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Why water governance in the Indus Basin must be beyond fraught India-Pakistan relations
Conflict between India and Pakistan shows how vital shared transboundary resources, such as water, can be placed at risk.
Persistent borderland insecurities and the transformation of violence in Waziristan
Waziristan, located along the Afghanistan-Pakistan borderlands, has long been a major epicentre of insurgency and violence.
Afghanistan-Pakistan-India insecurity needs to be understood as an interconnected conflict system
Conflict involving Afghanistan, Pakistan and India is a complex interplay involving interstate rivalries, militant insurgencies, and global power competition.
The Taliban’s madrasas: Institutionalising radicalisation in post-2021 Afghanistan
The Taliban in Afghanistan is establishing thousands of new religious schools, which will likely create a generation susceptible to violent extremism.
The marriage question: How does statelessness impact marriage and family life in Pakistan?
Marriage is at the heart of life in Pakistan, but for undocumented Pakistani Bengalis it’s constrained by identity requirements.