Issue Brief on “Defence Indigenisation in India: Recent Trends and Challenges”
Recently, India has been working to enhance defence indigenisation through increasing foreign direct investment (FDI) and private-foreign companies' partnerships. Whether India wants to strengthen...
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...
Issue Brief on “Road to COP 28: Charting a Sustainable Future for All”
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Conference of Parties (COP) 28, is going to be held at Expo City, Dubai from November...
Issue Brief on “Russian De-Ratification of CTBT: Resumption of Nuclear Testing on the Horizon?”
The threat of a new nuclear arms race and the resumption of nuclear testing by major powers have been looming over the horizon. Along...
Issue Brief on “Failure of Revival of JCPOA? Implications for Regional Stability”
After the unilateral withdrawal of the Trump administration from Iran’s nuclear deal known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in 2018, the...
Issue Brief on “UN Climate Action: Promises vs. Reality”
Climate change is the leading environmental concern for the global community today. The way scientists and policymakers define global environmental problems is complex, ranging...
Issue Brief on “Russian Gas Cut-off; A Crisis in Making”
On September 26, 2022, Denmark and Norway reported undersea gas leakages in Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines. Although the Western alliance did not...
Issue Brief on “Pakistan’s Rising Population Crisis”
Introduction
Population growth has always been a central point of concern for many. While many believe that the high population is an asset for Pakistan,...
Issue Brief on “Growing Great Power Competition and Weaponisation of Outerspace”
In July this year, the US Space Force opened
its new satellite operations centre named “Rendezvous and Proximity (REPR)
Satellite Operations Center” at the Kirtland Air...
Issue Brief on “Afghanistan: Trade and Development”
“It is inevitable that struggles
which involve the very existence of peoples have had and will continue to have,
as long and as often as they...
