Security & Conflict
Close Encounters of the Third Millennium
On September 6–7, 2018 the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) and the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR) held a joint conference...
Indo-US Communications Compatibility and Security Agreement: Implications for Pakistan
The Communications Compatibility and Security Agreement (COMCASA)was signed after the US Defence Secretary James Mattis and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met the Indian...
India’s Ballistic Missile Defense System: Strategic Implications
Strategic stability in South Asia has remained fragile due to multiple factors. Three common threats to Strategic Stability in South Asia have been recognized...
Second Age of Arms Race in Indian Ocean and India’s Test of K-15 SRBM
In late August 2018, according to Indian defense officials, local and international media sources three short range ballistic missiles were fired from INS Arihant...
Global watchdog takes Saudi Arabia to task for lax anti-terrorism finance measures
A Financial Action Task Force (FATF) report criticizing Saudi Arabia’s anti-money laundering and terrorism finance measures puts the kingdom on the spot 17 years...
China’s Role in 1965 Indo-Pak War
China is one of the most reliable partners of Pakistan throughout the establishment of their diplomatic relations since 1951. It has been a trustworthy...
Defense Day and Current Challenges to Pakistan
Every year on 6th September Pakistan celebrates its “Defense Day” by paying respect to those martyrs who gave their lives in the war of...
Rafale: A national tragedy or just plain stupidity?
In other countries, it would have been a badge of shame for the Government, Bureaucracy, Defense Industry and the citizenry as a whole. In...
Ahwaz bloody attack
Several armed gunmen martyred and wounded several of their compatriots during an armed attack during an armed parade in Ahwaz on Saturday, September 31,...
What will happen to the Central Asian jihadists in Idlib after the Sochi Memorandum?
It became obvious that, the persistent calls and strict warnings from the UN, the United States, the EU and Turkey about the inevitability of...