Growing Violence along the Kashmir Divide
…the Line of Control. Prime Minister Modi’s government has taken a hardline stance on firing across the Kashmir divide, both before and since his election. While campaigning, Modi criticized his…
Two Plus Two Equals Two
After scheduling difficulties, the 2+2 meeting between the foreign and defence ministers of the US and India is finally set for September 6 in New Delhi. Government officials are hard…
Threat Assessments and Reviews: A Note on Current Practice
Threat assessments compile and analyze current and prospective challenges to a country’s security and interests, and may be conducted as part of wider reviews of national security and defence policy…
The Gulf States Must Press The Nuclear Issue Before It’s Too Late
…week’s IISS Manama Dialogue, a gathering of senior officials involved in Gulf affairs. There, US Defence Secretary Bob Gates walked a fine line: he warned that an Obama administration would…
Stimson’s “Pakistan’s Relations with China, India, and Afghanistan: A Luncheon Conversation with Mushahid Hussain Syed & Shezra Mansab Ali Khan Kharal” event cited in Press Trust of India article
…Let them move forward,” said Syed, Chairman of the Pakistan Senate’s Defence and Defence Production Committee said during an interaction at Washington-based think-tank Stimson Centre. Read the full article here….
China, India, and Afghanistan: A Luncheon Conversation with Mushahid Hussain Syed & Shezra Mansab Ali Khan Kharal” event cited in Tolo News
…past. Let them move forward,” said Syed, Chairman of the Pakistan Senate’s Defence and Defence Production Committeeid during a session at Washington-based think-tank Stimson Centre. Read the full article here….
Op-ed by Julie Thompson in The National Interest on deteriorating India-Pakistan relations
…the Lashkar e-Taiba. Diplomatic overtures between Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Nawaz Sharif have been high on visuals, low on substance, and limited to multilateral settings. Conditions are ripe for…
Stimson’s “Pakistan’s Relations with China, India, and Afghanistan: A Luncheon Conversation with Mushahid Hussain Syed & Shezra Mansab Ali Khan Kharal” event cited in Khaama Press
…negotiations table. -snip- Syed who is the chairman of the Pakistan Senate’s Defence and Defence Production Committee was speaking during an interaction at Washington-based think-tank Stimson Centre. Read the full…