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Download Informality remains a defining feature of Pakistan’s economy. It acts as an employment shock absorber. It however constrains fiscal growth and productivity levels. This study examines the scale, pattern, size, and structural implications of Pakistan’s informal economy. Based on data from the…

Policy Brief by Amna Ejaz Rafi 21/10/2025

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Economic Competition or Containment? India’s Role in Anti-China Indo-Pacific Alignments

Download ndo-Pacific and Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) often construed from the prism of geographic coupling of Pacific and Indian Oceans, and maritime security are, in actual geopolitical developments reflecting the competitive tendencies in region. India is exploiting the competitive tendencies in Indo-Pacific region…

Policy Brief by Dr. Aneel Salman 21/10/2025

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Leveraging the AI Innovation Ecosystem to Enhance Service Quality and Customer Relationship Management in Pakistan’s Telecom Sector

Download Pakistan’s telecom sector, with over 200 million mobile subscribers and 150 million broadband users, contributes PKR 335 billion annually to the national exchequer in the form of direct taxation and PTA revenues. Despite high digital penetration, the industry struggles with reactive service…

Policy Brief by Dr. Aneel Salman 19/09/2025

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A Blueprint for Pakistan’s Bioeconomy: Turning Resources into Resilience

Download Agriculture contributes 24 percent to Pakistan’s national economy and employs 37.4 percent of the workforce. Despite this strong agricultural base, the bioeconomy’s share in national output remains among the lowest globally. This shows a wide gap between the available bioeconomy resources and…

Policy Brief by Hamza Zaman 12/09/2025

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Beyond Doklam: Mapping Strategic Mistrust between India and China

Download India and China have longstanding border disputes on all the three sectors that date back to the pre-partition colonial era. Aksai Chin remains a point of friction in the western sector due to the existence of simultaneous border demarcations i.e. McCartney-MacDonald Line…

Policy Brief by Maryum Taimoor 12/09/2025

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India’s Water Divide: Impact of the Teesta River Dispute on Dhaka-Delhi Relations

Download Bangladesh and India share almost 54 rivers, and India has control over the water-sharing of 43 rivers. Sharing the Teesta River’s water has remained a recurrent challenge. Almost 90 per cent of the river’s flow is during June to September, and the…

Policy Brief by Khadija Almus Khanum 11/09/2025

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Access to Water as a Human Right

Download Access to clean and safe water is essential for life, dignity, and public health, yet remains out of reach for many globally. It is increasingly recognized as a human right under key international instruments, and in Pakistan, courts have interpreted the constitutional…

Policy Brief by Iqra Hasnat 11/09/2025

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From IPKF to Today: Historical Wounds and Indian Military Interventions in Sri Lanka

Download This brief explores India’s military intervention in Sri Lanka through the 1987 Indo-Sri Lanka Accord and the deployment of the IPKF. It examines how the mission, intended as peacekeeping, escalated into direct conflict with the LTTE; and how India’s withdrawal in 1990…

Policy Brief by Tanzeela Khalil 11/09/2025

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Internal Interference: Role of Indian Intelligence in Bangladeshi Domestic Politics

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…

An Appraisal of Pakistan’s Informal Economy: Causes, Patterns, and Socioeconomic Footprints

Economic Competition or Containment? India’s Role in Anti-China Indo-Pacific Alignments

Leveraging the AI Innovation Ecosystem to Enhance Service Quality and Customer Relationship Management in Pakistan’s Telecom Sector

A Blueprint for Pakistan’s Bioeconomy: Turning Resources into Resilience

Beyond Doklam: Mapping Strategic Mistrust between India and China

Access to Water as a Human Right

From IPKF to Today: Historical Wounds and Indian Military Interventions in Sri Lanka

Internal Interference: Role of Indian Intelligence in Bangladeshi Domestic Politics

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

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