Asia From ‘party-centric’ to ‘nation-centric’ democracy in Pakistan June 17, 2019 2 Written by Maryam Mastoor. Image Credit: Wasif Malik /Flickr, Licence CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. Following the elections of 2018, this marks the second time since 1958 that Pakistan…
India Tactical Weapons, Strategic Aims: Countering Indian Military’s Conventional Superiority and Cold Start Doctrine September 26, 2018 0 Written by Rizwan Zeb. Historically, India followed a military doctrine defined as “a non-aggressive, non-provocative defence policy based on the philosophy of defensive defence.” According…
India The Do’s and Don’ts of Denuclearization: The Subcontinent Edition August 13, 2018 1 Written by Rohan Thomas John. In May 1998, India and Pakistan made the leap from nuclear capable to nuclear-armed states within two weeks of each…
Pakistan Pakistan’s National Internal Security Policy in Review August 2, 2018 0 Written by Zoha Waseem. Although overall violence has declined since 2014, Pakistan remains vulnerable to a variety of terrorist tactics including suicide attacks, improvised explosive…
China China and the 2018 Elections in Pakistan August 1, 2018 0 Written by Filippo Boni. "We will strengthen our relations with China, they have given us a chance by investing in the CPEC, and we also…
Elections The 2018 Pakistan Elections: Status Quo over Change July 31, 2018 0 Written by Mohammad Waseem. Given the alleged manipulation of the 2018 elections, how can one interpret the PTI’s leading position in terms of votes and…
Pakistan Imran Khan’s battles have only just begun, after Pakistan’s ‘dirtiest election’ July 30, 2018 0 Written by Katharine Adeney. The votes cast in Pakistan’s election are still being counted (or rigged, as some allege). But it is already clear that Imran Khan,…
Elections A ‘Dirty’ but Decisive Victory? Pakistan’s political landscape in the aftermath of the general elections 2018 July 30, 2018 0 Written by Yasser Kureshi & Zoha Waseem. Pakistan’s third consecutive general elections have been called the ‘dirtiest elections ever’. Although such ‘dirtying’ implies political engineering…
Pakistan Pakistan elections: Weak government will allow army to keep pulling the strings July 25, 2018 0 Written by Katharine Adeney. On one level, 2018’s elections in Pakistan look like a chance to further embed the country’s democracy. They herald the country’s second…
Elections Regional Parties in the Upcoming Indian General Election June 29, 2018 3 Written by Ashish Ranjan. The Indian electoral system is highly volatile. The different strategies (and electoral outcomes) of the political parties over the last six…
