Constructing the Taliban Discourse: Analysis of the U.S. Presidential Rhetoric (1993-2024)
Abstract
This paper analyses the progression of the U.S. presidential discourse regarding the Taliban from 1993 to 2024. It explores how the discursive formation of...
Issue Brief on “Ankara Summit and NATO’s Burden-Shifting Moment: A Critical Assessment”
The latest NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisatbion) Summit held in Ankara on 7–8 July 2026 was not a doctrinal reset, rather it was an...
Issue Brief on “Pakistan’s Growing Dependence on Remittances”
Introduction:
Pakistan's recent macroeconomic stabilisation has been supported less by improvements in domestic productivity than by the resilience of its overseas workforce. Workers' remittances...
Issue Brief on “Operationalization of India’s Naval Nuclear Deterrent: Challenges and Options”
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) policy document recently revealed that India has placed roughly 12 nuclear warheads into an operational "deployed" status...
Issue Brief on “ASEAN, Regional Integration and CPEC: Expanding Pakistan–China Economic Cooperation in a...
The international economic landscape is undergoing profound transformation driven by geopolitical competition, technological innovation, supply-chain restructuring, climate change, and the emergence of new centres...
Issue Brief on “The 8th Pakistan–EU Strategic Dialogue: Key Outcomes and Implications for Pakistan”
The visit of the European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, Kaja Kallas, to Islamabad...
Issue Brief on “Armenia’s Election and the Reordering of the South Caucasus: Pashinyan’s Post-Karabakh...
Armenia’s June 2026 parliamentary elections produced a consequential result for the South Caucasus. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s Civil Contract party won about 49.8 percent...
Issue Brief on “Pakistan’s Federal Budget FY2026–27: Growth Ambitions, Fiscal Discipline, and Strategic Trade-offs”
Overview:
Pakistan's Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb presented the Federal Budget for fiscal Year (FY) 2026–27 on June 12, 20226 with a total outlay of Rs....
Issue Brief on “The New Middle East: Power Shifts, Regional Autonomy, and Evolving Security...
The Middle East is undergoing one of the most significant strategic transformations in decades. While many of these changes initially unfolded gradually and almost...
Issue Brief on “Politics of Defections in India: What lies ahead?”
Introduction
On 24 April, 2026, seven Rajya Sabha —Upper House of the Indian Parliament— members of the Aam Admi Party (AAP) announced their defection...
