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"In February 1984, the deputy head of the Indian Consulate in Birmingham was grabbed as he got off the bus heading home with a cake for his daughter’s birthday. The next day, Kashmiri nationalists announced that they had kidnapped him and were demanding a ransom and the release of a Kashmiri leader in Indian custody. The Indian government refused and Mhatre was brutally murdered. Three decades later in 2005, the Kashmiri connection came to life once again when a group of British born young men blew themselves up on the London public transport system murdering 52 innocent commuters. Their journey to Al Qaeda training camps had started through Kashmiri oriented ones. "
India's actions in Kashmir could have bloody consequences in the UK
In The News, 5 August 2019 Tags: Pakistan, International Security Studies, Pacific
"“For now, I think the Pakistani side would be happy with what they got,” said Umer Karim, a visiting fellow at the Royal United Services Institute in London.
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Pakistan PM Khan returns home exulting after Washington visit
In The News, 25 July 2019 Tags: Pakistan, Central and South Asia
Security Through Financial Integrity: Mending Pakistan’s Leaky Sieve
Occasional Papers, 23 May 2019
Tom Keatinge and Anton Moiseienko
This Occasional Paper focuses on the role of Pakistan’s financial institutions in detecting and preventing the transfer of corruption proceeds.
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Pakistan, AML/CTF
A Confident Pakistan Army Recalibrates the Country’s Regional Policies
Commentary, 18 March 2019
Kamal Alam
Pakistan’s military is playing a significant role in assisting the country’s prime minister in the conduct of foreign and security policies, and usually with the objective of scaling down confrontations.
Tags: Pakistan, International Security Studies, Defence Management, Indo-Pakistan Conflict, Global Security Issues, Land Forces, Military Personnel, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding, Resilience
The Bajwa Fence: The Pakistani Military Seals the Afghan Border
RUSI Newsbrief, 8 March 2019
Kamal Alam
Will the construction of a 1200km fence along the Afghanistan–Pakistan border spark new confidence in Pakistan’s commitment to combatting cross-border terrorism?
Tags: Pakistan, Afghanistan, Counterinsurgency, Global Security Issues
Why the UK Should Work to Prevent Nuclear Conflict Between India and Pakistan
RUSI Newsbrief, 21 February 2019
Tim Willasey-Wilsey
The risk of nuclear war between India and Pakistan presents dangerous global implications and should be considered as a serious threat, particularly since Pakistan’s acquisition of the short-range Nasr missile. Quite apart from the enormous human cost, there would also be significant environmental and migratory consequences.
Tags: Pakistan, India, International Security Studies, UK, Indo-Pakistan Conflict, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, TerrorismPages
A Confident Pakistan Army Recalibrates the Country’s Regional Policies
Commentary, 18 March 2019Kamal Alam
Pakistan’s military is playing a significant role in assisting the country’s prime minister in the conduct of foreign and security policies, and usually with the objective of scaling down confrontations.
Pakistan, International Security Studies, Defence Management, Indo-Pakistan Conflict, Global Security Issues, Land Forces, Military Personnel, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding, Resilience
High Expectations: The UK’s Role in Pakistan’s Fight Against Corruption
Commentary, 26 November 2018Tom Keatinge and Anton Moiseienko
Pakistan’s new government came to power 100 days ago vowing to fight corruption and recover looted national wealth. But the UK is integral to Pakistan’s anti-corruption effort, and London would be well-advised to help Pakistan achieve its objectives.
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Pakistan, AML/CTF, UK, Organised Crime
Stabilising Pakistan’s Relations with the Gulf
Commentary, 19 September 2018Arhama Siddiqa
A new Pakistani government has a good opportunity to reform the country’s relationship with the Gulf states, and put them on a more sustained footing.
Pakistan, The Gulf Region, International Security Studies, Global Security Issues
Imran Khan: The Captain Begins His Greatest Test Match
Commentary, 13 August 2018Kamal Alam
Pakistan’s newly elected Parliament sits today for the first time. The country’s incoming prime minister has the potential to remould domestic politics but this will be an uphill struggle.
Civil–Military Relations, Pakistan, Central and South Asia
For Sustainable Peace in Afghanistan and Pakistan, We Need at Least a Modest Bargain with India
Commentary, 23 July 2018Whit Mason
A ‘grand bargain’, first proposed by the American diplomat Richard Holbrooke, is needed now more than ever to allay Islamabad’s concerns with India’s presence in Afghanistan, although garnering the necessary public support for peace will be no simple task.
Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tackling Extremism, India, International Security Studies, The Pakistan Nexus, The War on Terror, Indo-Pakistan Conflict, Global Security IssuesPages
Imran Khan's Pakistan
Multimedia, 27 July 2018Raffaello Pantucci and Kamal Alam talk about the recent election victory by Imran Khan in Pakistan.
Tags: Pakistan, International Security Studies, Global Security Issues, Central and South Asia
President Trump's New Strategy in Afghanistan and South Asia
Multimedia, 22 August 2017RUSI Senior Research Fellow Emily Winterbotham examines the new US strategy in Afghanistan and South Asia announced by President Trump on 21 August 2017.
Tags: Pakistan, US Defence Policy, Afghanistan, International Security Studies, Terrorism, Global Security Issues, Land Operations, Central and South Asia
Security Through Financial Integrity: Mending Pakistan’s Leaky Sieve
Occasional Papers, 23 May 2019Tom Keatinge and Anton Moiseienko
This Occasional Paper focuses on the role of Pakistan’s financial institutions in detecting and preventing the transfer of corruption proceeds.
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Pakistan, AML/CTF, Occasional Papers
The Bajwa Fence: The Pakistani Military Seals the Afghan Border
RUSI Newsbrief, 8 March 2019Kamal Alam
Will the construction of a 1200km fence along the Afghanistan–Pakistan border spark new confidence in Pakistan’s commitment to combatting cross-border terrorism?
Pakistan, Afghanistan, RUSI Newsbrief, Counterinsurgency, Global Security Issues
Why the UK Should Work to Prevent Nuclear Conflict Between India and Pakistan
RUSI Newsbrief, 21 February 2019Tim Willasey-Wilsey
The risk of nuclear war between India and Pakistan presents dangerous global implications and should be considered as a serious threat, particularly since Pakistan’s acquisition of the short-range...
Pakistan, RUSI Newsbrief, India, International Security Studies, UK, Indo-Pakistan Conflict, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Terrorism![Servicemen of the Pakistan Armed Forces take part in anti-terrorist training as part of the Druzhba-2017 [Friendship] Russian-Pakistani joint military drills in the village of Nizhny Arkhyz. Courtesy of Denis Abramov/PA Images](https://www.rusi.org/sites/default/files/styles/tab_images/public/pakistan_army_in_russia.jpg?itok=0yqg52TM "Servicemen of the Pakistan Armed Forces take part in anti-terrorist training as part of the Druzhba-2017 [Friendship] Russian-Pakistani joint military drills in the village of Nizhny Arkhyz. Courtesy of Denis Abramov/PA Images")
Pakistan’s Army Reverses the Great Game: The Oxus Meets the Indus
RUSI Newsbrief, 7 September 2018Kamal Alam
In 1947, Pakistan’s army inherited the default position and strategy of British India in opposing Russian influence and inroads into Afghanistan and Central Asia. Now, for the first time in 200 years...
Armed Forces, Pakistan, RUSI Newsbrief, Global Strategy and Commitments, Russia, Military Sciences, International Responses, Military Personnel
The Bajwa Doctrine: The Pakistani Military Has Done More than Enough
RUSI Newsbrief, 16 February 2018Kamal Alam
In their own words, Pakistan’s generals lay-out the ‘Bajwa Doctrine’ – their vision for the future of US–Pakistani military cooperation in the age of President Trump. From their perspecitve, Pakistan...
Pakistan, United States, Afghanistan, RUSI Newsbrief, The Pakistan Nexus, The War on Terror, Defence Management, Global Security IssuesPages
CPEC: Opportunities for UK-China Collaboration
Events, 31 March 2017At this RUSI conference, representatives from the UK, Pakistan and China will discuss opportunities for collaboration on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
China, Pakistan, International Security Studies
Regional and International Security Perspectives on Pakistan
Events, 5 December 2016General Pataudi, former Director General Strategic Intelligence and Analysis wing of Pakistan's ISI shall be sharing his insights on the role of Pakistan’s military and security services in combating...
Pakistan, International Security Studies
"In February 1984, the deputy head of the Indian Consulate in Birmingham was grabbed as he got off the bus heading home with a cake for his daughter’s birthday. The next day, Kashmiri nationalists announced that they had kidnapped him and were demanding a ransom and the release of a Kashmiri leader in Indian custody. The Indian government refused and Mhatre was brutally murdered. Three decades later in 2005, the Kashmiri connection came to life once again when a group of British born young men blew themselves up on the London public transport system murdering 52 innocent commuters. Their journey to Al Qaeda training camps had started through Kashmiri oriented ones. "
India's actions in Kashmir could have bloody consequences in the UK
In The News, 5 August 2019 Tags: Pakistan, International Security Studies, Pacific
"“For now, I think the Pakistani side would be happy with what they got,” said Umer Karim, a visiting fellow at the Royal United Services Institute in London. "
Pakistan PM Khan returns home exulting after Washington visit
In The News, 25 July 2019 Tags: Pakistan, Central and South Asia
"The Friday attack was “reflective of a growing China focus by the BLA”, said Raffaello Pantucci, director of international security studies at the London-based Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies."
Separatist rebels storm China's consulate in Pakistan, two police killed
In The News, 23 November 2018 Tags: China, Pakistan, International Security Studies, Terrorism, Pacific
"Karin von Hippel on Trump's decision to cut US assistance to Pakistan."
Dr Karin von Hippel on US-Pakistani relations
In The News, 2 September 2018 Tags: Pakistan, United States
"“He is presented as this face of an anti-corruption,” Aaditya Dave, an analyst with British think tank the Royal United Services Institute. “He is not one of the establishment, and technically doesn’t come from one of these families.”"
Playboy turned corruption crusader claims victory in nuclear armed Pakistan
In The News, 26 July 2018 Tags: Pakistan, International Security Studies
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