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Reading Pakistan: How does Pakistan see the War on Terrorism?
D Suba Chandran argues that violence and extremism in Pakistan is not a post-9/11 phenomenon alone

Ilyas Kashmiri: An Analysis of the Pakistani, Indian and American Print Media
Poonam Khatana conducts a survey of opinions projected by different newspapers

David Headley’s Disclosures-I: How Do they Help India’s Case?
Radha Vinod Raju on the credibility of Headley’s disclosures in pinning down the ISI

Samjhauta Express Blast Vs Mumbai Terror Attacks
Radhavinod Raju responds to Pakistani allegations of India’s reluctance to unearth the culpability of Hindu right wing groups in the Samjhauta Express blast

An Attack on Sufism
Radha Vinod Raju discusses the threat posed by Wahabism to Sufism

AfPak: Beginning of an End?
Firdaus Ahmed analyzes whether the Taliban is losing ground against the ISAF forces in Pakistan

Fighting the Taliban in Pakistan
Chiranjib Haldar emphasizes the need for a multidimensional approach to win the battle against the Taliban

Baitullah Mehsud’s Alleged Death, For Better or For Worse
Jeremie Lanche reflects on the controversy surrounding the reported death of Baitullah Mehsud

Talks As Strategy
Ali Ahmed emphasizes the need to pursue dialogue with Pakistan to tackle the threat of terror

Q&A : Three New Militants Blacklisted by the UNSC
Jeremie Lanche provides a background to the UN Sanctions Committee's decision

Q&A : Hafiz Mohammad Saeed and Pakistani Legislation
Jeremie Lanche and Kate Swanson delve into the controversy surrounding the release of the LeT mastermind

Pakistan Army’s Complex Counter-Militancy Strategy
RK Bhonsle points out the dynamics of Rawalpindi’s counterinsurgency strategy

Why Pakistan Needs Its Minorities
Urvashi J Kumar argues that the country’s failure to protect its minorities portends ill for the future of its democracy

Blood Emeralds: Feeding the Taliban in Swat
Urvashi J Kumar calls for action to counter the Taliban takeover of emerald mines in the Pakistani region

The ‘Context’ of Islamism
Ali Ahmed argues that the US Af-Pak strategy needs to take into account events and conditions in West Asia

Obama’s Af-Pak Strategy: Why It Will Not Work
Sanjay Kumar criticizes the new strategy for its over-reliance on Pakistan

Obama’s Af-Pak Strategy
Amit Kumar Gupta is critical of the new American strategy for not addressing the root causes of the problem in Afghanistan and Pakistan

From Mumbai to Lahore: Where Do We Go From Here?
Report of the IPCS Seminar held on 23 March 2009

A Strategy for ‘Af-Pak’
Firdaus Ahmed advises New Delhi to support American efforts at peace-building in the region

Questioning ‘Compellence’ as Answer to India’s Pakistan Dilemma
Ali Ahmed criticizes votaries of military action against Pakistan post-26/11

Pakistan, Afghanistan and the Holbrooke Visit: Reviewing the Messy Inheritance
Salma Malik says the US has a long way to go before it can retrieve the situation in the region

The Mumbai Outrage and India’s Options
PR Chari says that diplomacy is India’s best option against international terrorism 

Deals for Peace
Rabia Akhtar looks at the implications of the agreement to implement Sharia in Swat reached between Islamabad and the Taliban

Mumbai Attacks: The Pakistani View
Tanya Saira George stitches together the responses and debates in Pakistan to the Mumbai attacks

Q&A: Attack on Danish Embassy in Islamabad
D Suba Chandran and Devyani Srivastava profile the attack on the Scandinavian embassy in Pakistan

Pakistan and Terrorism: High time the US calls a Spade a Spade
Parama Sinha Palit calls for an unbiased approach in the American war against terror

Madrassas in Pakistan - II: Breedinground for Islamic Militants?
D. Suba Chandran argues against the contention that madrasas preach jihad and produce militants

Madrassas in Pakistan –I: Madrassas: A brief overview
D. Suba Chandran looks into the historical growth of Madrasas in Pakistan and their functions

Issue Briefs, Special Reports, Research Papers
Naxalites' Urban Push: Will They Succeed?
R Venkata Ramani
Issue Brief 138

Drones of War: American Strategies across the Durand Line
D. Suba Chandran & Kate Swanson
Issue Brief 111

Violence against Women in Swat: Why blame only Taliban?
D Suba Chandran
Issue Brief 97

Swat: A Chronology since 2006
Urvashi J Kumar
Special Reports 68

Pakistan: Politics, Religion & Extremism
Arshi Saleem Hashmi
Research Paper 21

 
 
 

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