On 14th February 2019 in the Pulwama district of Indian Occupied Kashmir (IOK), a convoy of military vehicles carrying security personnel was attacked by a suicide bomber named Adil Ahmed Dar. He was an indigenous […]

Pakistan and China signed the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) agreement on 20th April 2015. Both states consider this project, worth an investment of 65 billion USD for infrastructure and industrialization projects in Pakistan, as a […]

As pivotal as the use of nuclear technology is, so is its abuse. In this context, the term ‘abuse’ refers to attempts to acquire illegal access to nuclear or radioactive material and related technology for […]

The news of a cyber-attack (cyber espionage operation in September 2019) on India’s Kudankulam nuclear power plant caused major concern for security analysts, scholars and India’s neighbours. It reminded one of the popular phrase ‘Cyber […]

The Indian Ocean Region (IOR) has become a strategic hot spot in recent years. The naval presence of many states has seen aggravated rifts among Asian countries for influence in the Indian Ocean. The U.S. […]

Pinning high hopes on ‘nuclear weapons capability’ and reducing the role of human agency, are against the logic of ‘deterrence theory’. And deterrence works well when decision-makers behave in a ‘rational manner’. Nonetheless, deterrence theory […]

One of the most pressing questions faced by academics and policymakers alike is what will be the direction of global politics in coming years? The intellectual and political turmoil of the existing global liberal order, […]

Inauguration of Kartarpur Corridor. On 9th November, Prime Minister Imran Khan inaugurated the Kartarpur corridor which enabled Sikh pilgrims to visit their second-holiest site without a visa. The inauguration was held two days prior to […]