Strategic Perspectives Through Research and Dialogue

Recognition of the Taliban Government in Afghanistan and International Community

Abstract 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...

U.S. Posture of Integrated Deterrence:China’s Response and Implications for the Asian Security

Abstract As the world is drawn increasingly into a web of shifting geopolitics, battle lines are being drawn and alliances are re-orienting themselves. Working from...

Growing Chinese Presence in the Indian Ocean: Prospects and Challenges

Abstract The ‘String of Pearls’ strategy attributed to China for growing its relations with the states situated around the Indian Ocean (IO) in order to...

US Indo-Pacific Strategy and Pakistan’s Foreign Policy: The Hedging Option

Abstract Pakistan finds itself at the horns of a strategic dilemma as the US-China rivalry intensifies in international politics. At the heart of the dilemma...

Impact of Karot Hydro Power Project on Pakistan Economy

Abstract Pakistan has been facing the problem of energy crisis since 2007 and it has adversely affected the productivity and growth of the economy. To...

Hindutva and Islamophobia

Abstract This research paper is an attempt to understand rising Islamophobia in India in relation to Hindutva as a political ideology. It is argued that...

China-Pakistan Strategic Partnership and India’s Regional Ambitions in South Asia

Abstract 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...

Trump Administration’s Strategic Perspective about CPEC

Abstract The American geopolitical analysts perceive the steady rise of China as a strategic competitor and challenger to the United States’ sole superpower stature in...

Role of Media in Securitisation of Terrorism: A Case Study of Pakistan

Abstract This paper explains the media process in reporting political communications in the securitisation dialogue. Securitisation is the process of declaring an issue a...

US Indo-Pacific Strategy: Implications for South Asia

Abstract The term ‘Indo-Pacific’ was first coined by the Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, in his speech delivered to the Indian parliament in 2007 which...

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