Abstract It is argued that, Pakistan’s “full spectrum” nuclear strategy is based upon the concept of proportionate calibration against the perceived threat of a limited…
Country or Region: Pakistan
Summary There is a high risk that someone will use, by accident or design, one or more of the 17,000 nuclear weapons in the world…
Abstract The Kashmir conflict has acquired a multifaceted character. On the one hand, it involves national and territorial contestations between India and Pakistan and on…
Publication Year: 2017 China’s Maritime Silk Road and Asia Summary The 21st Century Maritime Silk Road (MSR) can be considered as the most significant strategic outreach…
Summary China’s rise has elicited envy, admiration, and fear among its neighbors. Although much has been written about this, previous coverage protrays events as determined…
Publication Year: 2013 The Pakistan Military in Politics: Origins, Evolution, Consequences Summary The Pakistan Military in Politics: Origins, Evolution, Consequences What is the contribution of internal…
Summary India is the world’s tenth largest economy and possesses the world’s fourth largest military. The subcontinent houses about one-fifth of the world’s population and…
Summary Combining theoretical and empirical insights, this book provides an in-depth analysis of South Asia’s transition in the areas of democracy, political economy and security…
Abstract The debate and discourse to change the provincial map of Pakistan by creating new provinces is not a new phenomenon and is considered as…
Abstract This article is based on a presentation made by the author at the Indian Ocean Regional Association Dialogue 2015 (a Track 1.5 initiative) at…
Abstract This article examines issues concerning the South China Sea from a Japanese perspective. In contrast to its reticence and hesitant attitude in the 1990s,…
Summary Nuclear-armed adversaries India and Pakistan have fought three wars since their creation as sovereign states in 1947. They went to the brink of a…
Summary First published in 2007, this book focuses on the security of sea lanes of communication. It was a joint publication between the Maritime Institute…
Continue reading Rumley, Dennis, Sanjay Chatuvedi, and Mat Taib Yasin, eds
Summary Pan-regional constructions in the Indian Ocean are of relatively recent origin, are contested and remain relatively weak at present. Sub-regional constructions, on the other…
Summary First published in 2004, this book is the inaugural volume of the Indian Ocean Research Group (IORG) and is based on a selection of…
