CHPM Report and A Reality Check
A serious strategic study lives or dies on three basics: verifiable facts, internal coherence, and analytical restraint. That standard matters even more
Kech Abduction Exposes Militant Threat to Civilians
A woman being abducted at gunpoint in Balicha is not just another “law and order” headline. It is a warning about what
Water as a Weapon in South Asia
In a world already anxious about climate stress and geopolitical rivalry, the idea of turning rivers into weapons should alarm everyone. The
Why Eurasia Group’s Warning Should Not Be Ignored
Eurasia Group’s Top Risks of 2026 report puts a blunt label on a shift many people in South Asia have feared for
How India’s Dam Politics Threaten Pakistan’s Survival
India’s recent manipulation of Chenab River flows is more than a technical water management decision; it signals a deliberate shift from treaty-based
Why India’s Nuclear Safety Record Needs Urgent Reassessment
India presents itself as a responsible nuclear power with mature regulatory institutions and rigorous command-and-control systems, a narrative that has gained traction
Why Haibatullah’s Authority Is Crumbling
For more than two years, the Taliban leadership in Kandahar projected an image of absolute control. Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada, the self-styled supreme
PAKISTAN’S JOURNEY TOWARDS TRANSPARENCY AND CLEAN GOVERNANCE
Pakistan’s governance landscape has been portrayed for decades through a limited perspective that reduces it to an unchanging cycle of institutional fragility,
Getting Every Child in School
Pakistan’s nationwide effort to deal with the huge problem of 22 to 26 million children who are not in school is more
Why Russia Is Sounding the Alarm
Russia’s renewed warnings about the expanding influence of terrorist groups in Afghanistan highlight a troubling and increasingly complex security landscape that the
