Strategic Perspectives Through Research and Dialogue

Hindu Extremism Needs to be Reined in

The dawn of 2016 has brought with it a hope of peace for the South Asian region.  Despite some setbacks, India-Pakistan relations once again...

Issue Brief on “CPEC: Benefits for Balochistan”

The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will open up new avenues of opportunities for the people of Balochistan. With estimated 7.1 billion initial investment through CPEC,...

Documentary Report “Journey into Europe”

Introduction  Under the Distinguished Lecture Series, the Institute of Strategic Studies (ISSI) brings national and international scholars for broad reaching discussion about global issues. On...

National Action Plan: The Need for a National Narrative

The Pakistan has been struggling to get rid of the violent narratives which it acquired as a product of changes both at national and...

India-Pakistan Relations: Post Pathankot

The history of India-Pakistan relations has always been marred by ill-fated incidents. Jammu and Kashmir and terrorism are two major issues that have always...

China’s Middle East Policy: President Xi Jinping’s Recent Visits

China’s Middle East policy is driven by a genuine desire for peace and security in the region. It is also underpinned by China's growing...

The Longest August: The Unflinching Rivalry between India and Pakistan. Dilip Hiro. NY: Nation...

Dilip Hiro, one of the leading experts on South Asia, in The Longest August narrates a detailed history of the partition of the subcontinent...

Military Responses to the Arab Uprisings and the Future of Civil-Military Relations in the...

William C. Taylor is a former Assistant Professor of American foreign policy at the United States Military Academy at West Point. He is a...

Fountainhead of Jihad: The Haqqani Nexus, 1973-2012. Vahid Brown and Don Rassler. London: Hurst...

Vahid Brown is a specialist in the history of Islamist militancy and the author of Cracks in the Foundation: Leadership Schisms in Al-Qaida, 1989-2006....

The Destruction of Hyderabad. A.G.Noorani. London: Husrt & Company, 2014. Pp. 338.

The Destruction of Hyderabad is an exhaustive constitutional discussion by A.G. Noorani, an Indian lawyer, and a distinguished political author. His in-depth research delves...

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