South Asia

Deterrence: Policy Options for Pakistan

-Pakistan in the Global Nuclear Order- -Zafar Khan and Rizwana Abbasi, Islamabad (Islamabad Papers 2016) Introduction: South Asia is a complex region where rivalry between India and Pakistan continues to grow and stability remains elusive despite the induction of nuclear weapons. The two countries have fought wars (1948, 1965, 1971, and a limited war in […]

India’s Existential Threat is real?

-“Supreme Court judge Justice Deepak Gupta has said that questions arise on the Delhi Police for arresting journalist Mohammad Zubair for allegedly hurting religious sentiments even as suspended Bharatiya Janata Party Nupur Sharma is still free despite making controversial comments on Prophet Muhammad, the Live Law reported. “If she [Sharma] could say that…which had a […]

Nepal: No Special Relation with India

C. P Gajurel Maoists leader, Nepal Concept of Sandwiched Nepal: For many years the so called architects of the domestic as well as foreign policy used to reiterate the saying Nepal is sandwiched between the two big giants and through this they used to conclude that because of this natural liability Nepal cannot be a […]

Pakistan in the Global Nuclear Order

Executive Summary -Zafar Khan and Rizwana Abbasi, Islamabad ( Islamabad Papers 2016) India introduced nuclear weapons in this region in 1974, compelling Pakistan to pursue a similar path. Indian nuclear explosions in 1998 forced Pakistan to develop a more elaborate nuclear force posture, doctrine and command and control system. Pakistan developed its nuclear weapons programme […]

Nepal’s Foreign Policy: Game Changer

Dev Raj Dahal Senior Political Scientist, Nepal Globalization has put all civilizations into a melting pot encouraging each to learn from others for peaceful coexistence and coordinate their policies to resolve problems of a region and global scale. It is also a powerful game-changer. Its unregulated processes often create winners and losers akin to a […]