Growing Chinese Presence in the Indian Ocean: Prospects and Challenges
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The ‘String of Pearls’ strategy attributed to China for growing its relations with the states situated around the Indian Ocean (IO) in order to...
The Plebiscite Conundrum in Jammu and Kashmir (1947 to the Present Day)
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Since 1947 the expectation that the fate of the disputed former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir would be decided by a plebiscite...
Impact of Ukraine War on Global Energy and Food Supply Chains: A Case Study...
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The damaging economic, political, and diplomatic effects of Russia’s attack on Ukraine in February 2022 have not been confined to just continental Europe. The...
Pakistan: The Economy of an Elitist State, Husain, Ishrat. Oxford University Press, second Edition,...
Dr. Ishrat Husain’s book “Pakistan: The Economy of an Elitist State” is based on the thesis that a small group of elites have...
Hindutva and Islamophobia
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This research paper is an attempt to understand rising Islamophobia in India in relation to Hindutva as a political ideology. It is argued that...
Impact of India’s ISR Capabilities on South Asian Security Dynamics
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Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities have grown exponentially over the past two decades. Almost all major powers are building their ISR potential for...
Pakistan-India Relations: A Critical Appraisal of Power Politics
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Pakistan-India relations are mired in power politics making the two countries as rivals with competing identities and interests. By the logic of power politics,...
Age of Demagoguery and Surveillance Capitalism: A Case Study of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
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Using the theoretical framework of surveillance capitalism, this paper analyses the election campaigns of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of India during the 2014 and...
Asia and Competing Visions of Regional Order: Free and Open Indo-Pacific and Belt and...
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Under Donald Trump’s presidency, the United States (US) pushed forward the concept of a Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP). Meanwhile, China is expanding cooperation...
Recognition of the Taliban Government in Afghanistan and International Community
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The purpose of this paper is to study the responses and concerns of the international community vis-à-vis the Taliban government in Afghanistan as...
