Security & Conflict
India’s Quest to Dominate the South Asian Cyberspace
Since the advent of technological innovations in warfare, ‘Cyberspace’ has considerably emerged as the new battlefield for states. The South Asian region has also...
Indian Militarization of Outer Space: Security Implications For Pakistan
India has a long-held desire to be recognized as one of the greatest military powers at the global level. In pursuit of this objective,...
Adverse socio-economic impact of India’s rising military expenditure
The world is still in grip of COVID19 pandemic. Some vaccines are being tested but so far none of them has passed safety tests.
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Analyzing the Decade of Non-proliferation Trends in South Asia
It has been more than two decades since Pakistan and Indiahad carried out their nuclear tests. Since then, South Asia has come to the...
Strategic Depth: The potential causative factor of post-Taliban Afghan Armed Conflict
Afghanistan is one of the most unfortunate countries on earth that has witnessed decades of seemingly endless armed-conflict. While analyses of the post-Taliban Afghan...
Is China’s String of Pearls a fact or fiction? What about India’s necklace of diamonds?
A host of Indian generals, politicians and China-centered media gurus claimed that China was out to alter status quo ante. Planet-Lab-imagery `corroborated’ exhibited pre-incursion...
Traumas of terrorism cannot be erased, but victims’ voices must never be forgotten
In remembering and honouring all victims of terrorism, Secretary-General António Guterres said the UN stands by those who grieve and those who “continue to...
India’s Options for taming the Dragon at the Border
At a time when India and China were celebrating seventy years of their bilateral relations, the Chinese fatally and brutally set new, lowered standards...
The Prospects of Nuclear Disarmament in the New Nuclear Architecture
The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) is the foundation for the nuclear arms control and disarmament initiatives. Since coming into effect in 1970, the P5...
Indian Ocean Region: An Area of Conflicting Maritime Strategies and Power Struggles
The Indian Ocean region has grown in terms of its profound strategic power in the world order because of its advantageous geostrategic location. The...