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To know and be informed is human nature and nothing can ever satisfy this particular need and want of knowing and being informed more. We are always...
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International efforts to achieve global nuclear disarmament are as old as the nuclear weapons development. The United Nations General Assembly’s first resolution in 1946 established a commission to...
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In June 2022, the Indian government announced the reopening of its embassy in Kabul. To many, this came as a surprise. Weren’t...
Security & Conflict – Developing a Gender Lens
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Looking back in history, the last decade of the Cold War was a very happening time. As the curtain slowly drew on the Cold War, the world theatre...
Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: An International Law Perspective
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Pakistan’s Enduring TTP Woes
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India’s Low Nuclear Threshold
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