India-Pakistan Relations

Indo-Pak Relations: Peace Paroxysms Strike Again

May 14, 2012

Instead of taking leave of its senses every time someone from across the border coos sweet nothings, India needs to set metrics by which to judge Pakistan and then take steps to reciprocate any positive measures from the other side.

Drug Trafficking in India: A Case for Border Security

2012

Trafficking of drugs takes place overwhelmingly through land borders followed by sea and air routes. Given the vulnerability of the borders to drug trafficking, India has tried to tackle the problem through the strategy of drug supply and demand reduction, which involves enacting laws, co-operating with voluntary organisations, securing its borders and coasts by increasing surveillance, as well as seeking the active cooperation of its neighbours and the international community.

Deciphering Kayani-Speak: One Avalanche Leads to Another?

April 20, 2012

If the tragedy of Gayari has induced some sense of introspection in the leadership of the Pakistan Army, it may be a fitting tribute to the soldiers who lost their lives in the avalanche.

Nuclear Weapons and Conflict Transformation: The Case of India–Pakistan by Saira Khan

March 2012

There are many volumes on conflict resolution and nuclear proliferation.

2011: A Strategic Survey

January 4, 2012

The year 2011 will stand out in history as the year of the Arab Spring, when people in Northern Africa and West Asia rose up against tyranny and revolted for political emancipation.

2012: The Changing Geopolitical Environment and Tasks before Indian foreign policy

January 3, 2012

While India’s ability to handle the challenges may be constrained by a slowing economy, it would need to manage them through requisite diplomatic skill and finesse.

Prognosis for Pakistan 2012

December 13, 2011

The outlook for Pakistan in the year 2012 is rather negative diplomatically, economically, politically, socially, culturally, and militarily.

A Rejoinder to John R. Schmidt, 'Pakistan’s Alternate Universe'

December 12, 2011

Whatever John R. Schmidt’s aims, the arguments that he has employed do not stand the test of casual perusal leave alone scrutiny.

Military-Intelligence-Militant Nexus in Pakistan: Fighting a War of Asymmetry against India

October 2011

The sense of insecurity created by a regionally preponderant and militarily powerful India is the central catalytic factor that influences the dynamics of Pakistan’s regional security perception.

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