Pakistan, in particular, and the broader sub-regional dimensions are critical for a comprehensive analysis of Afghanistanâ …

Afghanistan would be unstable and the whole region especially Pakistan will face the consequences of this failure. A stable and …; third, Pakistan supported the Taliban government in Kabul due to its geostrategic and security concerns; fourth, there can …

the repeated behaviour of Pakistan towards India, and the nature of their major national and sub-national conflicts, which … irregular troops followed by the use of conventional troops—an approach employed by Pakistan in 1947, 1965 and 1999. Pakistanâ …

, this article attempts a comparative study of the phenomenon in Pakistan and Bangladesh, two leading Muslim states of South … Bangladesh is containable, accomplishing it in Pakistan will be difficult because of the state appropriation of Islam in …

The November 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai are analysed through six changing equations in India–Pakistan relations … critical interest in a strong and stable Pakistan. Pakistan’s deniability has been based on separation between the government … will to destroy the human and material infrastructure of terrorism in Pakistan. Finally, the rewards for Pakistanâ …

Bengal and later Punjab. The first two constitutions had virtually eliminated the federal principle in West Pakistan by … between the two wings of the state. In post-Bangladesh Pakistan, while the 1973 Constitution provided a strong centre with … with full strength. Pakistan in the following half decade is expected to experience what by all means is going to be a …

Pakistan and Afghanistan are partners in the War against Terrorism that has tremendous repercussions on their economies …. Bilateral relations have been difficult, as Afghanistan blames Pakistan of interfering in their internal affairs, while the war … in Afghanistan has spilled over to Pakistan. Plans to tap the natural resources in both the countries, to link the gas …

This article investigates the underlying causes for the persistency of the India–Pakistan conflict and, on this basis … the 9/11 terrorist attacks for the region and India’s growing power capacities. However, major obstacles to the India–Pakistan … dialogue and a permanent conflict resolution continue to persist: the dominant role of the military in Pakistan, conflicting …

The United States (US) and Pakistan developed a relationship during the Musharraf era of simultaneous cooperation and … coercion against each other. Pakistan helped both the US and the Taliban in their war in Afghanistan. The US aided and … reimbursed Pakistan, but also violated its sovereignty on a sustained basis. Realism, Liberalism and prominent varieties of …