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Regional Arms Control at Risk: The K-4 Missile and Its Escalating Impact on South Asia

Muhammad Shahzad Akram June 12, 2025

The K-4, also known as Kalam-4, is an intermediate-range submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) developed by...

Mushroom cloud from a nuclear explosion on the left side and the Indian national flag on the right side, symbolizing the Pokhran-II nuclear tests.

Revisiting India’s Pokhran-II Nuclear Tests of 1998: Reality Beyond the Rhetoric

Sana Ahmed June 12, 2025

India’s May 1998 Pokhran-II nuclear tests, though hailed domestically as a bold assertion of strategic...

Illustration of an Iranian statesman in formal attire, set against a backdrop featuring the Iranian flag, a mosque dome, and a nuclear symbol, symbolizing Iran’s nuclear negotiations.

Tehran’s Tipping Point: Pezeshkian’s Reformist Vision in Nuclear Negotiations

Muhammad Ahmad Murtaza June 10, 2025

Iran is looking different with the change in command at the highest level, although the...

Silhouettes of two fighter jets fly across the backdrop of Indian and Pakistani flags, symbolizing military tension and air power dynamics.

Assessing the Role of Air Power in the 2025 India-Pakistan Standoff

Shamil Abdullah Saleh June 6, 2025

Following ‘Operation Sindoor’—which likely became the largest aerial battle in modern warfare, with over a...

A collection of nuclear warheads with radiation symbols, positioned in front of the Indian national flag and a missile, set against a world map background.

Alarming Increase in Stockpile of India’s Nuclear Weapons: Regional and Global Implications

Iraj Abid June 1, 2025

According to the 2023 and 2024 yearbooks of Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), the...

A digital painting shows a large armored man symbolizing a powerful state facing a smaller, confident man with a shield bearing Pakistan’s crescent and star, against a backdrop of South Asia's map.

A regional Bully has been humbled

Javeria Irshad May 31, 2025

Repetitive aggressive behavior and exercise of power that is intentional and involves an imbalance of...

A lone figure walks beside a narrow, drying stream in a cracked riverbed, symbolizing the water crisis along the Indus River in Sindh.

The Dying Lifeline: How Water Politics Is Choking The Indus River And Threatening Millions In Sindh

Mansoor ur Rehman ur Rehman May 30, 2025

The canal project is a $3.3bn value project under Pakistan’s green initiative (GPI) which was...

A digital illustration showing multiple military drones flying over Indian and Pakistani flags, with silhouettes of soldiers below and a cloudy, tense atmosphere.

Memetic Warfare and the New Age of Conflict: Lessons from the India-Pakistan Tensions

Fatima Haider May 26, 2025

Meme warfare, also known as memetic warfare, presents a modernisation of the traditional information warfare...

Illustration showing a military tank, a soldier with a rifle, a news microphone, a hand writing in a newspaper, and a large "FAKE NEWS" stamp, all in neutral beige and gray tones.

Operation Sindoor or Operation Fake News: Debunking New Delhi’s Blitzkrieg of Twisted Narratives and Fake News (Part II)

Maryam Raashed May 26, 2025

A key feature of the Pahalgam Incident and the ensuing military escalation between India and...

Illustration showing a military tank, a soldier with a rifle, a news microphone, a hand writing in a newspaper, and a large "FAKE NEWS" stamp, all in neutral beige and gray tones.

Operation Sindoor or Operation Fake News: Debunking New Delhi’s Blitzkrieg of Twisted Narratives and Fake News (Part I)

Maryam Raashed May 24, 2025

Following the latest Pahalgam incident, which took place in the heavily militarized and securitized Baisaran...