Report – Panel Discussion “US Nuclear Policy under Biden: Prospects and Challenges”
The Arms Control and Disarmament Centre (ACDC) at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) organised a panel discussion on the “US Nuclear Policy...
Issue Brief on “Pakistan Stream Gas Pipeline: Finally A Done Deal “
Pakistan and Russia signed the Amendment Protocols to the Inter-Governmental Agreement on Cooperation in the Implementation of the North-South Gas Pipeline Construction Project on...
Pakistan-Saudi Relations: Recent Developments
Prime Minister Imran Khan recently concluded a three-day
trip to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from May 7 to May 9. This was his seventh
visit...
Issue Brief on “Covid-19 and the Plight of the Kashmiri Freedom Leaders”
On May 5, 2021, the iconic Kashmiri freedom leader, Mohammad Ashraf Sehrai, Chairman of the Tehreek-e-Hurriyat, died of COVID-19 while in custody of the...
Issue Brief on “The EU and India Plan a Global Infrastructure Deal: An Appraisal”
Both the European Union (EU) and India have undertaken an initiative to build joint infrastructure projects in the Indo-Pacific, Central Asia and Africa that...
Issue Brief on “BJP’s Defeat in West Bengal”
The onset of May 2021 brought with it a remarkable victory in the battlefield of election for Mamata Banerjee, the West Bengal’s Chief Minister,...
Issue Brief on “The Myth of India’s Impeccable Non-Proliferation Record”
On May 6, 2021, the Indian authorities seized 7.1 kg of uranium from two Indian citizens, Jigar Jayesh Pandya and Abu Tahir Afzal Husain...
Issue Brief on “Hurtling Towards a Point of No Return: Palestine Under Siege”
On May 7, 2021, the last Friday of Ramazan, one of the most revered moments of a month whose sanctity in itself enjoins that...
Issue Brief on “US-India Armed Drone Deal: Implications for Pakistan”
To boost its sea, land and air defences, India in March 2021 has made plans to buy 30 MQ-9B armed drones worth US$3...
Revisiting the Role of Nuclear Weapons in India-Pakistan Conflict: A Case Study of the...
Abstract
The Kargil conflict is categorised as a “staircase nuclear conflict.” According to the literature, in such conflicts, the incentives for the first use of...
