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The Illusion of Stability: Assessing the Impact of Extra-Regional Actors in the Indian Ocean
For over a decade, the strategic discourse surrounding the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) has been heavily influenced by the narrative of India aspiring to act as a “net security provider”. However, the recent escalation of maritime incidents in the Gulf of Oman and the broader Arabian Sea has cast a significant shadow over this…
Water as a Weapon: How India’s Suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty Threatens Pakistan’s Future
A Treaty in Abeyance The Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), brokered in 1960, is a foundational international agreement that serves as the lifeblood for hundreds of millions of people in Pakistan and India. For decades, it survived regional conflicts as a model of bilateral resource management. However, this stability was shaken in April 2025 when…
Strategic Imperatives and Ascendant Horizons: Pakistan’s Space Renaissance and the Calculus of Information Dominance
A Rapid Trajectory to the High Ground Pakistan has radically transformed its strategic posture through an unprecedented expansion of its space capabilities. Between January 2025 and June 2026, the Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) launched six advanced Earth-observation satellites, effectively matching its entire launch record from the previous six decades within a…
