Defence and Security
Defence and Security at its very core attempts to explore the liaison between politics and the several kinds of military power, from the use of terror by small, non-state groups to the susceptible use of nuclear weapons. The scholars of the respective center bring forward the blend of contemporary strategic and trenchant case studies transcending the conventional wisdom offering the recommendations that are ultra-practicable. Bringing in various multidisciplinary, critical, and regional expertise, the analysis presented won’t solely rely on straight-line predictions but rather will consider the full range of possibilities and anticipate a broad scope of plausible outcome. The analysis provided will not only be looking at the implications of the current issues but also will further aid to identify and analyze the issue thereafter. The Security and Strategy center tends to cover broad array of issues, majorly dealing with Nuclear Issues, Military Issues, Defense modernization, Terrorism and Militancy.
ARTICLES
Strategic signaling in the Indo-Pacific: AUKUS vis-à-vis the QUAD
The very presence of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and the Belt and Road Initiative widens the web of Chinese presence and efforts at being indispensably entrenched into the everyday life and economics of the countries of the Indo-Pacific and this often nullifies even the most blatant security concerns.
The US-Indo Pacific Shift: Opportunities for Pakistan
Pakistan's economic and internal situation does not afford it the option to involve itself in the situation developing in the grouping growing in the Indo-Pacific, hence it must seek to leverage itself wherever possible to reap maximum geo-economic dividends, i.e., developing economic connectivity and forging developmental partnerships in the region
Free and Open Indo-Pacific Strategy: An Indian Perspective
The basis of the initiatives is to focus on the people of Asia and Africa is central to the formation of developmental cooperation between the two continents.
COVID-19 and the Indo-Pacific: Getting the Jigsaw Puzzle Right
The best option for countries is to avoid knee-jerk reactions or quick fix solutions because they will not be viable in the long run. It is imperative that nations in the Indo-Pacific take a long term view and adopt a multipronged approach towards megalomaniac China.
France in the Indo-Pacific: A Strategic Assessment
France, which always was an IOR country, can slowly and surely evolve into becoming an ‘Indo-Pacific country’, and given its affiliation to external regions, a leading one.
Modi-Morris Virtual Summit: Opportunities in the Post COVID-19 Era
When major powers like the United States and China threaten to send tectonic tremors across the world order, the emergence of strong Indo-Australian relationship ensure that they are prepared to handle them and the summit was a step in that direction.
QUAD Dynamics and US Political Undercurrents: Transitioning ties from Trump to Biden
Biden administration will continue strengthening the QUAD, while collaborating with India in multilateral settings which will hopefully bring Indo-US diplomacy in a win-win situation
China, Not US Will Determine the Fate of QUAD 2.0, or “Asian NATO”
While lashing out at China in New Delhi, Pompeo stressed it was important the two largest democracies should come closer.