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When Buddha Smiles Again
During his victory speech celebrating his re-election to a second term in office on May 23, 2019, Indian Prime Minister Narender Modi declared his win the “guarantee of a bright future for the common people” […]
Military
The U.S. might not know what it is getting itself into in the Middle East
History repeats itself, first as a tragedy, second as a farce -Karl Marx The USA, being the victor of the Second World War, has asserted its decisions and made its presence known all over the […]
Pak India Crisis 2019
Emerging dynamics in South Asia and implications for Strategic Stability
The Pulwama crisis is the most significant conflict to happen between Pakistan and India since the Kargil war that has challenged the status quo between the two nuclear-armed rivals. Subsequent events, including the surgical strike […]
Missiles
Of Discrimination and Exceptionalism
Of the three states (Israel, India and Pakistan) that developed nuclear weapons without signing the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), India has been the staunchest critic of this legal arrangement. For over six decades or so, […]
Nuclear
Nuclear Disarmament: No End in Sight
When the Non-Proliferation Treaty was negotiated in 1968, one of its principal aims was to achieve global nuclear disarmament. Article VI of the NPT draft obligates the NPT signatories to “pursue negotiations in good faith […]
Nuclear
Japan’s Re-militarization: Prospects of Extended Nuclear Deterrence
In recent years, the Pacific region has witnessed increasingly intensified maritime and territorial disputes among different regional and extra-regional actors. This has affected not only the conventional security policies of the stakeholders involved, but also […]
Nuclear
Where Does Nuclear South Asia Stand?
Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to social media to congratulate India on the 21st anniversary of the nuclear weapons tests at the Pokhran test range. He tweeted, “Greetings on National Technology Day! We remember with […]
Politics
Tale as Old as Time: Pakistan Bashing Amid Indian Elections
“The Night is Dark and Full of Terrors.” For ‘Game of Thrones’ fans, this line represents the Lord of Light and the Red Priestess. However, it seems to have inspired Prime Minister Modi in an […]
Politics
Kautilya’s Influence on India’s Regional Domination Strategy
Kautilya, also known as Chanakya, has been recognized as a statesman and classical Indian philosopher of political realism. He presented a comprehensive theoretical framework of inter-state relations and foreign policy, knowns as the Mandala Theory […]
Nuclear
A Closer Look at Pakistan’s Nuclear Posture
The main factor that explains Pakistan’s nuclear posture is the regional dynamics of South Asia, particularly vis-à-vis its long-standing rival India. Any discussions on this subject, therefore, remain inadequate without first understanding the aggressiveness of […]