Issue Brief on “Trump at the 81st UN General Assembly: American Power, Coercive Diplomacy...
“America is back.”
“Our military is the most powerful on earth.”
“Our power is expanding.”
These opening declarations of President Donald Trump’s address to the 81st Session...
Issue Brief on “Pakistan’s First National Youth Employment Policy”
Introduction
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif formally launched Pakistan’s first National Youth Employment Policy (NYEP) on August 12, 2026, under the Prime Minister’s Youth Programme. Pakistan’s...
Issue Brief on “China-U.S. Eight Outcomes: A Framework for Managing Strategic Competition”
The China-U.S. relationship remains one of the most consequential bilateral relationships in the international system. Competition between the world's two largest economies has expanded...
Issue Brief on “Pakistan at the 81st UN General Assembly: Reaffirming Diplomacy, Peace and...
“Pakistan has made its choice. We have chosen dialogue over confrontation. We have chosen cooperation over coercion. We have chosen peace over war.”
— Prime...
Issue Brief on “The Unequal Burden of Climate Change”
Introduction
Climate change is already reshaping livelihoods, public finances and development choices across the world. Floods, droughts, heatwaves, wildfires and glacier loss affect every region,...
Issue Brief on “India–UAE Relations Since 2023: From Bilateral Cooperation to a Multidimensional Partnership”
Introduction:
India and the United Arab Emirates have a long-standing relationship that has significantly diversified in recent years. Since 2023, the two countries have expanded...
Issue Brief on “The Hague Ruling on the Indus Waters Treaty: What It Means...
Introduction
The Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) has entered perhaps its most uncertain phase since it was signed in 1960. India’s decision in April 2025 to...
Issue Brief on “Beyond the Battlefield: U.S.-Iran War of Narratives”
For decades, U.S. media have played a critical role in shaping global perceptions of its wars and conflicts through their selection of sources, images,...
Issue Brief on “Shifting Political Dynamics in West Bengal: Implications for India-Bangladesh Relations”
Introduction
India’s relations with neighboring Bangladesh have remained in constant flux since the ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from power in August 2024....
Issue Brief on “India’s Student Movement: Catalyst and Political Implications”
Introduction
In only few weeks of its creation, the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) emerged as the biggest resistance force for India’s BJP government in years....
