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Revival of Pakistan’s Foreign Policy after the Debacle of East Pakistan
Author: Omiamah Khan (Research Analyst at IRS)
Published: May, 20254
NATO’s Leftover Weapons in Afghanistan: Implications for Regional Security
Author: Syed Imran Sardar, Aarish U. Khan, and Aleena Shah (RA, RA and ARO)
Published: April, 2025
Challenging Aspects of Pak-Afghan Trade and Potential Solutions
Author: Mohammad Qasim (Intern at IRS)
Published: March, 2025
Cyber Threat Assessment in Iran: Advancement and Challenges
Author: Syed Fraz Hussain Naqvi and Wardah Shahid (Asst. Research Officer and Intern at IRS)
Published: January, 2025
China Pakistan Economic Corridor 2.0: Overcoming Challenges and Fostering New Collaborative Measures
Author: Nabila Jaffer and Moaaz Manzoor (Research Analyst and Intern at IRS)
Published: December, 2024
Challenges to Nuclear Non-Proliferation in South Asia since 1998: A Case Study of India and Pakistan
Author: Muhammad Ans Ijaz (Intern at IRS)
Published: November, 2024
The Environmental Cost of Artificial Intelligence
Author: Talha Tufail Bhatti and Inshal Haider (Asst. Research Officer and Intern at IRS)
Published: October, 2024
Is ASEAN the new European Union?
Author: Imran Sardar (Research Analyst )
Published: September, 2024
Transboundary Resilience: Towards Regional Climate Cooperation
Author: Talha Tufail Bhatti and Sandaleen Qaiser (Asst. Research Officer and Asst. Research Officer)
Published: August, 2024
Water Security: the Importance of the Helmand River in Alleviating Iran’s Water Scarcity
Author: Syed Fraz Hussain Naqvi & Mashaal Shahnawaz (Asst. Research Officer and Intern at IRS)
Published: July, 2024
Renewed Iran-Israel Rivalry in the Middle East: Consequences for the Arab World
Author: Syed Fraz Hussain Naqvi (Asst. Research Officer)
Published: June, 2024
Analysing Modi’s Claim on Sri Lanka’s Katchatheevu Island
Author: Syed Imran Sardar (Research Analyst )
Published: May, 24
Agitation of Farmers Towards Modi's Policies and its Influence on 2024 Indian Legislative Elections?
Author: Incha Hussain (Intern at IRS)
Published: April, 2024
Strategic Ambiguity in Nuclear Doctrines: A Case Study of India and Pakistan
Author: Ibrar Hussain (M.Phil. scholar in IR at NUML)
Published: March, 2024
Violence against non-Bengalis in 1971
Author: Maryam Mastoor (Research Analyst)
Published: February, 2024
US-India Semiconductor Cooperation: Options for Pakistan
Author: Warda Ghafoor (Graduate, National Defense University (NDU))
Published: January, 2024
Global Climate Breakdown: Unveiling the Nexus between Fossils and Capitalism
Author: Talha Tufail Bhatti (Asst. Research Officer)
Published: December, 2023
Digital Payment Adoption in India and Pakistan: A Comparative Analysis
Author: Syeda Sophia Bukhari (Intern at IRS)
Published: November, 2023
Pakistan’s Bilateral Trade with Smaller South Asian States
Author: Sandaleen Qaiser (Asst. Research Officer)
Published: October, 2023
Proposed Iran-Saudi Gulf Maritime Security Cooperation: An Alternative to I2U2?
Author: Syed Fraz Hussain Naqvi and Maria Mansab (Asst. Research Officer and Intern at IRS)
Published: September, 2023
Challenges to the SCO’s Counterterrorism Mechanism and the Way Forward
Author: Syed Imran Sardar and Khushbakht Shahid (Research Analyst and Intern at IRS)
Published: August, 2023
Enhancing Climate Security in Pakistan: A Bottom-Up Strategy
Author: Talha Tufail Bhatti and Laraib Farhat (Asst. Research Officer and Asst. Research Officer)
Published: July, 2023
China’s Increasing Influence in the Middle East and the Future of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)
Author: Usman Zulfiqar Ali (Intern at IRS)
Published: June, 2023
Pakistan’s Policy Choices in Afghanistan
Author: Zunaira Inam Khan (Research Analyst)
Published: May, 2023
Iran’s Policy towards Taliban 2.0: A Circumspect Approach for Maximum Gain
Author: Fraz Naqvi and Ammara Zaheer (Asst. Research Officer and Intern at IRS)
Published: April, 2023
The Factor of Gwadar Port in Growing Interdependence between Pakistan and China
Author: Nabila Jaffer (Research Analyst)
Published: March, 2023
Afghanistan’s Interim Taliban Government
Author: Farhan Khan (Intern at IRS)
Published: February, 2023
From E-learning to Ed-tech; A Case Study of India’s Road to Education 4.0
Author: Laraib Farhat (Asst. Research Officer)
Published: January, 2023
China’s Global Security Initiative and Global Development Initiative: A Challenge to the US-led Global Order?
Author: Siham Javid (Intern at IRS)
Published: December, 2022
US Containment Policy against China in South Asia: Implications for Pakistan
Author: Usama Khalid (Intern at IRS)
Published: November, 2022
India and I2U2: A Challenge to Pakistan’s Traditional Influence in the Middle East
Author: Fraz Naqvi and Khatim Ghani (Asst. Research Officer and Intern at IRS)
Published: October, 2022
The Evolving AI Arena in the Neighbourhood: Implications and Options for Pakistan
Author: Ayesha Zafar (Intern at IRS)
Published: August, 2022
Pakistan and the Carbon Challenge
Author: Syed Imran Sardar and Khoula Liaqat (Research Analyst and Intern at IRS)
Published: July, 2022
The Legality of the Drone War: Drone Strikes under International Humanitarian Law
Author: Zunaira Inam Khan (Research Analyst)
Published: June, 2022
Inside India’s Digital Hate Space
Author: Laraib Farhat (Asst. Research Officer)
Published: May, 2022
Application of Non-Refoulement in the Context of International Law
Author: Zunaira Inam Khan (Research Analyst)
Published: April, 2022
Pakistan-Bangladesh Relations
Author: Amna Ejaz Rafi (Research Associate, IPRI)
Published: March, 2022
Yemen War and its Impacts on Pak-Iran Bilateral Relations: A Way Forward
Author: Fraz Naqvi (Asst. Research Officer)
Published: February, 2022
Iran Vs US: A Comparative Analysis of Post-Election Scenario
Author: Amna Nisar Abbasi (Research Officer)
Published: January, 2022
Prospects of Middle Eastern Quad and its Implications for Pakistan
Author: Fraz Naqvi (Asst. Research Officer)
Published: December, 2021
India’s inroads into the Middle East: Implications for Pakistan
Author: Laraib Farhat (Asst. Research Officer)
Published: November, 2021
Rise of Hindutva as a Creed: It’s Impact on India’s Politics and Society
Author: Amna Ejaz Rafi & Ishtiaq Ali Mehkri ()
Published: October, 2021
Does The Political Importance of Islam in Pakistan and Bangladesh Lie in The Fact That Religion Has Served To Bolster State Power?
Author: Zunaira Inam (Research Analyst)
Published: September, 2021
Sino-Indian Competition in the Maldives: Implications for Regional Security
Author: Fatima Shabbir (Intern at IRS)
Published: July, 2021
Can India and Pakistan Overcome the Past?
Author: Humera Iqbal (Research Analyst)
Published: June, 2021
The US Security Leadership in Asia-Pacific and China’s Countermeasures
Author: Muhammad Abubaker (Intern at IRS)
Published: May, 2021
Farmers’ Protests in India: Has the Government Weathered the Storm
Author: Aarish U Khan (Research Analyst/ Editor)
Published: April, 2021
India, the Changing Security Environment, and the Regional Stability: An Explainer
Author: Syed Imran Sardar (Research Analyst)
Published: March, 2021
BAT and the BRI: A dive into China’s Digital Economy
Author: Laraib Farhat (Asst. Research Officer)
Published: February, 2021
Canada-US Relations: A Case Study of Trump Era
Author: Maham Khan (MPhil student at Quaid-i-Azam University)
Published: January, 2021
A study published periodically on a particular issue in one of the regional countries.