Issue Brief on “Addressing the Challenge of Pakistan’s Informal Economy”
Introduction: The Scale of the Informal Economy
Pakistan’s Informal Economy is vast, dynamic, and deeply embedded in the fabric of the nation’s socioeconomic life. According...
Issue Brief on “Pakistan’s Struggle with Heatwaves, Water Stress, and Climate-Driven Displacement”
Climate Crisis at Pakistan’s Doorstep
Pakistan is on the frontlines of the climate crisis, despite contributing less than 1% to global greenhouse gas emissions. The...
Issue Brief on “The May 2025 India-Pakistan Military Escalation: A Multi-Domain Confrontation”
The recent India-Pakistan conflict was South Asia’s first multi-domain warfare. It integrated modern aerial confrontation, drone warfare, precision strikes, and joint command and control...
Issue Brief on “Pakistan and Afghanistan Reaffirm Commitment to Strengthening Bilateral Ties”
Pakistan and Afghanistan have reaffirmed their resolve to deepen bilateral relations through enhanced cooperation in key sectors including security, trade, transit, and regional connectivity....
Issue Brief on “Ethnic Violence in India’s North eastern State Manipur Remains Unhandled”
Manipur, the northeastern state in India, has been experiencing serious ethnic clashes between the Meitei and Kuki groups since May 2023. The violent operations...
Issue Brief on “The Battle of Perceptions: India’s Information Warfare against Pakistan”
With the recent hightened tensions between India and Pakistan after India’s May 7, 2025, strikes on Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJ&K), and mainland Pakistan,...
Issue Brief on “Warfare Reimagined: Algorithmic Warfare and the Shifting India-Pakistan Strategic Landscape”
Modern warfare has undergone a significant transformation from traditional land-based confrontations to technologically driven, cross-domain engagements, as evidenced by the recent trajectory of India-Pakistan...
Issue Brief on “Water Under Siege: The Indus Waters Treaty and Escalating Pakistan-India Tensions...
Introduction
On April 22, 2025, an attack on tourists in Pahalgam, in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), resulted in significant casualties and...
Issue Brief on “The May 2025 India-Pakistan Military Escalation: Scope of Dialogue”
Since the ceasefire of May 10, 2025, between India and Pakistan, the respective Directors General of Military Operations (DGMOs) have interacted several times. Such...
Issue Brief on “India’s Shadow War in Pakistan”
India’s ongoing shadow war against Pakistan also contains an advanced hybrid warfare campaign that particularly seeks to destabilize Balochistan and Pakistan’s strategic trajectory. India...
