Military
US-India Strategic Alliance
The most prominent shift in the regional dynamics of South Asia is the Indo-US strategic alliance which is gaining strength by the day. Even though the supposed aim behind this unholy alliance is to counter […]
Pakistan
Analysis
Troubled Path to NPT RevCon 2020
The NPT PrepCom 2019 concluded on May 10 after two weeks of deliberations on nonproliferation challenges, aiming to pave the way for the NPT Review Conference (RevCon) in 2020. The PrepCom ended without adopting consensus […]
Environment
Nuclearization of Indian Ocean: Ramifications on Regional Security
The dawn of the 21st century brought potent changes in the geopolitical and geostrategic realms across the world. The focus of great powers shifted from Europe towards Eurasia and subsequently to Asia. The argument set […]
Analysis
Nuclear Pakistan: Recognising Peaceful Use
With euphoric feelings and overwhelming national pride, Pakistanis celebrated Youm-e-Takbeer, “The Day of Greatness” nationwide jubilation to commemorate Pakistan’s first nuclear weapon test conducted in response to Indian nuclear tests. Since much of the academic […]
Featured Article
Two Decades of Nuclear Learning: Have India-Pakistan Learnt Some Lessons?
In May 2019, India and Pakistan commemorated their 21st anniversary of nuclearization that also coincided with the culmination of another military crisis between the two regional adversaries. Since becoming declared nuclear weapon states in May […]
Analysis
Has America won in Afghanistan?
“We do not negotiate with terrorists” -George W. Bush Since the American invasion of Afghanistan in 2001, and the subsequent joining of European powerhouses in combating the faceless and stateless terrorism, “we do not negotiate […]
Military
The Encroaching Impact of Arms Trade on South Asia’s Geo-Politics
In his famous farewell address to the American Public in 1961, President Dwight D. Eisenhower had both defined and warned against the encroaching influence of what was then termed as the United States’ ‘Military-Industrial Complex.’ […]
Environment
Resurgence of Star Wars
Technology has become the enemy of peace itself. The case of ‘space weaponization’ presents an alarming situation that needs to be debated more frequently at the international level. Space weaponization is not a new term; […]
Nuclear
Revisiting Nuclearization of South Asia
The introduction of nuclear weapons in South Asia was a result of covert activities by Indian scientists, who diverted Canadian nuclear supplies given for research and development to make these deadly weapons in 1974. However, […]
Nuclear
Pakistan’s Journey towards Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Technology
Pakistan’s excellence in the peaceful use of nuclear technology is recognized at the national and international levels, with its practices aligning with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards. Successes of peaceful nuclear application include […]