The transcending avenues of the conflict between India and Pakistan have intensified in recent years, creating risks for regional and global stability.The hostility emanates from the division of the subcontinent …
Abdul Basit
Abdul Basit
Associate Research Officer, is working on Strategic Stability in South Asia, Indian State, Society & Strategic Designs.
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Trump’s role in brokering peace is the legacy of his first Presidential era, 2017-2021, when he secured a peace deal with the Taliban that put an end to the eighteen-year-old …
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ON the midnight of May 6-7, 2025, India launched Operation Sindoor against Pakistan by attacking non-combatants at multiple locations.Pakistan responded resolutely and proportionately, targeting Indian military assets at various sites. …
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Opinion Articles
India’s Strategy Crisis: Slip-ups and the Growing Mess
by Abdul Basitby Abdul BasitIndia’s strategy crisis is unfolding like a tangled web, where bold ambitions clash with glaring missteps. Mounting accusations of transnational aggression are marring India’s rise as a global power. A …
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Countering terrorism was the main agenda of U.S. foreign policy after the attacks of 9/11. The war on terror lasted for almost 2 decades costing 8 trillion dollars USD while more than 900,000 …
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Opinion ArticlesStrategic Stability in South Asia
Cognizance Of The 2019 India-Pakistan Escalation: From Airstrikes To Nuclear Perils
by Abdul Basitby Abdul BasitOn the night of February 26, 2019, India executed an airstrike targeting what it claimed was a Jaish-e-Mohammed base in Balakot, Northern Pakistan, in retaliation for the Pulwama attack, which …
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Opinion ArticlesStrategic Stability in South Asia
Insights from Modi’s state visit
by Abdul Basitby Abdul BasitIn a world transitioning from uni-polarity to multi-polarity, geo-economics primacy is under stress. We now live in a world where multiple stakeholders are vying for prominence in their respective spheres. …
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Opinion ArticlesStrategic Stability in South Asia
Examining accomplishments of Pak civil N programme
by Abdul Basitby Abdul BasitPAKISTAN’S interest in nuclear energy dates back to the early 1950s when it recognized the potential benefits of atomic energy for power generation and other applications. Inspired by the peaceful …
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Opinion ArticlesStrategic Stability in South Asia
Pakistan: A responsible nuclear state
by Abdul Basitby Abdul BasitOn 15-16 February, the Director General International Atomic Energy Agency, Mr. Rafael Marino Grossi called on Pakistan for two days as an initiative to visit the civil nuclear program apparatus. …
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Opinion ArticlesStrategic Stability in South Asia
Chinese ingress into the Arabian Peninsula
by Abdul Basitby Abdul BasitFormer U.S President Barrack Obama referred to himself as the first Pacific President. The proponents of his policy frameworks greatly admire him for his attempt to shift the focus of …