بی بی سی کی تیار کردہ دستاویزی فلم انڈیا ز ڈاٹر‘‘ کی بنا پر ان دنوں بھارتی سیاست اور معاشرے میں ایک کہرام سا مچا ہوا ہے کیونکہ مذکورہ فلم 16 دسمبر 2012 کو دہلی میں ’’ جیوتی سنگھ ‘‘ نامی 23…
The Indian government has concluded that its provocative firing on the border and the LoC, is proving to be a big hindrance to normalizing bilateral ties. One of the first things that India wants to restore could be cross-LoC CBMs…
دیگر اقلیتوں کی مانند بھارتی عیسائی بھی سنگھ پریوار کے مظالم سے محفوظ نہیں ۔یوں تو پچھلے 67 برس سے سبھی اقلیتیں کسی نہ کسی طرح ہندو انہتا پسند گروہوں کے مظالم کا نشانہ بنتی رہی ہیں مگر چند ماہ سے تو…
The most common approach to deal with insurgencies, terrorism, or internal violence is to use the forces to establish law and order in the affected areas. .In most of the cases, this has not been a successful strategy. Even when these measures…
Interesting developments are taking place in the context of Pakistan India relations. Indian Prime Minister, during his telephone call to the Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, on 13 February, informed about his intention to send his Foreign Secretary to Islamabad. Nawaz Sharif welcomed…
Introduction
China and India, sometimes referred to “Chindia” are geographically proximate nations, contain over one-third of the world's population and are among the fastest growing economies in the world. A report by IMF dated January 21, 2015, predicts India overtaking China as the…
Introduction
It is mandated in the Constitution of Pakistan to provide free and compulsory education to all children between the ages of 5-16 years and enhance adult literacy. With the 18th constitutional amendment the concurrent list which comprised of 47 subjects was abolished…
Revolutions
The advent of Middle East uprisings in 2011 served as a spark that triggered a wide-reaching chain of campaigns, protests, skirmishes etc. Under the series of struggle spreading from Tunisia to Egypt, from harsh battles of Iraq, Yemen, Bahrain, Syria, and Libya…
Nagorno-Karabakh
Ceasefire agreement that put an end to active fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces for control over Nagorno-Karabakh in 1994 was considered to be the first step towards the resolution of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, but even after 21 years of the truce, the…
International Conference
“Major Powers’ Interests in Indian Ocean: Challenges and Options for Pakistan”
Organized by: Islamabad Policy Research Institute (IPRI)
In collaboration with: Hanns Seidel Foundation (HSF)
At: Serena Hotel, Islamabad
November 18-19, 2014
Introduction
A two-day international conference on “Major Powers’…