By definition, repressive states are those which subjugate their masses or a portion of society to suit their own agenda. The tools that may be used comprise draconian laws, a stymied justice system, which provides […]
India’s shift from ‘secularism’ to ‘fascism’ is a result of the overriding influence of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) ideologues within the BJP hierarchy that has exposed the myth of ‘irresistibly rising India.’ The recent […]
Politics with an opportune, proportionate, precise and unequivocal resolve represents the continuous face of nuclear signalling within the Indo-Pak rivalry. As has been evident, strategic restraint is so far being ingeniously and perpetually reinstated to […]
Does Imran Khan ignoring the letter of Syed Ali Geelani, veteran Kashmiri freedom icon, epitomize the PTI’s Kashmir policy? Does the PTI, in fact, have an effective Kashmir policy? A deeper analysis is required to […]
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 […]
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