty reigns in Nepal ahead of elections planned for early March. In this moment of transition, the political, economic, and legal dimensions of the domestic crisis have received considerable attention, but the…
سال 2025 میں پاکستان: بیرونِ ملک عروج، اندرونِ ملک غیر یقینی پن
جس سال کو پاکستان کے لیے محتاط رہنے کے سال کے طور پر قیاس کیا جا رہا تھا، وہ ایک غیر معمولی واقعاتی سال بن گیا۔ بین الاقوامی سطح پر پاکستان نے اپنے آپ کو غیر متوقع طور پر عروج…
India’s Nuclear Inflection Point: Why Private Participation Demands Regulatory Reinvention
For decades, nuclear energy in India functioned as a tightly state-controlled domain, with a regulatory regime justified by national security imperatives, safety concerns, and liability risks. Today, that model is being recalibrated with India’s decision to allow private sector participation…
Turmoil in Tehran: The Strategic Risk Calculus for Pakistan
The latest protest wave in Iran has plunged Tehran’s authorities into turmoil and significantly widened the region’s risk calculus. Nationwide protests erupted initially over Iran’s faltering economy, which has seen food inflation propelled above 70 percent, and the collapse of…
Why China Isn’t Worried about the U.S.-Pakistan Honeymoon
In September 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump hosted Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir at the White House, the most visible sign yet of warming U.S.-Pakistan relations. The leaders’ meeting capped months of quiet…