Issue Brief on “India Rethinking of its No First Use (NFU) Policy: Implications for...
To safeguard national security interests, several states have developed nuclear weapons capabilities and have devised their nuclear policies and doctrines to deter adversaries. Due...
Issue Brief on “State Elections in India: A Glimpse into 2019 General Elections”
The beginning of the year 2017 saw five Indian states namely, Goa, Manipur, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand going for Legislative Assembly elections from...
Issue Brief on “A New Round of Water Talks Between Pakistan – India”
The Indus Water Treaty (IWT) devised a mechanism for an equitable distribution of water between Pakistan and India. However, India has been building a...
Issue Brief on “Third Round of Astana Talks: A Gordian Knot in the...
The Syrian conflict marked a grim anniversary on March 15, as the country entered its seventh year of civil war.
On March 14, 2017, representatives...
Issue Brief on “Significance of Pakistan’s membership of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation”
China has always favoured close ties with its neighbours and promotion of regional harmony. In its attempt to stabilise Central Asia, it engaged with...
Issue Brief on “2016 Worst year for Syrian Children”
The Syrian civil war, one of the worst in recent history, has caused immense devastation and anarchy and continues to do so. However, the...
Issue Brief on “The Malaysia-North Korea Diplomatic Meltdown”
The diplomatic rift has been escalating between Malaysia and North Korea nowadays with no point of return. Malaysian authorities expelled the ambassador of the...
Issue Brief on “Towards Import Substitution: Manufacturing of Consumer items in Special Economic Zones...
As activities under China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) are steadily gathering pace, more goods, both capital and consumer, are being imported from China. It...
Issue Brief on “Donald Trump and US Nuclear Security Agenda”
The Obama administration had successfully launched nuclear security summits (NSS) after the popular address of President Obama in Prague in April 2009. It was...
Issue Brief on “Afghan Refugees in Pakistan”
Pakistan has provided shelter to one of the world’s largest protracted refugee populations - more than 5 million Afghan refugees have been living in...
