Nuclear weapons proliferation remains a concern for international security. While it is argued that nuclear weapons have prevented potential wars between great powers since the end of the Second World War, it is a fact that the existence of such weapons has created serious security threats. At the same time, the world remains divided between the nuclear haves and have-nots, and given the military and strategic significances of nuclear weapons, the possibility of States seeking them never diminishes.
Research Analysts, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Mr Nazir Ahmad Mir and Mr Muneeb Yousuf’s article ‘Can Pakistan’s fragmented mandate pave the way for a national charter of democracy?’, has been published in Frontline on 08 March 2024.
The article analyses causes for the failure of democracy and role of the military in politics in Pakistan.
Research Assistant, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Mr Nazir Ahmad Mir’s article ‘Pakistan’s TTP Challenge and Afghanistan-Pakistan Relations’ has been published in ‘The Diplomat’ on 08 February 2024.
The Taliban have proved unresponsive to Pakistan’s security concerns, resulting in mounting tensions between the two, says Mr Mir.
Research Analysts, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Mr Nazir Ahmad Mir and Mr Muneeb Yousuf’s co-authored article ‘State Repression Is What Fuels the Conflict in Balochistan’, has been published in Jacobin Magazine on 24 January 2024.
The article analyses the causes of the Baloch conflict in Pakistan.
Research Analyst, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Nazir Ahmad Mir’s review of the book ‘Ordering Violence: Explaining Armed Group-State Relations from Conflict to Cooperation’, by Paul Staniland, has been published by The International Spectator, a peer-reviewed journal (Italy).
Research Assistant, Dr Nazir Ahmad Mir’s article ‘Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations in Quandary: Lessons for Pakistan’ has been published by the International Center for Peace Studies, New Delhi, on 14 October 2023.
Research Associate, Manohar Parrikar IDSA Dr Nazir Ahmad Mir’s article ‘Pakistan’s May 9 Protests: Army Crackdown and a State of Exception’ has been published in South Asian Voices on 14 July 2023.
While the Army cites national security concerns to justify these tactics, the systematic dismantling of Imran Khan and his party points towards a broader scheme to crackdown on any threat to the establishment and the ruling alliance, says Dr Mir.
Research Assistant, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Nazir Ahmad Mir’s article ‘World faces tough choices in dealing with Taliban-ruled Afghanistan’ has been published in Frontline on 22 March 2023.
The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claims that the Pakistani state does not practice true Islam and therefore it can wage a legitimate Jihad against it.
Seeking the Bomb: Strategies of Nuclear Proliferation
Nuclear weapons proliferation remains a concern for international security. While it is argued that nuclear weapons have prevented potential wars between great powers since the end of the Second World War, it is a fact that the existence of such weapons has created serious security threats. At the same time, the world remains divided between the nuclear haves and have-nots, and given the military and strategic significances of nuclear weapons, the possibility of States seeking them never diminishes.
Can Pakistan’s Fragmented Mandate Pave the Way for a National Charter of Democracy?
Research Analysts, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Mr Nazir Ahmad Mir and Mr Muneeb Yousuf’s article ‘Can Pakistan’s fragmented mandate pave the way for a national charter of democracy?’, has been published in Frontline on 08 March 2024.
The article analyses causes for the failure of democracy and role of the military in politics in Pakistan.
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Pakistan Elections 2024: ‘Same Politics’ and Some New Trends
The fragmented mandate will further exacerbate Pakistan’s many political, economic and security challenges.
Pakistan’s TTP Challenge and Afghanistan-Pakistan Relations
Research Assistant, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Mr Nazir Ahmad Mir’s article ‘Pakistan’s TTP Challenge and Afghanistan-Pakistan Relations’ has been published in ‘The Diplomat’ on 08 February 2024.
The Taliban have proved unresponsive to Pakistan’s security concerns, resulting in mounting tensions between the two, says Mr Mir.
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State Repression Is What Fuels the Conflict in Balochistan
Research Analysts, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Mr Nazir Ahmad Mir and Mr Muneeb Yousuf’s co-authored article ‘State Repression Is What Fuels the Conflict in Balochistan’, has been published in Jacobin Magazine on 24 January 2024.
The article analyses the causes of the Baloch conflict in Pakistan.
Read Complete Artilce [+]
Ordering Violence: Explaining Armed Group-State Relations from Conflict to Cooperation’, by Paul Staniland
Research Analyst, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Nazir Ahmad Mir’s review of the book ‘Ordering Violence: Explaining Armed Group-State Relations from Conflict to Cooperation’, by Paul Staniland, has been published by The International Spectator, a peer-reviewed journal (Italy).
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Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations in Quandary: Lessons for Pakistan
Research Assistant, Dr Nazir Ahmad Mir’s article ‘Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations in Quandary: Lessons for Pakistan’ has been published by the International Center for Peace Studies, New Delhi, on 14 October 2023.
‘Pakistan’s May 9 Protests: Army Crackdown and a State of Exception’ Published in South Asian Voices
Research Associate, Manohar Parrikar IDSA Dr Nazir Ahmad Mir’s article ‘Pakistan’s May 9 Protests: Army Crackdown and a State of Exception’ has been published in South Asian Voices on 14 July 2023.
While the Army cites national security concerns to justify these tactics, the systematic dismantling of Imran Khan and his party points towards a broader scheme to crackdown on any threat to the establishment and the ruling alliance, says Dr Mir.
World faces tough choices in dealing with Taliban-ruled Afghanistan
Research Assistant, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Nazir Ahmad Mir’s article ‘World faces tough choices in dealing with Taliban-ruled Afghanistan’ has been published in Frontline on 22 March 2023.
TTP’s Political Violence and Jihad
The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claims that the Pakistani state does not practice true Islam and therefore it can wage a legitimate Jihad against it.