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Another Maoist ambush in Chhattisgarh: Lessons from a Failure

March 2020 | Brief

In Chhattisgarh’s context, the HUMINT network of the Naxalites is as good as the State; some security officials would even reluctantly agree – that the Naxalites have a better network when...

The US-Taliban deal will lead to an Afghan Civil War

March 2020 | Analysis

Five reasons why Pakistan is ecstatic

March 2020 | Analysis

The Fazlur Fizzle: The Azadi March will fail, for four reasons

November 2019 | Analysis

The Afghans are in for a long haul; so should the rest of us

October 2019 | Analysis

Crossing the Pak Rubicon: Six premises that India questioned at Balakot

April 2019 | Brief

Dialogue with the Taliban: Six Questions

March 2019 | Comment

Why the Taliban continues with Violence despite Peace Talks: Three Explanations

February 2019 | Comment

All in the name of Peace

January 2019 | Comment

South Asia: Five Conflicts to Watch in 2019

January 2019 | Brief

Reconvene the Parliament and Respect the Constitution

November 2018 | Brief

The UN, Myanmar and the Rohingyas

October 2018 | Analysis

Building Peace Momentum in J&K

September 2018 | Analysis

Will Pakistan walk the Afghan Talk?

May 2018 | Brief

Who is targeting the Hazara? And Why?

May 2018 | Analysis

â€œI am not Malalaâ€: Deciphering the anti-Malala Sentiment in Pakistan

April 2018 | Analysis

The Sectarian Spiral in Afghanistan: Who? And Why?

April 2018 | Analysis

The Anti-Muslim Violence in Sri Lanka

March 2018 | Analysis

The Political Crisis in Maldives

March 2018 | Analysis

South Asia's Kasur Problem: Hypocritical Civil Society, Insensitive Investigation, Indifferent Judiciary and a Hard State

January 2018 | Analysis

South Asia's Conflict Peripheries

January 2018 | Analysis

Will the Indo-Pak Relations improve in 2018?

January 2018 | Analysis

South Asia's Rohingya Predicament

December 2017 | Analysis

The State surrenders to the Mullahs: Why did the Military aid? And why did the Government agree?

November 2017 | Brief

The Slow Burn: One Province and Five Actors

November 2017 | Analysis

The Ghost of Mumtaz Qadri

November 2017 | Analysis

Towards an Inclusive Kashmir Dialogue

November 2017 | Analysis

Joshua and Caitlan: Story of Victims, Rescuers and Perpetrators

October 2017 | Analysis

The Islamic State in South Asia: Why are the State and Society reluctant to acknowledge?

October 2017 | Analysis

The Rohingya Politics: Between Strong Military, Weak Government, Rakhine Faultlines and Ma Ba Tha

September 2017 | Analysis

The Rohingya Conflict: The Burning Villages, Social Media and the Internationalization of Violence

September 2017 | Analysis

Jirga and Gender Violence

August 2017 | Analysis

Pashtunwali, Kashmiriyat and Sufi: Are our Social Codes under Stress?

July 2017 | Analysis

Pakistan's Parachinar Problem

July 2017 | Analysis

Afghansâ€™ Kabul Problem

June 2017 | Analysis

Fighting Taliban and the Islamic State: Don't prioritize

May 2017 | Comment

Cross-LoC Interactions: Low Hanging Kashmir Fruit

April 2017 | Comment

Fighting the Daesh: A Regional Counter IS Strategy

April 2017 | Comment

The Raddul Fasaad Fallouts: Will it succeed where Zarb-e-Azb failed?

March 2017 | Brief

Deep-rooted Misogyny: Offend her; she will forgive in the name of tradition

March 2017 | Comment

Court, Society and Valentine Day: Is expression of love against our culture?

February 2017 | Comment

Hafiz Saeed Detention: Tactical Choice or Strategic Decision?

February 2017 | Brief

Terror revisits Parachinar: Kurram Agencyâ€™s Ten Year Sectarian Itch

January 2017 | Analysis

State vs Militant Groups: What if the Genie has a mind of its own?

January 2017 | Analysis

Sectarian Violence: No More Deja Vu

January 2017 | Analysis

Pakistanâ€™s Afghan Policy: What Shapes? Who Shapes? And through What Strategies?

January 2017 | Comment

Saudi Arabia, Iran and the ISIS: Pakistanâ€™s Middle East Conundrum

January 2017 | Analysis

Honour Killing: No Honour, Only Crime and Evil

December 2016 | Analysis

Foreign Fighters: Why Pashtuns and Punjabis?

December 2016 | Analysis

Across the Durand Line: Who is in Control?

December 2016 | Analysis

Zarb-e-Azb: Pakistan, Afghanistan and the TTP

December 2016 | Analysis

And Now, They Are Coming For Our Children

December 2016 | Comment

A Tale of Two Taliban: Linkages between Afghan and Pakistan Taliban

December 2016 | Analysis

Torkham Clashes: Pakistan, Afghanistan and the Durand Line

December 2016 | Analysis

The US-Taliban deal will lead to an Afghan Civil War March 2020 | Analysis

The Afghan security forces may not collapse in the immediate withdrawal but would fight back. Taliban...

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Five reasons why Pakistan is ecstatic March 2020 | Analysis

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The Fazlur Fizzle: The Azadi March will fail, for four reasons November 2019 | Analysis

Will Fazlur Rahman succeeding in his primary objective? Will Imran Khan resign? Or, will his protests...

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The Afghans are in for a long haul; so should the rest of us October 2019 | Analysis

Despite a decent election, there are challenges in converting it into an irreversible democratic process....

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India & Pakistan

April 2019 | Brief

Crossing the Pak Rubicon: Six premises that India questioned at Balakot

Afghanistan

March 2019 | Comment

Dialogue with the Taliban: Six Questions

The Road to Doha

February 2019 | Comment

Why the Taliban continues with Violence despite Peace Talks: Three Explanations

Afghanistan

January 2019 | Comment

All in the name of Peace

Early Warning Conflict Alert

January 2019 | Brief

South Asia: Five Conflicts to Watch in 2019

Sri Lanka

November 2018 | Brief

Reconvene the Parliament and Respect the Constitution

Myanmar

October 2018 | Analysis

The UN, Myanmar and the Rohingyas

Kashmir

September 2018 | Analysis

Building Peace Momentum in J&K

Af-Pak

May 2018 | Brief

Will Pakistan walk the Afghan Talk?

Balochistan

May 2018 | Analysis

Who is targeting the Hazara? And Why?

Radicalism Project

April 2018 | Analysis

â€œI am not Malalaâ€: Deciphering the anti-Malala Sentiment in Pakistan

Afghanistan I Sectarain

April 2018 | Analysis

The Sectarian Spiral in Afghanistan: Who? And Why?

Sri Lanka

March 2018 | Analysis

The Anti-Muslim Violence in Sri Lanka

Maldives

March 2018 | Analysis

The Political Crisis in Maldives

Gender Violence

January 2018 | Analysis

South Asia's Kasur Problem: Hypocritical Civil Society, Insensitive Investigation, Indifferent Judiciary and a Hard State

Regional

January 2018 | Analysis

South Asia's Conflict Peripheries

Bilateral I Indo-Pak

January 2018 | Analysis

Will the Indo-Pak Relations improve in 2018?

Myanmar

December 2017 | Analysis

South Asia's Rohingya Predicament

Radicalism Project

November 2017 | Brief

The State surrenders to the Mullahs: Why did the Military aid? And why did the Government agree?

Balochistan

November 2017 | Analysis

The Slow Burn: One Province and Five Actors

Radicalism Project

November 2017 | Analysis

The Ghost of Mumtaz Qadri

Peace Alert

November 2017 | Analysis

Towards an Inclusive Kashmir Dialogue

Af-Pak

October 2017 | Analysis

Joshua and Caitlan: Story of Victims, Rescuers and Perpetrators

Radicalism Project

October 2017 | Analysis

The Islamic State in South Asia: Why are the State and Society reluctant to acknowledge?

Myanmar

September 2017 | Analysis

The Rohingya Politics: Between Strong Military, Weak Government, Rakhine Faultlines and Ma Ba Tha

Myanmar

September 2017 | Analysis

The Rohingya Conflict: The Burning Villages, Social Media and the Internationalization of Violence

Pakistan

August 2017 | Analysis

Jirga and Gender Violence

Society

July 2017 | Analysis

Pashtunwali, Kashmiriyat and Sufi: Are our Social Codes under Stress?

Sectarian

July 2017 | Analysis

Pakistan's Parachinar Problem

Afghanistan

June 2017 | Analysis

Afghansâ€™ Kabul Problem

Pakistan

May 2017 | Comment

Fighting Taliban and the Islamic State: Don't prioritize

India-Pakistan

April 2017 | Comment

Cross-LoC Interactions: Low Hanging Kashmir Fruit

ISIS

April 2017 | Comment

Fighting the Daesh: A Regional Counter IS Strategy

Pakistan

March 2017 | Brief

The Raddul Fasaad Fallouts: Will it succeed where Zarb-e-Azb failed?

Pakistan

March 2017 | Comment

Deep-rooted Misogyny: Offend her; she will forgive in the name of tradition

Pakistan

February 2017 | Comment

Court, Society and Valentine Day: Is expression of love against our culture?

Pakistan

February 2017 | Brief

Hafiz Saeed Detention: Tactical Choice or Strategic Decision?

Pakistan

January 2017 | Analysis

Terror revisits Parachinar: Kurram Agencyâ€™s Ten Year Sectarian Itch

Pakistan

January 2017 | Analysis

State vs Militant Groups: What if the Genie has a mind of its own?

Pakistan

January 2017 | Analysis

Sectarian Violence: No More Deja Vu

Af-Pak

January 2017 | Comment

Pakistanâ€™s Afghan Policy: What Shapes? Who Shapes? And through What Strategies?

Pakistan

January 2017 | Analysis

Saudi Arabia, Iran and the ISIS: Pakistanâ€™s Middle East Conundrum

Pakistan

December 2016 | Analysis

Honour Killing: No Honour, Only Crime and Evil

Pakistan

December 2016 | Analysis

Foreign Fighters: Why Pashtuns and Punjabis?

Af-Pak

December 2016 | Analysis

Across the Durand Line: Who is in Control?

Af-Pak

December 2016 | Analysis

Zarb-e-Azb: Pakistan, Afghanistan and the TTP

Pakistan

December 2016 | Comment

And Now, They Are Coming For Our Children

Af-Pak

December 2016 | Analysis

A Tale of Two Taliban: Linkages between Afghan and Pakistan Taliban

Af-Pak

December 2016 | Analysis

Torkham Clashes: Pakistan, Afghanistan and the Durand Line

International Peace Research Initiative

Conflict Resolution and Peace Research Programme
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