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China
Xi Jinping’s High-Stakes Military Purge: Raises Questions Over China’s Taiwan Readiness


Imran Khurshid

China’s dramatic purge of its top generals is not merely an anti-corruption drive — it is a ruthless test of loyalty. The upheaval exposes deep insecurity at the heart of Xi Jinping’s control over the Party-army.

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.

Issue Briefs

Pakistan-China
Impact of Pakistan’s Internal Dynamics on China-Pakistan Cooperation


Mohmad Waseem Malla, Kazima Zargar

The Issue Brief examines how Pakistan’s internal dynamics impact its cooperation with China, particularly through the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), launched in 2015. It traces the evolution of Sino-Pak relations, highlighting their strategic....

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.