Security Related Issues
The role of external powers cannot be excluded while looking at the Baloch insurgency. The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) has received political and financial support from external powers for a very long time, particularly from […]
The appearance of nuclear weapons became one of revolutionary changes in world history, becoming a potent umbrella and at the same time safeguard against major wars of power between the nuclear states. But in today’s […]
In an age marked by rising tides of ethno-religious nationalism, two ideologies, Zionism and Hindutva have emerged as parallel instruments of ultra-nationalist agendas that sanctify exclusion, legitimize violence, and weaponize identity. Though birthed in distinct […]
The Indian Defense Minister, in his recent statement, has publicly exhibited sheer ignorance of the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) mandate. He urged that the IAEA should take Pakistan’s nuclear weapons under its supervision, failing […]
This past month, following the terrorist attack in Pahalgam, tensions sharply escalated between India and Pakistan. India, claiming that Pakistan was behind the attack, retaliated by targeting “terrorist camps” within Pakistan. In the exchange of […]
Oxford dictionary defines deterrence as “the prevention from action by fear of consequences”. The concept of nuclear deterrence then, is quite self explanatory. The doctrine of mutually assured destruction states that two nuclear armed states […]
The India-Pakistan escalation revealed how Pakistan’s strategy embodied Sun Tzu’s wisdom while India’s Hindutva-driven blunders violated core principles. The post-Pahalgam events repeated India’s failed rhetoric to garner domestic support and international sympathy while maligning Pakistan. […]
The recent flare up in tensions and military exchange between India and Pakistan has world leaders and strategic thinkers around the globe wiping the sweat from their brow as two nuclear powers managed to stop […]
South Asia holds a longstanding history of rivalry between the two nuclear-armed adversaries, India and Pakistan. Many may argue that, though the presence of nuclear weapons on both sides helps maintain peace in the region […]
When countries with long-standing grievances obtain nuclear weapons, tensions rise, and the likelihood of war is increased. That might be unavoidable. Regardless of one’s stance on deterrent optimism or pessimism, the fact remains that escalation […]
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