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In recent days, there have been attempts to put legal flesh on the bones of India’s declared policy of holding the Indus Waters Treaty in “abeyance”. These initiatives have taken the form of seemingly coordinated published pieces by Indian authors that advance…
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India is pushing for modification of the Indus Waters Treaty (“IWT”), a long-standing water-sharing instrument between India and Pakistan. However, its arguments—based on population growth and climate change—fail to meet the legal criteria under international law for invoking the doctrine of rebus…
Press Release – July 7th 2025
Islamabad, 7th July 2025 — The Islamabad Policy Research Institute (IPRI) recently organized a Seminar on “A Holistic Approach of the Security and Governance Challenges of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP).” The session brought together a range…
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This Policy Brief examines the impact of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) on Pakistan’s trade performance. It highlights that, over the years, Pakistan has concentrated on increasing the number of FTAs. However, there is inadequate empirical evidence to determine whether these FTAs have…
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This Paper explores the significance of industrial structural output for Pakistan’s economy focusing on GDP analysis. This may be about the mixed fortunes of the industrial sector, where sub-sectors like small-scale manufacturing and construction are relatively healthy whereas Large-scale manufacturing and…
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Tariff rationalisation is crucial for Pakistan's economic transformation, promoting export competitiveness, industrial efficiency, and trade integration. Pakistan's overdependence on high tariffs as a source of revenue has resulted in an anti-export bias, increasing the cost of production, deterring foreign investment, and…
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The rapid advancement of deepfake technology has introduced unprecedented challenges in modern warfare, particularly in the realms of deception, disinformation, and psychological operations. Utilizing Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning, deepfakes generate hyper-realistic yet fabricated digital content, making them a powerful…
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Due to their integral role in the preservation of natural resources, dams are prime targets for terrorist attacks. Along with the ‘traditional’ threat to the physicality of the structures themselves, a new, potentially more destructive threat has emerged: that of a cyber…
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