IPRI UPDATE for the Month of February 2018 has been issued.
For details, visit: IPRI UPDATE February 2018

Warfare has evolved far beyond the first generation; when it was all about set pieces of lines and columns of armed soldiers. Today, this favourite past time of mankind is waged by frustrated non-state warriors, directing their rage against visible symbols of…
Post-event Report
Panel Discussion
on
“India Armed Forces Joint Doctrine 2017: A Critical Appraisal”
Source: kingmakersiasacademy.com
General:
A one-day panel discussion “India Armed Forces Joint Doctrine 2017: A Critical Appraisal” was organized by the Islamabad Policy Research Institute (IPRI) on February 28, 2018…

The universe is based on balance; each star, planet keep the right path to keep the gravitational balance. The body of a human, an animal too is based on balance. The mind is the most important organ which balances the rest of…
The Afghan government has expressed the willingness to recognize Taliban as a political entity at a recently held international conference in Kabul. The Afghan government has also offered opening up of a political office for the Taliban in Kabul (or any other…
Many believe that Afghanistan’s involvement in CPEC, even if only modest, can be a big confidence-building measure for an Afghanistan-Pakistan relationship which has been tense for quite some time now. In the long run, through Afghanistan, China is planning to gradually connect…
In this age of globalization the phenomena of terrorism and extremism has become a complex issue posing multidimensional security challenges to states and societies all over the world. The transnational nature of these non-traditional challenges has added new complexities and confusion in…
Research Articles
A Comparative Study of Blitzkrieg and Cold Start Doctrine: Lessons and Countermeasures for Pakistan
Muhammad Ali Baig and Hamid Iqbal 1
This study analyses the common theoretical and conceptual attributes of the German Blitzkrieg and India’s Cold Start Doctrine (CSD)…
The Islamabad Policy Research Institute (IPRI) organised a one-day Panel Discussion on ‘Indian Armed Forces Joint Doctrine 2017: A Critical Appraisal’ on 28 February 2018.
The event was reported by the print media. It was covered on several channels including:
PTV World
92 News
Radio…
IPRI UPDATE for the Month of January 2018 has been issued.
For details, visit: IPRI UPDATE January 2018