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Ankit Kumar
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Ankit Kumar, Assistant Professor (Research) at SICSSL, specializes in modern warfare, geopolitics, and nuclear policy. He has consulted for India’s Ministry of External Affairs and Defense and contributed to leading think tanks and international publications. He is pursuing a PhD on nuclear policy ambiguity with India as a case study.
Pakistani Airstrikes in Afghanistan: Civilian Casualties and the Mecca Pact Distraction
On 1 October 2026, Pakistan again carried out airstrikes inside Afghanistan, this time targeting areas in Kunar and Helmand provinces. The United Nations Assistance...
Poverty by Definition: How Pakistan Counts the Poor Out to Pay for the Military
Pakistan now measures its own poverty against a line of PKR 8,484 a month. According to the Pakistan Economic Survey, that is the consumption...
Failure of Domestic Policies Continues to Deepen Pakistan’s Water Crisis
Pakistan’s water emergency is real. But the cause is not as simple as the one Islamabad keeps repeating. Since India placed the Indus Waters Treaty...
How Operation Sindoor Met Its Strategic Goals
Almost a year after the Indian Armed Forces commenced Operation Sindoor on 7 May 2025, the most consequential analytical question is whether India achieved...
Pakistan’s Credibility as Mediator Questioned Amid Regional Tensions
Contrary to Pakistan’s efforts to portray itself as a peace mediator, recent Pakistani attacks on the eastern Afghan province of Kunar mark the first...
Blood and Water Cannot Flow Together: Recasting the Indus Waters Treaty After Pahalgam
The Indus Waters Treaty, long regarded as a rare and enduring symbol of cooperation between India and Pakistan, is now being fundamentally reinterpreted through...
Khyber‑Pakhtunkhwa’s Boycott of NFC Talks and Pakistan’s Broken Fiscal Federalism
Khyber‑Pakhtunkhwa’s decision to boycott the National Finance Commission (NFC) deliberations marks Pakistani establishment’s persistent failure to deliver equitable resource distribution. Refusal to participate in...
Pakistan’s Military Uses Conflict With Afghanistan to Escape Domestic Accountability
February ranked among the bloodiest months in Pakistan's recent history, not because of any foreign aggressor, but because the country's own security apparatus failed,...
Pakistan’s Airstrikes Kill Civilians in Afghanistan, Undermining Diplomacy and Violating Sovereignty
Pakistani airstrikes inside Afghanistan's eastern provinces have again pushed the region toward a dangerous edge, with Afghan authorities reporting civilian deaths after strikes hit...
Pakistan-Occupied Gilgit-Baltistan in Limbo: Extraction, Exclusion, and Rising Anger
Pakistan's handling of dissent in Pakistan-Occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB) has increasingly exposed the structural contradictions in its governance model in the region. Despite exercising administrative...
Balochistan’s Deepening Crisis of Violence and Political Failure
On January 31, Balochistan province in Pakistan witnessed one of its deadliest days in decades. The Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) launched what it called...
Trilateral Defense Cooperation Among Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan Alters Regional Power Balance
An emerging defense alignment among Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan—though still informal and evolving—reflects broader structural shifts in the geopolitics of Muslim-majority states with...
Afghanistan’s Trade Via Alternate Routes Bypasses Pakistan Closures
Afghanistan’s authorities have intensified efforts to diversify trade corridors, gradually reducing dependence on Pakistan following repeated and lengthy border closures that have disrupted bilateral...
Entrenched Corruption and Elite Wealth in Pakistan
The IMF’s latest governance report exposes Pakistan’s deep-rooted corruption, elite capture, and unequal economic privileges, warning that without bold reforms, national stagnation will persist. The...
Pakistan’s Approach in the Istanbul Talks with Afghanistan Was Far from Ideal
The recent peace negotiations between Pakistan and Afghanistan in Istanbul were marred by confusion, contradictory narratives, and a visible lack of diplomatic maturity. What...
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