Deterrence or Destabilization? Dissecting India’s Ambitions in the Indian Ocean
The tradition of basing one’s nuclear weapons at sea began during the Cold War, when...
Opinion Article
Peace in the Crosshairs: The Need to Renew and Reinvigorate NAP 2.0
The assassination of a senior leader of the Awami National Party (ANP), Maulana Khanzeb, on...
Pakistan’s Nuclear Program and the Ongoing Slander
On June 18, 2025, The Wall Street Journal published Sadanand Dhume’s opinion piece titled, “Iran’s...
Strategic Hedging or Strategic Confusion? India’s Rise as a Global Player
The influence of India is growing worldwide, which is quite evident from its multi-alignment moves....
Nuclear Deterrence and the Return of Realpolitik
There are three major events that have significantly altered the course of history in the...
Nuclear Stability, Conventional Instability: Rethinking Deterrence After the 2025 India–Pakistan Crisis
India and Pakistan came perilously close to all-out war in May 2025, yet nuclear arsenals...
Israel counter proliferation efforts against Iran: A threat to the global non- proliferation regime
The recent 12-day war between Iran and Israel has raised serious concerns about the global...
Emergence of the Fourth Reich in India
In the aftermath of the Pahalgam incident and the four-day war initiated by India against...
Afghan Taliban’s Place in the Great Power Politics
History not only repeats itself, but it also reverses the roles. On 3rd July, 2025,...
ICBM Accusations: Unpacking the US Motive
Vipin Narang and Pranay Vaddi write in their recent Foreign Affairs article How to Survive...