Pakistan

The monograph focusses on the unending sectarian conflict in the Kurram district in Pakistan. It traces the history of Kurram, the origin Tof the Turi Shias and chronicles major incidents of sectarian conflicts in the district. It argues that sectarian violence in Kurram, Pakistan, between Shias and Sunnis is deeply rooted in historical animosities, exacerbated by the state’s Sunni-Islamist orientation and external influences like the Afghan Jihad and Saudi-Iran rivalry.

• Ashok K. Behuria
• April 22, 2025
• Monograph

The Jaffar Express hijack has exposed the fact that as far as Balochistan is concerned, the writ of the Pakistani State has shrunk.

• Ashish Shukla
• March 19, 2025
• IDSA Comments

• Iftikhar Ali , Noraiz Arshad , Roy Anthony Rogers
• September-October 2024
• Strategic Analysis

The imposition of sanctions on entities involved in clandestinely procuring strategic technologies highlight that the widely proclaimed dismantlement of the proliferation network involving Pakistan and China was either overstated or an oversight.

• Rajiv Nayan
• January 02, 2025
• IDSA Comments

पाकिस्तान में सरकार और संस्थाएं कुर्रम में जारी हिंसा के मूल कारणों की पहचान करने और उनके समाधान के लिए जरुरी प्रयास करने में पूरी तरह विफल रहे हैं|

• Ashish Shukla
• December 05, 2024
• IDSA Comments

बी.एल.ए. के हालिया ऑपरेशन हेरोफ़ ने इस्लामाबाद एवं रावलपिंडी स्थित राजनीतिक एवं सैन्य एस्टाब्लिश्मेंट को अन्दर से झकझोर कर रख दिया है|

• Ashish Shukla
• September 06, 2024
• IDSA Comments

Pakistan has re-evaluated its counter-terror strategy in the aftermath of the visit of Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif and Army Chief General Asif Munir to China in June 2024.

• Saman Ayesha Kidwai
• August 02, 2024
• IDSA Comments

Unchecked inflation and a low tax-to-GDP ratio are some of the key economic woes plaguing Pakistan.

• Ashish Shukla
• July 18, 2024
• IDSA Comments

Repeated attacks on Chinese nationals on Pakistani soil is seen as a critical challenge for continued China–Pakistan economic cooperation.

• Priyanka Singh
• 19 April 2024
• Issue Brief

The US factor remained a quintessential element in the 2024 Pakistan elections, given the Pakistan diaspora, the US Congress’ Pakistan Caucus and the PTI pressure groups.

• Priyanka Singh
• March 26, 2024
• Issue Brief