Strategic Perspectives Through Research and Dialogue

Impact of India’s ISR Capabilities on South Asian Security Dynamics

Abstract Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities have grown exponentially over the past two decades. Almost all major powers are building their ISR potential for...

Issue Brief on “BRICS’ MENA Odyssey: A Promising Expansion”

The 15th meeting of the BRICS (an abbreviation representing Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) leaders, convened in Johannesburg on 22 August 2023,...

Issue Brief on “Balancing the Scales: Pakistan’s Nuclear Strategy in the Face of India’s...

India’s critical military modernization and its position as a leading arms importer have introduced significant implications for regional stability, and this growing conventional asymmetry...

Issue Brief on “Covid-19 and Pakistan’s Foreign Policy Challenges”

Following and even before the World Health Organization (WHO) formally declared Covid-19 as a pandemic, restrictive measures such as lockdowns have been declared all...

Issue Brief on “CPEC: 10th JCC and Future Outlook”

The 10th meeting of the Joint Coordination Committee (JCC), the apex decision-making body of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) was held on 23rd September,...

Report – Webinar on “Emerging Technologies: Important Tool to Combat COVID-19”

China-Pakistan Study Centre (CPSC) at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) in collaboration with Mishal Pakistan and Wusool hosted a Webinar on April...

Issue Brief on “Operation Blue Star and Contemporary Indian Sikhs”

Introduction The June 1984 was one of the grimmest times in India’s Pre-Modi history. During that time, Sikhs of India were subjected to all elements...

Issue Brief on “Pakistan Stream Gas Pipeline: Finally A Done Deal “

Pakistan and Russia signed the Amendment Protocols to the Inter-Governmental Agreement on Cooperation in the Implementation of the North-South Gas Pipeline Construction Project on...

Issue Brief on “The Weaponization of Space: Global Trends, National Perspectives, and Legal Implications”

The deployment of devices with destructive capabilities in orbit is known as spatial weaponization. Spatial weaponization refers to the deployment of weapons, whether space-based...

Report – Roundtable “Delegation from the International Research Council for Religious Affairs (IRCRA)”

The Centre for Afghanistan, Middle East & Africa (CAMEA) at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) hosted a delegation from the International Research Council for Religious...

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