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Narrative of Despondent Pashtuns: Terrorism, Ethnicity and the Pakistani Military
N Khan

This primary research uses in-depth interviews to investigate the experiences and perceptions of the ethnic Pashtuns of Pakistan’s former Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) regarding terrorism, ethnicity and the Pakistani military,...

December 27, 2023 Download
Tags: ethnicity, FATA, Pakistani Military, Pashtuns, Tahafuz Movement, Terrorism, Pakistan, Neighbourhood Studies
Decoding the Turkey-Pakistan alliance
Dr Yatharth Kachiar

Over the years, Turkey-Pakistan relations have stood the precarious nature of global politics as well as the turbulence of their domestic politics. Since its creation in 1947, Pakistan has received uncritical support of Turkey irrespective of who...

January 8, 2021 Download
Tags: Economic, FATF, Kashmir, military, Pakistan, Political, Soft Power, Turkey, Pakistan, Neighbourhood Studies
Pakistan: Nuclear Deterrence and Ideology
Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

The nuclear age coincided with the advent of the Cold War. The concept of deterrence evolved in the background of ideological divide. However, both sides kept nuclear deterrence insulated from ideological considerations. This pragmatism was born...

March 16, 2020 Download
Tags: Cold War, Helsinki Accord, Pakistan Nuclear Deterrence, Pakistan’s nuclear policy, Pakistan, Neighbourhood Studies
Pakistan’s Nuclear and Missile Programme: An Assessment
Rana Banerji

Introduction

The closest formulation of Pakistan’s Nuclear Security doctrine, if any, was enunciated in an article appearing in The News, in October 1999, written by former Foreign Minister Agha Shahi, former Foreign Secretary Abdus...

February 4, 2019 Download
Tags: Ghauri, No War Pact, Nuclear Doctrine, Pakistan’s Nuclear Programme, Pakistan, Neighbourhood Studies
Pakistan General Election 2018

Introduction
Pakistan’s electoral contest on 25 July 2018 has been billed as being between Nawaz Sharif’s Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) - even though he is debarred from contesting or holding a party office – and Imran’s Khan Pakistan...

July 24, 2018 Download
Tags: Imran Khan, Nawaz Sharif, Pakistan General Election 2018, Pakistan Muslim League, Pakistan politics, Tehreek-e-Insaf, Pakistan, Neighbourhood Studies
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