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Located at one of the intersections of South and Central Asia, Afghanistan is too important to be ignored by its...
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Relations between the United States and Pakistan have soured considerably in 2018. A recurring exchange of flustered tweets by statesmen on both sides suggests that they may be...
Of Internal Reforms and External Connectivity:Strengthening Economic Security in Pakistan.
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While national security of Pakistan is inextricably linked to its military preparedness, it has other dimensions that relate more to its economic health than keeping it secure in...
Deterrence, Compellence and the Cold Start Doctrine
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Conflict has been one of the most recurrent themes in history. It is apt to assert that war has been an oft-used instrument by actors to...
India, Pakistan, and the Cyber-hygiene Problem: An Event Horizon in National Security?
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From a malware attack on the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in India in 2019 to audio leaks from the office...
Interview of Tahir Rasheed: Climate Change Is the Most Pressing Issue for Pakistan: Tahir...
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Pakistan’s Place in a Changing World
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The world has moved from its unipolar moment into multipolarity; China has arrived; Russia has resurged; and the era of singular U.S. dominance is over....
Hangor Day: A Glorious Reminiscence
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After gaining independence, Pakistan realized that, in order to endure and safeguard . freedom, it ought to attain a strategic wherewithal to thwart malicious designs of its enemy....
India’s Arihant SSBN: Should China be Worried?
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The Sino-Indo rivalry is old and multidimensional. The two nuclear-armed titans have been instrumental in charting out the security architecture of the region. Nuclear deterrence features...
The Geopolitical Implications of Deglobalization
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