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27th Amendment: Pakistan’s Parliament of Lemmings
Expert Speak
Neighbourhood Nov 24, 2025

27th Amendment: Pakistan’s Parliament of Lemmings
Sushant Sareen
A New Afghan War?
Expert Speak
Neighbourhood Oct 10, 2025

A New Afghan War?
Sushant Sareen
‘Sheikh Chilli’- Nomics: The Mirage of Pakistan’s US Trade Deal
Expert Speak
Neighbourhood Aug 14, 2025

‘Sheikh Chilli’- Nomics: The Mirage of Pakistan’s US Trade Deal
Sushant Sareen
Pakistan’s Defence Budget: Not Too Much of an Outlier
Expert Speak
Neighbourhood | Defence and Security Jun 20, 2025

Pakistan’s Defence Budget: Not Too Much of an Outlier
Sushant Sareen
Operation Sindoor: The Pakistan Problem Temporarily Contained, Not Permanently Addressed
Expert Speak
International Affairs May 16, 2025

Operation Sindoor: The Pakistan Problem Temporarily Contained, Not Permanently Addressed
Sushant Sareen
From Pahalgam to the LoC: India-Pakistan Tensions near Breaking Point
Expert Speak
Terrorism Apr 23, 2025

From Pahalgam to the LoC: India-Pakistan Tensions near Breaking Point
Sushant Sareen
Pakistan’s 'Hard State' Strategy: Repression Over Resolution
Expert Speak
International Affairs | Neighbourhood | Indian Foreign Policy | Great Power Dynamics | Defence and Security | Terrorism Mar 28, 2025

Pakistan’s 'Hard State' Strategy: Repression Over Resolution
Sushant Sareen
Pakistan bogged by growing ferocity of Balochistan insurgency
Expert Speak
Neighbourhood | Terrorism Mar 12, 2025

Pakistan bogged by growing ferocity of Balochistan insurgency
Sushant Sareen
Pakistan’s Afghan dilemma: Bad options, worse outcomes
Expert Speak
International Affairs | Neighbourhood | Terrorism Jan 16, 2025

Pakistan’s Afghan dilemma: Bad options, worse outcomes
Sushant Sareen
Jaish-e-Mohammed re-emerges in Pakistan
Expert Speak
Neighbourhood | Terrorism Dec 19, 2024

Jaish-e-Mohammed re-emerges in Pakistan
Sushant Sareen
When the ‘flagship’ starts sinking: China’s CPEC is foundering in Balochistan
Expert Speak
Neighbourhood Sep 18, 2024

When the ‘flagship’ starts sinking: China’s CPEC is foundering in Balochistan
Sushant Sareen
The Baloch awakening
Expert Speak
Neighbourhood Aug 19, 2024

The Baloch awakening
Sushant Sareen
Azm-e-Istehkam: China’s wish is Pakistan’s command
Expert Speak
International Affairs Jun 24, 2024

Azm-e-Istehkam: China’s wish is Pakistan’s command
Sushant Sareen
Ties with Pakistan: Loose talk or opening the latch?
Expert Speak
International Affairs | Indian Foreign Policy | Defence and Security | Indian Defence Jun 05, 2024

Ties with Pakistan: Loose talk or opening the latch?
Sushant Sareen
Insurrection in the ‘other’ Kashmir
Expert Speak
Neighbourhood May 16, 2024

Insurrection in the ‘other’ Kashmir
Sushant Sareen
If talks and terror can’t go together, neither can trade and terror
Expert Speak
Neighbourhood Mar 29, 2024

If talks and terror can’t go together, neither can trade and terror
Sushant Sareen
Afghan vortex: Pakistan’s turn to reap what it sowed
Expert Speak
International Affairs | Defence and Security Mar 22, 2024

Afghan vortex: Pakistan’s turn to reap what it sowed
Sushant Sareen
What’s the shelf-life of Shehbaz Sharif’s ‘hybrid pro-max’ regime?
Expert Speak
Neighbourhood Mar 12, 2024

What’s the shelf-life of Shehbaz Sharif’s ‘hybrid pro-max’ regime?
Sushant Sareen
Pakistan generals’(s) election: Shock, awe and the traditional swindle
Expert Speak
Neighbourhood | Domestic Politics and Governance Feb 10, 2024

Pakistan generals’(s) election: Shock, awe and the traditional swindle
Sushant Sareen
Iran and Pakistan: Another front for an already embattled Islamabad
Expert Speak
Neighbourhood Jan 19, 2024

Iran and Pakistan: Another front for an already embattled Islamabad
Sushant Sareen
Pakistan: People’s protests unnerves deep state
Expert Speak
Neighbourhood Jan 17, 2024

Pakistan: People’s protests unnerves deep state
Sushant Sareen
Pakistan: The street vs the state
Expert Speak
Neighbourhood Jan 09, 2024

Pakistan: The street vs the state
Sushant Sareen
Pakistan: Persisting instability
Expert Speak
Neighbourhood Dec 19, 2023

Pakistan: Persisting instability
Sushant Sareen
Canada’s endorsement of terrorism will come back to haunt it
Expert Speak
International Affairs | Terrorism Sep 20, 2023

Canada’s endorsement of terrorism will come back to haunt it
Sushant Sareen | Gautam Chikermane
Pakistan on a knife’s edge
Expert Speak
Neighbourhood Sep 06, 2023

Pakistan on a knife’s edge
Sushant Sareen
Imran is in jail, but still not out of politics
Expert Speak
Neighbourhood Aug 06, 2023

Imran is in jail, but still not out of politics
Sushant Sareen
Pakistan economy on ‘stand-by’ for now
Expert Speak
Neighbourhood | Economics and Finance Jul 01, 2023

Pakistan economy on ‘stand-by’ for now
Sushant Sareen
Pakistan: Budgeting for a bankrupt economy, broken polity
Expert Speak
Neighbourhood | Economics and Finance Jun 08, 2023

Pakistan: Budgeting for a bankrupt economy, broken polity
Sushant Sareen
Angry Army, Defiant Imran
Expert Speak
Neighbourhood Jun 08, 2023

Angry Army, Defiant Imran
Sushant Sareen
No second innings for Imran Khan
Expert Speak
Neighbourhood Jun 01, 2023

No second innings for Imran Khan
Sushant Sareen
The ‘Minus Everyone’ Formula
Expert Speak
Neighbourhood | Domestic Politics and Governance May 28, 2023

The ‘Minus Everyone’ Formula
Sushant Sareen
Crackdown on PTI, Dismantling ‘Project Imran’
Expert Speak
Neighbourhood May 17, 2023

Crackdown on PTI, Dismantling ‘Project Imran’
Sushant Sareen
Between the Maulana, the Military and the Munsifs
Expert Speak
Neighbourhood May 16, 2023

Between the Maulana, the Military and the Munsifs
Sushant Sareen
Bracing for a Manic Monday
Expert Speak
Neighbourhood May 16, 2023

Bracing for a Manic Monday
Sushant Sareen
Pakistan Army: Blighted by Politics, Driven by Ambitions
Expert Speak
Neighbourhood May 13, 2023

Pakistan Army: Blighted by Politics, Driven by Ambitions
Sushant Sareen
The nuclear factor in the India–Pakistan relationship
Expert Speak
Neighbourhood | Nuclear Security May 09, 2023

The nuclear factor in the India–Pakistan relationship
Sushant Sareen
India-Pakistan tensions: When reality bites
Expert Speak
Neighbourhood Apr 27, 2023

India-Pakistan tensions: When reality bites
Sushant Sareen
Pakistan: Civil war of another kind
Expert Speak
Neighbourhood | Domestic Politics and Governance Mar 30, 2023

Pakistan: Civil war of another kind
Sushant Sareen
Pakistan’s troubles are an opportunity to make it a normal country
Expert Speak
Neighbourhood Feb 06, 2023

Pakistan’s troubles are an opportunity to make it a normal country
Sushant Sareen
Indus Waters Treaty: Opening the water front
Expert Speak
Neighbourhood | Water Jan 28, 2023

Indus Waters Treaty: Opening the water front
Sushant Sareen
Pakistan: From Annus Horribilis into Annus Miserabilis – II
Expert Speak
Neighbourhood Jan 05, 2023

Pakistan: From Annus Horribilis into Annus Miserabilis – II
Sushant Sareen
Pakistan: From Annus Horribilis into Annus Miserabilis – I
Expert Speak
Neighbourhood Jan 05, 2023

Pakistan: From Annus Horribilis into Annus Miserabilis – I
Sushant Sareen
Pakistan: The Sharifs pick a new sheriff and nemesis
Expert Speak
Neighbourhood Nov 25, 2022

Pakistan: The Sharifs pick a new sheriff and nemesis
Sushant Sareen
Imran Khan’s long march: Capitulation, chaos or coup
Expert Speak
Neighbourhood | Domestic Politics and Governance Nov 03, 2022

Imran Khan’s long march: Capitulation, chaos or coup
Sushant Sareen
The agony and irony of Imran Khan’s disqualification
Expert Speak
Neighbourhood Oct 22, 2022

The agony and irony of Imran Khan’s disqualification
Sushant Sareen
The state of democracy in Pakistan
Expert Speak
Neighbourhood Sep 15, 2022

The state of democracy in Pakistan
Shivam Shekhawat | Sushant Sareen
Pakistan’s roller-coaster politics and the military’s primacy
Expert Speak
Neighbourhood Aug 16, 2022

Pakistan’s roller-coaster politics and the military’s primacy
Sushant Sareen
Pakistan: Aftermath of a destabilising verdict
Expert Speak
Neighbourhood Jul 23, 2022

Pakistan: Aftermath of a destabilising verdict
Sushant Sareen
Pakistan economy: ‘Provisional’ budget, fanciful figures
Expert Speak
Neighbourhood Jun 23, 2022

Pakistan economy: ‘Provisional’ budget, fanciful figures
Sushant Sareen
India’s outreach to the Taliban: Engage, don’t endorse
Expert Speak
International Affairs | Neighbourhood Jun 08, 2022

India’s outreach to the Taliban: Engage, don’t endorse
Sushant Sareen
Imran’s innings end, but Pakistan’s troubles don’t
Expert Speak
Neighbourhood Apr 08, 2022

Imran’s innings end, but Pakistan’s troubles don’t
Sushant Sareen
A day of constitutional infamy
Expert Speak
International Affairs | Neighbourhood Apr 04, 2022

A day of constitutional infamy
Sushant Sareen
Imran regime's drop scene: Climactic or apocalyptic
Expert Speak
International Affairs Mar 26, 2022

Imran regime's drop scene: Climactic or apocalyptic
Sushant Sareen
Imran in his labyrinth
Expert Speak
Neighbourhood Mar 16, 2022

Imran in his labyrinth
Sushant Sareen
Afghanistan: It isn’t just about the girls
Expert Speak
Neighbourhood Feb 17, 2022

Afghanistan: It isn’t just about the girls
Sushant Sareen
Pakistan’s National Security Policy: A yay or a yawn? (Part 2)
Expert Speak
International Affairs | Neighbourhood Jan 23, 2022

Pakistan’s National Security Policy: A yay or a yawn? (Part 2)
Sushant Sareen
Pakistan’s National Security Policy: A yay or a yawn?
Expert Speak
International Affairs | Neighbourhood Jan 22, 2022

Pakistan’s National Security Policy: A yay or a yawn?
Sushant Sareen
Truckling to TLP
Expert Speak
Neighbourhood Nov 07, 2021

Truckling to TLP
Sushant Sareen
Civil-Military relations at a breaking point in Pakistan
Expert Speak
International Affairs | Neighbourhood Oct 23, 2021

Civil-Military relations at a breaking point in Pakistan
Sushant Sareen
ISKP: The exaggerated threat
Expert Speak
Neighbourhood Aug 29, 2021

ISKP: The exaggerated threat
Sushant Sareen
Afghanistan: The endgame and the new great game
Expert Speak
Neighbourhood Aug 15, 2021

Afghanistan: The endgame and the new great game
Sushant Sareen
Keep social distance from the Taliban
Expert Speak
Neighbourhood | Indian Foreign Policy Jul 26, 2021

Keep social distance from the Taliban
Sushant Sareen
Apocalypse Afghanistan
Expert Speak
International Affairs | Neighbourhood | Indian Foreign Policy Jul 03, 2021

Apocalypse Afghanistan
Sushant Sareen
Pakistan Budget 2021-22: Dodgy data, wild assumptions
Expert Speak
Neighbourhood Jun 16, 2021

Pakistan Budget 2021-22: Dodgy data, wild assumptions
Sushant Sareen
Afghanistan: A military solution is what Pakistan wants
Expert Speak
International Affairs | Neighbourhood | Indian Foreign Policy | Great Power Dynamics Jun 08, 2021

Afghanistan: A military solution is what Pakistan wants
Sushant Sareen
Pakistan: Religious rage, revolt and recreancy
Expert Speak
Neighbourhood Apr 23, 2021

Pakistan: Religious rage, revolt and recreancy
Sushant Sareen
Pakistan’s India policy: Hot words, cold feet
Expert Speak
Neighbourhood Apr 04, 2021

Pakistan’s India policy: Hot words, cold feet
Sushant Sareen
Gen Bajwa’s speech and the future of peace with Pakistan
Expert Speak
Neighbourhood | Indian Foreign Policy Mar 24, 2021

Gen Bajwa’s speech and the future of peace with Pakistan
Sushant Sareen
The political slugfest in Pakistan
Expert Speak
Neighbourhood Mar 09, 2021

The political slugfest in Pakistan
Sushant Sareen
India-Pakistan ceasefire: The phantasmagoric peace process
Expert Speak
Neighbourhood | Indian Foreign Policy Feb 27, 2021

India-Pakistan ceasefire: The phantasmagoric peace process
Sushant Sareen
Pakistan: ‘Hand of peace’ or sleight of hand
Expert Speak
Neighbourhood Feb 10, 2021

Pakistan: ‘Hand of peace’ or sleight of hand
Sushant Sareen
Is Pakistan operationalising ‘pro-active’ diplomacy of assassinations?
Expert Speak
Neighbourhood Dec 23, 2020

Is Pakistan operationalising ‘pro-active’ diplomacy of assassinations?
Sushant Sareen
Pakistan’s political showdown: Will opposition breakdown or system meltdown?
Expert Speak
Neighbourhood Dec 12, 2020

Pakistan’s political showdown: Will opposition breakdown or system meltdown?
Sushant Sareen
Pakistan: Impediment on Israel
Expert Speak
Neighbourhood Dec 06, 2020

Pakistan: Impediment on Israel
Sushant Sareen
The Gilgit-Baltistan gambit
Expert Speak
Neighbourhood Nov 13, 2020

The Gilgit-Baltistan gambit
Sushant Sareen
Pakistan: Shaking legs cause political quake
Expert Speak
Neighbourhood Oct 31, 2020

Pakistan: Shaking legs cause political quake
Sushant Sareen
Nawaz Sharif crosses Pakistan Army’s line of control
Expert Speak
Neighbourhood Oct 17, 2020

Nawaz Sharif crosses Pakistan Army’s line of control
Sushant Sareen
Mian and Maulana versus the military in Pakistan
Expert Speak
Neighbourhood Oct 03, 2020

Mian and Maulana versus the military in Pakistan
Sushant Sareen
Nawaz Sharif ready for war against the 'selectors'
Expert Speak
Neighbourhood Sep 21, 2020

Nawaz Sharif ready for war against the 'selectors'
Sushant Sareen
Contours of Intra-Afghan Talks: Compromise, Conflict or Capitulation
Expert Speak
Neighbourhood | Indian Foreign Policy | Terrorism Sep 13, 2020

Contours of Intra-Afghan Talks: Compromise, Conflict or Capitulation
Sushant Sareen