Is the Future Indian?
On February 19, 2026, Professor Amitav Acharya gave a wide-ranging interview to Ross Douthat, The New York Times, who asked probing questions on the changing dynamics of world …
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Why Pakistan is an ‘important partner’?
A close reading of U.S. South Asia testimony and what it implies for Pakistan's strategic options across diplomacy, connectivity, and defense.
Personal Reflections: On Understanding China and Re-imagining China Studies
Create a China-Pakistan Research Program (CPRP) that is multidisciplinary, technology savvy and evidence/data driven. Such a program can help solidify knowledge base and …
Re-Thinking Security: Traditional and Non-Traditional Threats in a Transforming World
On November 12, 2025, I was invited as a keynote speaker at a conference on "Rethinking Security Threats..." organized by the Department of Political Science and IR in …
SIPEG Launched: Welcome to 2026
It gives me great pleasure to share that I am ready to launch the SIPEG website. This is a modest and humble beginning, but one that I hope will grow into an intellectually …
Pivoting Geography for Constructing Pakistan’s Identity and National Narrative
In South Asia, it is religion—more than nationalism—that has historically served as the primary identity marker. As a result, nationalist aspirations across the region are often …
Emerging Geopolitics: Meaning, Why It Matters, and Key Implications
The origins of contemporary geopolitics can be traced to German geographers Carl Ritter (1779–1859) and Friedrich Ratzel (1844–1904), the latter introducing the concept of …