The Geospatial Information Regulation Bill: A Political Standoff between India, Pakistan and the people...
On May 4, 2016, the Indian Ministry of Home Affairs proposed the Geospatial Information Regulation Bill (GIRB). The Bill is meant to regulate the...
Issue Brief on “Resolution of Kashmir Issue: A Key to Indo-Pak Relations”
Bilateral relations between India and Pakistan have always been subject to hurdles and turmoil. At the heart of these turbulent relations, Kashmir has been...
Issue Brief on “Significance of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) for Pakistan”
Introduction
In the last few years, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) has emerged as an important actor on the international platform. It not only brings...
Issue Brief on “Gawadar and Chabahar: Implications for the Region”
Gawadar and Chabahar have unique geostrategic and geopolitical features and should ideally develop as sister ports. Both ports are situated near the Strait of...
Issue Brief on “UN Peacekeeping Missions: Pakistan’s Soft Power”
Joseph S. Nye, in his article published in Foreign Policy in Feb 2006, argued that military power is a hard power asset but the...
Issue Brief on “Fresh Tensions in Pakistan-US Relations: The F-16 Conundrum”
The relations between Pakistan and the USA have gone through several troublesome phases. The matter of the purchase of eight F-16 fighter jets from...
Issue Brief on “Counter-Terrorism Instruments”
In the aftermath of the Karachi Airport attack on June 8, 2014, which resulted in the loss of the lives of 28 people including...
Report – In-House Meeting with Dr. Christophe Jafferlot
The Institute of Strategic Studies, Islamabad (ISSI) organised an In-House meeting on April 19, 2016 with Dr. Christophe Jafferlot, Senior Research Fellow at the...
Report-Public Talk on “Western-Muslim Tensions: Key Challenges”
The Institute of Strategic Studies, Islamabad organised a Public Talk “Western-Muslim Tensions: Key Challenges” on April 14, 2016. The guest speaker at the occasion...
Report- Book Launch on “Islamabad Travel Guide”
The Institute of Strategic Studies, Islamabad (ISSI), organised launch of the book ‘Islamabad Travel Guide’ by Syed Sharfuddin, a former diplomat and civil servant....
