For years, this community has endured systematic targeting, with little to no substantial response from the state to protect its citizens or address the root causes of these attacks
Issue Briefs

Voices of the Borderland: Identity, Heritage, and Representation of Balti Noorbakshias in Turtuk
Turtuk’s Noorbakshia Baltis navigate split borderland identities following 1971. Preserving their unique language and Sufi heritage, they now seek political representation, linguistic recognition, and balanced development within India.
Strategic Essay: Indus Water Treaty in Abeyance: India, Pakistan and the Limits of Pacta Sunt Servanda
India’s suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty tests pacta sunt servanda. This paper analyses legal doctrines, arbitration limits, and security imperatives shaping India’s contested yet arguable stance on treaty abeyance.
The Saudi-Turkey-Pakistan Trilateral Security Partnership: Strategic Convergence and Regional Implications
The Makkah defence pact unites Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, and Pakistan in a collective-security framework. Symbolic yet strategically significant, it diversifies Gulf security, expands Ankara’s footprint, and boosts Islamabad’s relevance—reshaping regional alignments and complicating India’s strategic calculations.





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India’s Quest for UN Security Council Permanent Membership: Rationale, Challenges, and Future Directions
Mohammed Badrul Alam
India’s claim to permanent membership of the UN Security Council reflects wider concerns about the Council’s representativeness and legitimacy. As a founding member, India has contributed to UN peacekeeping missions, disarmament efforts and multilateral cooperation.
Shubho Bijoya: The Goddess We Worship, the Woman We Diminish
Tejusvi Shukla
A civilisation that names power itself in the feminine must ask why it still so often imagines its women as fragile.
Pakistan's Perilous Path: Security, Economy and Political Turmoil
Muneeb Yousuf
Pakistan stands at a crossroads with economic fragility, domestic insurgencies, and escalating tensions with Afghanistan threatening stability. The nation's leadership faces profound challenges amid eroding stability and increasing public discontent.