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Global Power Shift and Foreign Policy Choices for Pakistan

Abstract The shifting global order suggests arrival of the world away from the U.S.-led liberal unipolar order. The rise of the rest, notably, the Chinese...

Paraplegic Dimensions of Asymmetric Warfare: A Strategic Analysis of Resilience Policy Plan

Abstract Asymmetric warfare is a game of nerves and thoughts with least vigorous participation for large anticipated losses by creating partial or permanent paraplegia. Strategic...

Militarisation of Artificial Intelligence and Future of Arms Control in South Asia

Abstract Like other emerging technologies, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a dual-use technology with wider applications in military domain ranging from its integration with existing weapon...

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...

India Moving: A History of Migration, Tumbe, Chinmay. Penguin Random House, 2018, 304.

India Moving: A History of Migration is a book written by Chinmay Tumbe and provides a detailed account of successive waves of migration that...

International Liberal Order: Competing Trends and Narratives

Abstract China’s foreign policy under the leadership of Xi Jinping took a shift from conservative to more liberal political and economic strategies. This change in...

Politics of Economic Corridors in South Asia

Abstract Rise of Asia has necessitated the greater interconnection and economic integration around the globe. The scope of development is not limited to a nation...

The ‘Petrocurrency’ Determinants in Growing Sino-US Confrontation: Implication for South Asia

Abstract The purpose of this article is to identify the areas where China’s internationally rising monetary and petrocurrency influence is likely to conflict with the...

Reconciliation and Social Healing, Heela Najibullah, Springer, 2017, 232.

The book, Reconciliation and Social Healing, by Heela Najibullah is an analysis of past-Afghan reconciliation processes namely those in 1986 and 2010 but with...

Understanding Urban Warfare and its Manifestation in Russia-Ukraine War

Abstract The article seeks to explicate urban warfare, its intricacies and devastating impact on civilian populations and infrastructure. Historically, many doctrinal manuals were produced emphasising...

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