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Download This study examines the extensive role of India’s intelligence agency, the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), in shaping Bangladesh’s domestic political, security, and strategic landscape since its creation in 1971. From providing covert support to the Mukti Bahini during the liberation war…

Policy Brief by Faizan Riaz 04/09/2025

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Unequal Brothers: Dependency and Unequal Treaties in India-Nepal Relations

Download The 1950 Treaty of Peace and Friendship still shapes India-Nepal relations, but many in Nepal see it as lopsided. It opened borders, allowed free movement and gave India a say in Nepal’s defence and foreign policy. Over time, this built deep dependence…

Dispatches by Muhammad Aiwaz Ahmed Junejo 03/09/2025

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Towards Sustainable Socioeconomic Development

Of utmost concern to the health of the federation are the two breeding challenges that have dominated the political discourse in recent times. The quest for revisiting the National Finance Commission (NFC) is the first of those challenges.

Dispatches by Muhammad Taimur Fahad Khan 03/09/2025

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A Diplomatic Breakthrough in Tianjin: Why Pakistan’s Recognition of Armenia Matters

On August 31, 2025, in the Chinese city of Tianjin, an unlikely diplomatic chapter was written. Pakistan, the sole United Nations member state that for decades refused to recognise Armenia, finally established formal diplomatic ties with Yerevan. The joint communiqué signed by…

Policy Brief by IPRI 02/09/2025

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Pahalgam, Operation Sindoor and Marka-e-Haq

Download Since 1776, Adam Smith’s theory of absolute advantage has remained central to modern economic thought on international trade. Over time, however, its universal validity has been increasingly contested due to recurring trade imbalances, asymmetrical distribution of trade gains across nations, and instances…

Policy Brief by Dr. Aneel Salman 02/09/2025

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U.S. Tariffs, Regional Competition, and Pakistan’s Export Strategy in a Post-Free Trade Era

Download Since 1776, Adam Smith’s theory of absolute advantage has remained central to modern economic thought on international trade. Over time, however, its universal validity has been increasingly contested due to recurring trade imbalances, asymmetrical distribution of trade gains across nations, and instances…

Policy Brief by Muhammad Salman Tariq 02/09/2025

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Border Lines & Broken Trust: The Kalapani Dispute and Indian Territorial Expansionism

Download In 2019, India unveiled a new map that contained the border region districts of Kalapani, Lipulekh, and Limphuyadhara of Nepal in its territory. This sparked outrage in the Nepalese community, which in turn added the eastern region of the Kalapani River. The…

Policy Brief by Nageen Ashraf 29/08/2025

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India’s economic leverage on Nepal: A case study of modern neo-colonialism?

Download Since 1947, India has been Nepal's principal trading partner, influencing significantly the dynamics of its foreign economic relations. Due to Nepal's landlocked status and restricted access to the international market, India became the natural hub for the former’s commercial ecosystem. Nepal relies…

Policy Brief by Iqra Siddique 29/08/2025

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The Propaganda War: India’s Information Campaigns against China and Pakistan

Download India has developed a sophisticated information warfare apparatus targeting Pakistan and, to a lesser extent, China, with the objective of discrediting strategic initiatives such as the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Investigations by EU DisinfoLab and…

Policy Brief by Muhammad Nawaz 29/08/2025

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Culture, Buddhism & Soft Power India’s Religious Diplomacy in Sri Lanka – A Veiled Influence?

Download Given its centrality to the heritage of Buddha civilisation, India uses culture and Buddhism as instruments of soft power in the projection of its foreign policy, aiming to maintain regional hegemony. India claims to uphold the principles of non-coercion and peaceful coexistence…

Internal Interference: Role of Indian Intelligence in Bangladeshi Domestic Politics

Unequal Brothers: Dependency and Unequal Treaties in India-Nepal Relations

Towards Sustainable Socioeconomic Development

A Diplomatic Breakthrough in Tianjin: Why Pakistan’s Recognition of Armenia Matters

Pahalgam, Operation Sindoor and Marka-e-Haq

U.S. Tariffs, Regional Competition, and Pakistan’s Export Strategy in a Post-Free Trade Era

Border Lines & Broken Trust: The Kalapani Dispute and Indian Territorial Expansionism

India’s economic leverage on Nepal: A case study of modern neo-colonialism?

The Propaganda War: India’s Information Campaigns against China and Pakistan

Culture, Buddhism & Soft Power India’s Religious Diplomacy in Sri Lanka – A Veiled Influence?

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