Strategic Perspectives Through Research and Dialogue

Issue Brief on “Pakistan US Relations; Building Partnership through Strength”

With the shift in global power dynamics and Washington’s policy of containing China’s global outreach, the reassessment of Pakistan-US relations based on Pakistan’s intrinsic...

Issue Brief on “France’s Anti-Separatism Bill: Systemic Institutionalisation of Islamophobia in the French Republic”

Almost a year ago, on July 23, 2021, the French parliament passed the most controversial bill of its history. The “Strengthening Respect for Republican...

Issue Brief on “Sri Lanka’s Economic Crisis and its Impact on India”

Sri Lanka is facing the worst economic crisis since its inception in 1948.  Months of political and economic turmoil in the country culminated in...

Issue Brief on “India’s First Indigenous Aircraft Carrier: Implications for the Indian Ocean Region”

From relying heavily on great powers for the development of its naval force to developing its first Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC-1), also known as...

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...

Issue Brief on “Modernisation of Indian Nuclear Triad and Development of SSBNs: Regional Implications”

India was the first state in the South Asian region to acquire nuclear weapons. In November 2018, as declared by the Indian Prime Minister...

Issue Brief on “India’s Purchasing of IAI Elta Drone Guard and its Regional (In)...

Israel’s major aerospace and aviation manufacturer, Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), has announced selling in dozens of their counter-UAV Drone Guard systems, the IAI Elta...

Issue Brief on “Indian Land Warfare Doctrine & Recent Developments: Implications for Pakistan”

In the past two decades, the Indian Army has made several doctrinal shifts. From Sunderji doctrine to Cold Start Doctrine (CSD) and then to the latest...

Issue Brief on “US National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence Report: A Call to...

The US National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence (NSCAI), a commission created by the US Congress, released a comprehensive report on March 1, 2021....

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