Irfan Mahar

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The writer is working as a Research Associate at the Strategic Vision Institute (SVI), a non-partisan think-tank based out of Islamabad, and Ph.D. scholar in the Department of Defense and Strategic Studies, Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad,Pakistan.

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CPEC: Whether a Debt Trap for Pakistan or Not?

April 2015, was a historic month for the Sino-Pakistan relations when China and Pakistan signed an agreement worth $46 billion for the China-Pakistan Economic...

Covid-19: Rhetoric and Reality

Covid-19 pandemic has wrapped the whole world in its trap; therefore, people in various societies are discussing it. In this regard, multiple points of...

The decision of “Smart Lockdown” by Imran Khan is Either Based on Emotions or Facts

The decisions that are made on facts and figures rather than on emotions prove right decisions. It is also the requirement of rationality that...

India’s Increasing Military Expenditure: Implications for the South Asian Security

India is one of the top nations which has been increasing its military expenditure, weapons import from multiple countries and private firms, and defence...

Indian Increasing Defense Budget and Military Modernization: Security threats for Pakistan

Indian federal government has announced $66.9 billion defence budget for fiscal year 2020/21 which represents a 9.4 percent increase in MoD’s overall allocation as...

Impact of Covid-19 on Global Economy Structure

The outbreak of pandemic Covid-19 all over the world has disturbed the political, social, economic, religious and financial structures of the whole world. World’s...

Polarization between Pakistan’s Federal and Sindh Governments on COVID-19

COVID-19 is a pandemic disease which has wrapped the whole world in its trap resultantly thousands of people throughout the world are dying because...

Changing Security Dynamics of South Asia: Implication for the Security of Region

The South Asian region keeps much importance when it comes to its strategic, political, social, economic and cultural affairs. Various well-known scholars look at...

RSS-Modi Nationalist Ideology and Threat of Nuclear War between Pakistan and India

The relation between both the neighbouring countries namely India and Pakistan has remained sour since the inception of both the nations. There were many...

Imran Khan Speech in UN General Assembly and Kashmir Conundrum

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan warns of potential nuclear war over Kashmir in a speech done by him in UN General Assembly's 74th Session...

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