Analysis
Afghan Deadlock
The latest twist in the torturous path to an Afghan peace has been the failure to implement the much anticipated prisoner swap as expected on 15 September, which was announced by the Afghan government a […]
Articles by Zamir Akram
Pak India Crisis 2019
Pakistan’s Security Challenges and Opportunities
Over the past two months developments in Pakistan’s neighbourhood have intensified the security challenges confronting the country. Tensions with India over Kashmir could lead to a conflict between the two nuclear weapon states with devastating […]
Analysis
Emerging Deterrence Challenges in South Asia
It is an accepted fact that deterrence is a dynamic concept, depending upon changes in policy, doctrine and technology. This reality is also recognized in the nuclear doctrines of Pakistan and India. In practical terms, […]
Missiles
India’s Space Ambitions
(Another version of this article was first published in the Express Tribune) India tested its anti-satellite (ASAT) missile on March 27, 2019, by destroying one of its own satellites and claimed that it has joined […]
Pak India Crisis 2019
Deterrence and the Pulwama Crisis
On Feb 14, a 19-year-old Kashmiri from the Indian Occupied Kashmir (IoK) launched a suicide attack on an Indian military convoy to avenge the abuse suffered at the hands of Indian security forces. This almost […]