Issue Brief on “Strengthening Global South Cooperation: BRICS’ Evolution and the Case for Pakistan’s...
The Seventeenth Annual Meeting of the heads of the states of the BRICS group was held from 6 to the 7th July 2025 in...
Issue Brief on “China’s Path to Clean Energy”
China’s transition towards renewable energy is one of the most consequential economic and geopolitical shifts of the 21st century. Over the past decade, Beijing...
Issue Brief on “Blue Nile at a Crossroads: The Gerd Dispute and Regional Water...
The Nile River, also known as ‘the father of African rivers’, stretches over 4,100 miles and is a vital source of freshwater for 11...
Issue Brief on “The U.S.-Pakistan Counterterrorism Dialogue and Geoeconomic Cooperation”
After the May 2025 India-Pakistan conflict, Pakistan and the U.S. have reinvigorated their bilateral relations, particularly in the domain of counterterrorism and economic cooperation....
Issue Brief on “Fragmented Regionalism: India’s Strategic Shift from SAARC to BIMSTEC and its...
INTRODUCTION
The South Asia remains the most populous yet the least connected region. This is not due to lack of mechanisms of regional cooperation, such...
Issue Brief on “Russia-India-China Trilateral in Focus: Strategic Interests, Geopolitical Frictions, and Pakistan’s Stakes”
In a renewed effort to reinstate trilateral cooperation, Moscow has initiated a diplomatic outreach to Beijing and New Delhi to revitalize the Russia-India-China (RIC)...
Issue Brief on “AI, Drone Warfare, and the Emerging Paradigm of Air Superiority”
The next air battle will be decided not just by what flies fastest or stealthiest, but by who thinks, senses, and acts fastest under...
Issue Brief on “Quantum Technologies in Defense: Strategic Implications and Policy Challenges”
Quantum technologies harness the counterintuitive laws of quantum physics (superposition and entanglement) to create new computing, sensing, and communication capabilities. In defense, quantum computing...
Issue Brief on “Deterrence in Deep Waters: India’s Naval Nuclear Build-Up and Options for...
Once regarded primarily as a commercial highway, the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) is entering into a phase of acute strategic volatility. This region is...
Issue Brief on “Assessing the Impact of Russia’s Recognition of the Taliban on Pakistan’s...
In August 2021, the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan after the withdrawal of U.S. and NATO forces, ending two decades of Western-backed governance. Since...
