Strategic Perspectives Through Research and Dialogue

Issue Brief on “Good Vs Bad Law: India Debates Uniform Civil Code”

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while addressing booth-level workers of BJP in Bhopal on June 28, 2023, made a strong pitch for implementing the...

Issue Brief on “Russia’s Anti-Satellite Test: Is Outer Space Ripe for Competition?”

Russia conducted an anti-satellite missile test on April 15. Although it was not the first anti-satellite test (ASAT) by Russia, it elicited protests by...

Issue Brief on “Urban Flooding in Pakistan”

Urban flooding in Pakistan has become a pressing issue; with rapid urbanization and inadequate infrastructure, cities across the country are increasingly becoming vulnerable to...

Issue Brief on “Russia-Ukraine War and the Issue of Food Security in Pakistan”

Russia–Ukraine war has disrupted agricultural production and trade from one of the world’s major food-exporting regions. Both countries are known as the breadbasket of...

Issue Brief on “Citizenship Amendment Act: India’s Losing Grip on Secularism”

With the Lok Sabha elections in India drawing closer, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s political communication - which is largly focused on anti-Muslim rhetoric...

Issue Brief on “Pakistan’s Push for Climate Justice”

Background Pakistan has long been considered one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change in the world. While Pakistan is one of the lowest...

Issue Brief on “Role of Who in Combating Covid”

The World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a public health emergency in January, 2020 and declared it a pandemic in early March, 2020. The...

Issue Brief on “Indo-Israel Heron Drone Deal: Could India Get the Regional Game in...

In the next few months, India will receive the Heron drones from Israel on three years lease. This Heron deal is one of many...

Issue Brief on “Impact of Covid-19 on Indian Economy”

COVID-19, a global pandemic has severely affected economic activity around the globe. Indian economy which was already facing an economic slowdown is now facing...

Issue Brief on “ASEAN Solidarity Exercise 2023 (ASEX 2023) in the South China Sea”

Introduction From 5-7 September 2023, Indonesia hosted the 43rd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Jakarta, and just after a fortnight i.e., from...

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