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Sher Bano
The writer is working as a Research Affiliate at the Strategic Vision Institute (SVI), a non-partisan think-tank based out of Islamabad, Pakistan.
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IMRAN KHAN’S ADDRESS AT UNGA 75th SESSION: EXPOSING INDIA’S FASCIST IDEOLOGY0
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- October 16, 2020
By Sher Bano 16 October 2020 On 25th September 2020, Prime Minister Imran Khan virtually addressed the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Similar to his last year’s address at the UNGA 74th session, this has been a strong projection of Pakistan’s appropriate diplomatic discourse on the Kashmir issue given the
READ MOREEVOLUTION OF INDIAN NUCLEAR DOCTRINE FROM NFU TO PREEMPTION0
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- September 29, 2020
By Sher Bano 29 September 2020 India’s obscure nuclear doctrine of ‘No First Use’ (NFU) had evolved over the years since it was first declared in 1999 by NSAB’s (Nuclear Security Advisory Board) in the ‘Draft Nuclear Doctrine’ (DND) that forms the very basis of the official Indian nuclear doctrine. Subsequently, in 2003 after a
READ MOREPAKISTAN’S NUCLEAR DIPLOMACY: COMMITMENT TOWARDS NON-PROLIFERATION0
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- September 14, 2020
By: Sher Bano 14 September 2020 Ever since Pakistan became a nuclear weapon state, Pakistan’s nuclear diplomacy has been in practice on the principles of restraint and responsibility. Pakistan was even reluctant to enter the club of nuclear weapon states but soon after India had conducted its first nuclear test in the year 1974,
READ MORE“PNS YARMOOK: AN UPGRADE FOR PAKISTAN’S NAVAL CAPABILITY”0
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- July 29, 2020
by Sher Bano 29 July 2020 Pakistan Navy has always played its part to contribute towards national security. It has been working to secure the maritime boundaries of Pakistan while adopting a credible deterrence approach. On July 13th, 2020 induction ceremony of Pakistan Navy Ship called Corvette PNS Yarmook took place
READ MOREPAKISTAN’S MILITARY SPENDING AND DEFENCE BUDGET 2020-210
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- July 14, 2020
by Sher bano 14 July 2020 Last month the federal government of Pakistan announced its annual budget 2020-21 according to which
READ MOREFUTURE NUCLEAR DEVELOPMENTS IN SOUTH ASIA: IMPLICATIONS UPON THE STRATEGIC STABILITY0
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- June 16, 2020
by Sher Bano 16 June 2020 The rapid modernization of strategic weapons in South Asia has become the cause of increasing rivalry between India and Pakistan. With India’s quest to achieve nuclear triad that includes the development of submarine launched ballistic missile, land based ballistic missiles and fighter bomber aircrafts; it aspires to attain
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KASHMIR LOCKDOWN CONTINUES AMID PANDEMIC0
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- May 9, 2020
by Sher Bano 9 May 2020 On 5th August 2019 India revoked the special status of Indian Occupied Kashmir (IOK). Since then the IOK has been under strict inhuman security lockdown. It has been more than eight months since Indian forces are deployed in the valley to tighten the curfew. There has been complete media and
READ MOREPOST PULWAMA INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS UNDER THE LIGHT OF WAR MONGERING INDIAN MEDIA0
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- April 25, 2020
by Sher Bano 25 April 2020 On February 14th 2019 a native of the Pulwama district in the Indian occupied Kashmir named Adil Ahmed Dar carried out a suicide attack and killed 40 Indian security personnel. This was the deadliest terrorist incident in Kashmir in three decades. This incident propelled yet another war of narrative
READ MOREIndia-US Defence Deal 2020: Security Implications for Pakistan0
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- March 13, 2020
by Sher Bano 23 March 2020 During recent Trump’s visit to India, both the countries signed US 3 billion dollars defence deal involving various sophisticated weapons. The deal consists of the sale of six Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopters for the Indian Army and 24 Sikorsky MH-60R Sea Hawk multi-role helicopters for the Indian Navy. Pakistan
READ MOREPRESENT LIMITATIONS TO INDIA’S NUCLEAR TRIAD0
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- February 25, 2020
By: Sher Bano 25 February 2020 In November 2018 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi proudly announced that India’s nuclear triad was complete after the INS Arihant, India’s first nuclear powered submarine, successfully completed its deterrence patrol. Although it was considered a significant milestone in India’s nuclear capability, the submarine does not considerably add up to
READ MORESRI LANKA: A KEY PIECE IN THE GREAT GAME OF THE INDIAN OCEAN0
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- February 12, 2020
By Sher Bano 11 February 2020 “Whoever controls the Indian Ocean will dominate Asia… the destiny of the world will be decided on its waters” – Alfred Thayer Mahan Island republics can advantageously secure global outreach as well as serve as spearheads in international competition. Growing dependence over maritime trade and its efficacy to serve
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