Strategic Perspectives Through Research and Dialogue

Policy Reforms, Politics and Economics: A Focus on Pakistan’s Burgeoning Fiscal Deficit and Dependence...

Abstract: The intricate nature of the political infrastructure determines the relationship between states and markets whether it is in a form of a centralised state,...

India’s Defence Spending Trends From 2004-2014: A Status Without Human Development (Article)

Abstract: India’s aspiration to become a major power through military dominance and arms competition has been threatening regional peace and cooperation. Such hegemonic designs are...

Emerging Security Trends and Legitimacy of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Regime (Article)

Abstract: The contemporary emerging security trends seem destined to marginalising the potential and legitimacy of the nuclear non-proliferation regime. The transformation in the international settings...

President Obama’s Legacy: An Academic’s Perspective (Article)

Abstract: In his second and last presidency, US President Barack Obama, conscious of his lasting legacy, has taken some bold and unprecedented foreign policy decisions....

Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations: Post 2014 Challenges (Article)

Abstract: With the war in Afghanistan spanning over 13 years coming to an inconclusive end, the three multiple transition processes (security, political and economic) have...

Counter Terrorism

The terror attack in Paris has once again highlighted the heated debates on the activities of ISIS and Islamophobia prevalent in Europe and elsewhere...

Showdown in the South China Sea

A new theatre is opened. The conflict is emerging in the name of “freedom of navigation” , where the US destroyer USS Lassen’s intrusion...

A new bi-polarity

Changing ground realities in the Asian theatre The world is fast reshaping. New centres of gravity are emerging. Regional re-grouping of like-minded policies is underway....

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