The Drone Revolution Is Rewriting South Asia’s Strategic Playbook – OpEd
For decades, strategic thinking in South Asia has revolved around a single concept: nuclear deterrence. Policymakers, military planners and analysts
Read more
Author: Iqra Awan
Iqra Awan is a Research Fellow at Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad.
Articles by Iqra Awan:
A War That Is Redrawing The Global Order – OpEd
Wars often begin with the language of security and deterrence. Yet their consequences rarely remain confined to the battlefields where
Read more
Reimagining Borders: A Radical Proposal To Partition Afghanistan Amid South Asia’s Simmering Tensions – OpEd
In the shadow of the Hindu Kush, where ancient trade routes once knit empires together, Afghanistan’s enduring chaos now threatens
Read more
Afghanistan, ISKP, And An Unsettled Security Reality – OpEd
In recent weeks, a familiar accusation has resurfaced across Afghan and affiliated social media platforms: that Pakistan’s security institutions are
Read more
Pakistan’s Pragmatic Role Amid Regional Turbulence – OpEd
In January 2025, few outside the region were watching, yet Pakistan quietly stepped back into the spotlight. While headlines highlighted
Read more
Taliban’s War Economy – OpEd
Afghanistan is often described as a graveyard of empires, but today it is also becoming something far more prosaic and
Read more
India Walking The Diplomatic Line – OpEd
Vladimir Putin’s visit to New Delhi on December 4-5, 2025, marks his first trip to India since Russia’s invasion of
Read more
Pakistan’s Ocean Moment – OpEd
Pakistan’s blue economy has long been described as a sleeping giant — a coastline stretching more than a thousand kilometers,
Read more
Beyond Infrastructure: The New Face Of China–Pakistan Partnership – OpEd
When Pakistan and China shook hands this week over three new cooperation agreements—covering clean water, media collaboration, and transport robotics—it
Read more
As Balochistan Develops, Its Old Wars Lose Meaning – OpEd
Balochistan, Pakistan’s largest province by area, has long been described in the language of loss — a land of potential
Read more