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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…

Policy Brief by Dr. Aneel Salman 28/08/2025

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Balancing Cost, Security, and Diplomacy: The Pakistan-US Oil Deal in Context

Download Pakistan has secured its crude oil import deal with the United States, marking a significant shift in its energy procurement strategy. This policy brief assesses the strategic, economic, and geopolitical implications of the U.S. deal compared to oil imports from traditional suppliers.…

Policy Brief by Hajra Hashmi 07/08/2025

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Addressing the Nexus Between Human Trafficking and Terrorism

Download Human trafficking and terrorist financing form a cyclical, self-reinforcing nexus in Pakistan, where criminal syndicates and militant networks exploit vulnerable populations not only for profit but also to sustain extremist operations. According to the UNODC, criminal networks in Pakistan generated approximately…

Policy Brief by Dr. Aneel Salman 31/07/2025

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Textual Insights into Fiscal Narratives: An Analytical Study of Pakistan’s Federal Budgets (2010-2024)

Download This Brief conducts a systematic analysis of Pakistan’s federal budget documents from 2010 to 2024 using a text mining approach. Despite significant shifts in domestic and global economic conditions, the focus of these documents has remained on recurring economic challenges such as…

Policy Brief by Dr. Aneel Salman 31/07/2025

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Does Pakistan have an option other than the IMF?

Download Pakistan received USD7 billion in the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) in the 25th arrangement of the IMF. Since independence, Pakistan has received financial assistance from the IMF twenty-five times, resulting in temporary short-term stability. However, the austerity measures proposed by these programs…

Policy Brief by Maham Naweed 25/07/2025

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Supplemental Award in Indus Waters Case – No Legal Basis for India’s “Abeyance”

The Award reinforced the view that India’s unilateral actions were inconsistent with the established legal mechanisms of the historic water-sharing arrangement.

Policy Brief by IPRI 22/07/2025

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Legal Implications of India’s Military UAV Operations Over Pakistan

Download The recent escalation triggered by the Pahalgam incident in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir had been marked by a series of aggressive Indian military operations, carried out under the pretext of countering alleged threats from Pakistan. Despite the lack of credible…

Policy Brief by Hajra Hashmi 18/07/2025

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The Use of Artificial Intelligence in Courts for Timely Judgement

Download The Supreme Court of Pakistan’s March 2025 decision in Ishfaq Ahmed vs. Mushtaq Ahmed marks a defining moment in the digital evolution of Pakistan’s judiciary. Acknowledging the need for systemic reform in the face of overwhelming case backlogs, especially in the lower…

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?

Balancing Cost, Security, and Diplomacy: The Pakistan-US Oil Deal in Context

Addressing the Nexus Between Human Trafficking and Terrorism

Textual Insights into Fiscal Narratives: An Analytical Study of Pakistan’s Federal Budgets (2010-2024)

Does Pakistan have an option other than the IMF?

Supplemental Award in Indus Waters Case – No Legal Basis for India’s “Abeyance”

Legal Implications of India’s Military UAV Operations Over Pakistan

The Use of Artificial Intelligence in Courts for Timely Judgement

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