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Pakistan
Washington’s Embrace of Islamabad Fuels Repression on Minority Ethnic and Religious Groups


Senge Sering

US and Arab support has emboldened Pakistan’s military, worsening repression of Baloch, Pashtun and Hindu minorities. Rising disappearances, torture, media control and religious persecution signal a deepening human rights crisis across the region.

Gilgit-Baltistan
Ambiguity and Unrest: AJK and GB in a Perpetual Constitutional Limbo


Mohammad Usman Bhatti, Muneeb Yousuf

While 2025 saw widespread protests against governance and economic hardship in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK)— including both ‘Azad Jammu and Kashmir’(AJK), and Gilgit Baltistan (GB)— followed by a violent state response leaving at least 10 people dead....

Guns
From Bullets to Ballots: A New Development Roadmap for India’s Maoists


P. V. Ramana

Following mass surrenders in 2025 and 2026, this proposal outlines a transition roadmap for former Maoists. It advocates for a community-led development agenda to replace armed struggle with democratic participation.

Pakistan-USA
Bridging Rivals, Managing Risks: Will Pakistan’s Quiet Strategic Recalibration Work?


Syed Eesar Mehdi

Pakistan’s offer to assist the US in recovering abandoned Afghan weapons signals strategic pragmatism, diplomatic repositioning, and a desire for relevance—yet its security gains remain limited without repairing ties with India.

Issue Briefs

Bangladesh Intrim Govt
Bangladesh at a Crossroads: Interim Government Paving the Way for Islamic Radicalism


Mohammed Shoaib Raza

The changing political and ideological environment in Bangladesh has significant consequences for its internal unity, the status of its minority groups, and its future relations with regional countries, especially India.

Srilanka-India
Visit of Sri Lankan President to India: Issues at Stake


Ashok K. Behuria

The first country that the newly elected President of Sri Lanka Anura Kumara Dissanayake chose to visit was India like many of his predecessors, emphasising the special relationship the island nation has with India. However, in his case it was important because the party he hailed from had a historical ruse with India and was regarded as pro-China.

Rohingyas
Rohingya Crisis: Security Concerns and Diplomacy Dilemma for India


Shailendra Upadhyay

The Rohingya crisis, stemming from the persecution of the minority Rohingya Muslim population in Myanmar in recent years, has garnered significant attention in India. The illegal migration of Rohingyas seeking refuge from Myanmar is increasingly viewed as a considerable security threat within India.