Analysis
The Other Side of the Nuclear Coin
The advent of fission in 1938 – a process in which an atom, bombarded with neutron is split into two or more parts with the release of a large amount of energy – gave the […]
Analysis
Global Terrorism and COVID-19
Since the spread of COVID-19 in early 2020, public attention has been diverted from many contemporary global issues and this pattern is likely to continue for the foreseeable future. This pandemic crisis, while gaining attention […]
Environment
Neither War nor Peace: Grey Zone Conflicts and Outer Space
Psychological warfare, treason of political systems, covert information operations are not new to International Relations where conflict and competition prevails all the time. However, rapid technological advancement has changed the nature of tactics and strategies. […]
Analysis
Dual Debacle: Evaluating India’s Pseudo Democracy and Declining Economy
India’s revisionist regime under Narendra Modi is capitalizing upon every available opportunity to take a strike against the Muslim community, discrediting the fact that they constitute the largest minority in India. The religious fanatics are […]
Military
North Korea is Not the Biggest Threat, Its India!
“The civil nuclear cooperation agreement between the two countries has not turned the relationship into a partnership, as envisioned. But it has undermined US leadership credibility in trying to strengthen the global nonproliferation regime.” – […]
Analysis
India Nuclearized South Asia and It’s Not Stopping
“Indian military planners foolishly believe they can engage in and win a limited conventional conflict without triggering a nuclear exchange” – Daryl G. Kimball The story of how South Asia became a de facto nuclearized […]
Emerging Technologies
Air Launched Ballistic Missile: A Near Term Hypersonic Option for Pakistan
Pakistan’s defence posture is mainly aimed at securing itself against the threats emanating from its arch-rival India. Over the years, it has made efforts to counter these threats by acquiring or developing systems to enhance […]
Emerging Technologies
Stability-Instability Paradox
The advent of Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a contemporary deterrence strategy in nuclear and non-nuclear technologies is an omnipresent interest to the developing world. The extensive use of AI for military and defence purposes is […]
Analysis
Sustaining the Afghan Army: American Haste Policies in the Endgame
Complete collapse or a ray of hope- the future of Afghanistan lies in the hands of the United States: Its economic aid, military assistance and its mode of withdrawal. The Doha Accord signed between US […]
Analysis
India’s Democratic Norms & Economy Spiral Downwards
For the last seven decades, India had won acclaim for its democratic norms, its adherence to secularism and its rapidly growing economy. Regrettably, with the installation of a Hindu extremist political dispensation, the Bharatiya Janta […]