Abstract The paper analyzes India–Pakistan’s lopsided nuclear deterrence and military strategies. India plans to deliberately escalate a limited war against Pakistan. Pakistan is determined to…
Country or Region: Pakistan
Abstract This paper attempts to measure and explain the sustainability of China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) by employing rational choice theory. Methodologically, the qualitative study relies…
Abstract The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will not only enhance the strategic cooperation between Beijing and Islamabad, but also open up new avenues of economic…
Continue reading Khetran, Mir Sher Baz, and Muhammad Anjum Saeed
Publication Year: 2018 Indian Foreign Policy in Transition: Relations with South Asia Summary India’s relation with other South Asian countries has been impacted by recent…
Publication Year: 2018 Pakistan’s Nuclear Policy: A Minimum Credible Deterrence Summary In May 1998, in reaction to India’s nuclear weapons tests, Pakistan tested six nuclear weapons.…
Publication Year: 2017 Deadly Impasse: Indo-Pakistani Relations at the Dawn of a New Century Summary What ails the Indo-Pakistani relationship? Rivalry between the two states has…
Summary Asia has the world’s highest concentration of nuclear weapons and the most significant recent developments related to nuclear proliferation, as well as the world’s…
Continue reading Esfahani, Marzieh Kouhi, and Ariabarzan Mohammadi, eds
Summary This balanced and deeply informed book provides a comprehensive account of China’s Asia policy since the Cold War. Lowell Dittmer traces the PRC’s policy…
Abstract Asia, a region grappling with the impacts of climate change, increasing natural disasters, and transboundary water issues, faces major challenges to water security. Water…
Abstract Of the nine countries known to have nuclear weapons, six are located in Asia and another, the United States, borders the Pacific Ocean. Russia…
Continue reading Toon, Owen B., Alan Robock, Michael Mills, and Lili Xia
Abstract India’s quest for space weaponization will have consequences for regional stability. South Asia remains a precarious region given the historical rivalry between India and…
Abstract The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has been billed as the “flagship project” of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), constituting the most expansive package…
Abstract U.S.-Pakistan relations frayed considerably in the last eighteen months of the Obama administration. With President Donald Trump’s entry into the mix, Pakistanis sensed an…
Abstract U.S.-Pakistan relations have generated intense frustration for both countries. But Pakistan has 180 million people, nuclear weapons, and a major unresolved dispute with a…
Publication Year: 2016 New South Asian Security: Six Core Relations Underpinning Regional Security Summary New South Asian Security recasts the interpretation of security and international relations…
