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Pakistan is at the critical juncture of a localized poly-crisis. The country is experiencing political turmoil, environmental havoc, rising terrorism, and a burgeoning economic crisis. On the economic front, the country faces backbreaking inflation, a depreciating currency, and precariously low foreign exchange…
Protection of a nation’s sovereignty, people, and resources from external and internal threats that can jeopardize its stability and well-being is the most critical strategic interest for any state and its survival.
Prioritizing national security as the topmost strategic concern is even…
Kashmir is an international flash point with the potential to lead up to a nuclear flare-up in South Asia and after Feb 2019 incidents there is a universal consensus on this assertion. Earlier, in 1999, Kargil War was also fought over Kashmir.…
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At a time when the world is fast headed for a bipolar world overshadowed by the US and China competition, India and Pakistan seem oblivious to the myriad challenges they face because of internecine disputes. Since both are not on talking terms,…
Pakistan and Afghanistan are conjoined twins having centuries-old cultural, religious, social, and economic ties. The prosperity of both the nations and, to a great extent, of the entire region, is wedded to their peaceful coexistence. Peace and stability in one country directly…
Data on the number and location of terrorist attacks in Pakistan show a concentration near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border.
Since the Afghan Taliban reclaimed power in Kabul, there has been a gradual increase in insecurity in Pakistan, with a rise of terrorist acts. 2022…
The assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, on 31 October 1984, led to a massacre of Sikhs — still remembered as one of the darkest chapters of history by Sikhs. Tracing the background of the anti-Sikh riots, in June the same year,…