Pakistani Gwadar Port: A double-edged sword for Iran

Authors: Vahid Pourtajrishi & Elaheh Shirvani Gwadar port is located in the province of Baluchistan in Pakistan and on the coast of Arabian Sea. The...

The Not-So-Missing Case of Indian Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Hitendra Singh and Gauri Noolkar-Oak* Recently, an article published in Modern Diplomacy caught our attention. The author has cited Mr. Wozniak, co-founder of Apple, and...

Changing Perceptions: How Pakistan should use Public Diplomacy

Traditionally in International Relations the concept of “hard power” remained the basic focus for states so as to achieve power and dominance in international...

Rolling back militancy: Bangladesh looks to Saudi Arabia in a twist of irony

Bangladesh, in a twist of irony, is looking to Saudi Arabia to fund a $ 1 billion plan to build hundreds of mosques and...

Is India Fast Becoming a Dysfunctional Democracy?

When hate invades the human mind, there is no limit to brutal atrocity.  On April 10, a  Guardian story included a video in which...

How John Bolton as NSA would Impact Pakistan?

Despite the triumphs Pakistan has had in curbing terrorism, the NSA John Bolton doesn’t believe that Pakistan is internally strong enough to thwart an...

Indian Ocean politics and Pakistan’s economic interests

Indian Ocean is among the world’s largest oceans. It comprises nearly one‐fifth of the entire oceans of world. In the west of Indian Ocean...

Reform Measures and GST Benefits to Drive India’s Growth Momentum

India will reverse 2 years of declining growth as the economy is set to expand by 7.3% in fiscal year (FY) 2018 and 7.6%...

The Selective Policy of Great Powers in the Non-Proliferation Regime

The threat of nuclear proliferation varies greatly depending on a country’s political relationship with the proliferators- Matthew Kroenig When the gun is in the hand...

Modi’s Policies are downgrading India’s Major-Power Ambition in the International System

India’s aspiration toward achieving a ‘major power’ status will only be achieved with the possibility of building a strong economy not being a contested...

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