Ashish Shukla

With the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government on 5 August 2024, a newfound warmth in Pakistan–Bangladesh relations has come to the fore. On 7 August 2024, Pakistan issued a statement expressing solidarity with the people of Bangladesh (Momand Citation2024). Pakistanis who had once termed the separation of East Pakistan as ‘good riddance’ have suddenly become euphoric. There is a sudden spurt in interaction among diplomats, politicians and military officials and reported flow of even ammunitions and other defence material, suggesting the growing level of trust between the two countries.

• Ashish Shukla |
• January-February 2025 |
• Strategic Analysis

Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Ashish Shukla’s commentary ‘The Fragility of Cessation of Hostilities between India and Pakistan’ has been published by the International Centre for Peace Studies (ICPS) on 28 May 2025.

Given the history and nature of Pakistani state, the cessation of hostility between India and Pakistan appears to be fragile and could only become permanent if Pakistan mends its ways. It remains to be seen if Pakistan and more particularly its security establishment is ready to learn a fruitful lesson out of this crisis, says Dr Shukla.

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Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Ashish Shukla’s piece ‘Army Crafting Pakistan's Narrative: Re-establishing Grip on a Fractured Country’ has been published by the International Centre for Peace Studies (ICPS), New Delhi, on 28 April 2025.

The security establishment in Pakistan has long demonstrated a knack for transforming unfavourable circumstances into opportunities to consolidate its influence within the country. True to form, it appears to have mobilized once again, leveraging the current crisis as a strategic opening, says Dr Shukla.

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The Jaffar Express hijack has exposed the fact that as far as Balochistan is concerned, the writ of the Pakistani State has shrunk.

• Ashish Shukla |
• March 19, 2025 |
• IDSA Comments

Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Ashish Shukla’s article ‘Micromanagement of Politics in Pakistan’ has been published in the Journal of Peace Studies Vol. 31, Issue 3-4, July-December 2024.

Given the history of volatility and the present state of affairs in Pakistan, it would not be an exaggeration to say that political instability has somewhat become a permanent feature of Pakistani polity, says Dr Shukla.

पाकिस्तान में सरकार और संस्थाएं कुर्रम में जारी हिंसा के मूल कारणों की पहचान करने और उनके समाधान के लिए जरुरी प्रयास करने में पूरी तरह विफल रहे हैं|

• Ashish Shukla |
• December 05, 2024 |
• IDSA Comments

बांग्लादेश में शेख हसीना की सत्ता से बेदखली के एक महीने पूरे होने के बाद भी अंतरिम सरकार देश में वृहद सुधारों का रोडमैप प्रस्तुत करने में विफल रही है|

• Ashish Shukla |
• September 09, 2024 |
• IDSA Comments

बी.एल.ए. के हालिया ऑपरेशन हेरोफ़ ने इस्लामाबाद एवं रावलपिंडी स्थित राजनीतिक एवं सैन्य एस्टाब्लिश्मेंट को अन्दर से झकझोर कर रख दिया है|

• Ashish Shukla |
• September 06, 2024 |
• IDSA Comments

Declaring the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) as Fitna al Khawarji will neither delegitimise the TTP nor diminish the threat it poses.

• Ashish Shukla |
• August 07, 2024 |
• Issue Brief