Issue Brief on “Cross-Domain Deterrence in the Age of AI and Cyber Weapons: Credibility,...
Introduction
Deterrence means stopping aggression by threatening costs that an attacker would find unacceptable. Contemporary conflicts no longer stay only in land, sea, or air...
Issue Brief on “Calibrated Escalation: India’s Doctrinal Evolution and the Stability–Instability Paradox”
India's reliance on tactics rooted in its Joint Land Warfare Doctrine (JLWD) reflects an alarming shift towards integrated, high-tempo operations. Rather than strengthening stability,...
Issue Brief on “Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Air Warfare”
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming our lives and the way we work. It is the simulation of human intelligence that machines process to...
Issue Brief on “The Militarization of Outer Space and the Future of Arms Control”
Introduction
Outer space now underpins global security, and satellites provide vital communications, navigation, meteorology, and early-warning functions. Space-based systems are woven into military command-and-control and...
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)...
