Strategic Perspectives Through Research and Dialogue

Violation of the UN Resolutions on Kashmir: India’s Quest for UNSC Permanent Membership

Abstract India’s bid to become a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to achieve the organisational power play remains unfulfilled. It is...

War and Peace Framing: the Contextual Analysis of Indo-Pak Relations

Abstract By adopting John Galtung’s war and peace theoretical framework, this study has been conducted to examine the framing of the Indo-Pak relations in the...

Conceptualising Role of the State in Light of Classical Economic Thought

Abstract This paper attempts to analyse and describe the role played by a state in promoting economic growth by contrasting two classical schools of political...

Nation Branding Endeavours of Azerbaijan: Reshaping National Image

Abstract Every nation possesses a certain nation brand image, with or without nation branding. A well thought-out nation branding campaign can, however, project a nation’s...

Women’s Economic Empowerment Sans Labour Rights: Inadvertent Oversight or Tacit Omission

Abstract Empowering women has come to be seen as a primary means to achieve women’s development in the discourse of development and policy initiatives. This...

Impact of Geo-economics on Pak-China Strategic Relations

Abstract Geo-economics is becoming an integral component of inter-state relations. States are employing economic instruments to project their power, thus, redefining their traditional relations with...

Modi’s “Issue-by-Issue” Diplomacy with China: Prospects of India’s Participation in BRI

Abstract This paper reviews the manifestations and achievements of Modi government’s “Issue-by-Issue” diplomacy with China since 2016. It discusses the causes and development of India’s...

India’s Development of Sea-based Nuclear Capabilities: Implications for Pakistan

Abstract India is rapidly building up its navy in order to develop blue-water capabilities and increase its prowess in the Indian Ocean and beyond, which...

US Withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership: Prospects for China

Abstract This paper attempts to analyse and describe the role played by a state in promoting economic growth by contrasting two classical schools of political...

US Security Strategy for Asia Pacific and India’s Role

Abstract Following a changeover in the US corridors of power after the election of Donald Trump as President of the US, America’s allies and...

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