Analysis
Fighting Hybrid Wars
When Delhi abrogated Kashmir’s special status in August last year, and we were all at sixes and sevens how best to respond, Modi came to our help with the Citizen’s Act. The ensuing mayhem in […]
Asia
Analysis
Revisiting the UN Charter: A Time to Rethink?
The United Nations charter is a living document, on which the entire edifice of the UN system rests. It is one of the most important documents, aimed to give a sense of purpose and direction […]
Analysis
Battle of Yokes: Indo-US vs. Sino-Pak Nexus
Rearrangements of new realities after the withdrawal of the Soviet Union from Afghanistan in 1979, and the readjustment of post WWII International Order into a multi-polar regionalized and globalized world, has led to the twosome […]
Analysis
Davos 2020: New Prospects for Pakistan under PM Imran Khan
The World Economic Forum (WEF) had its annual meeting at the beginning of the new year i.e. 2020, as it has done every year. The Forum makes it possible for business, technology and national leaders […]
Analysis
Marginal increase in India’s 2020 defence budget, is it ample?
Indian Union Budget 2020-21 worth 2.9 Trillion US $ was announced on 1st February 2020. With the economy hitting a six-year low GDP growth, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented a budget that focused on raising the purchasing power by […]
Politics
Trump Peace Proposal and Future of Palestine-Israel Conflict
The Palestine-Israel dispute has transformed into the most intractable and interminable conflict in the Middle East. US President Donald Trump unveiled his administration’s “Vision for Peace, Prosperity and a Brighter Future” peace proposal for the […]
Emerging Technologies
Nuclear Weapons in the Age of Cyber Warfare
Cyber warfare in global warfighting has increased its sphere of operations due to the expanded use of computer networks in militaries. While cyber weapons are now being equated with weapons of mass destruction (WMDs), analysing […]
Research Paper
Nuclear Ban Treaty : Can it Unravel The Global Non-Proliferation Regime?
(The article was first published in Journal of Contemporary Studies of the National Defense University. Available at https://ndu.edu.pk/fcs/publications/fcs_journal/JCS_2018_Winter/2.Nuclear-Ban-Treaty.pdf) Abstract The Treaty on Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNWs) was negotiated with the primary purpose of creating […]
Missiles
Failed Agni III Test May Deter India from Revisiting NFU Nuclear Policy
India conducted the first night test of its Agni III surface-to-surface ballistic missile off the coast of the state of Odisha on December 1, 2019. The test, however, ended in failure since the missile tumbled […]
Analysis
Role of Emerging Technologies and Influence of Revolution in Military Affairs in Strategic Stability: Future Possible Scenarios at Global and Regional Level
The first Gulf War marks the genesis of the role of technology in warfare. Prior to that, the concept of Star Wars was developed in tandem with the likes of it, the Revolution in Military […]