Paradigm Shift in the US Foreign Policy towards NATO during Trump Administration
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Committed to restore America to its former glory by advertising the slogan of “America First,” Trump’s leadership exhibited his antagonism to honour the international...
China-Pakistan Strategic Partnership and India’s Regional Ambitions in South Asia
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Post-9/11 dynamic global political developments and the growing Indo-US strategic partnership has compelled Pakistan to seek strategic partnership with China and geared at maintaining...
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...
Authoritative Populism and the Media: Perception Control and Narrative Building in India
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The article analyses the interrelationship between authoritarian populism and the media in India. It explores the core question of political authoritarianism under the rule...
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...
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...
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...
Pakistan-GCC Relationship: Reframing Policy Trajectories
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For some time, Pakistan’s Gulf policy has largely focused on upholding cultural and religious ties, rather than building sustainable economic linkages. Though energy resources...
Revisiting the Role of Nuclear Weapons in India-Pakistan Conflict: A Case Study of the...
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The Kargil conflict is categorised as a “staircase nuclear conflict.” According to the literature, in such conflicts, the incentives for the first use of...
Pakistan Under Siege, Afzal, Madiha. Penguin India Press: 2018, 192.
The author, Madiha Afzal, a US-based scholar, explains the structural roots of extremism in Pakistan by focusing on the dimensions law, education and Islamism....
