LoC: Where Stability Is a Work in Progress

The Line of Control (LoC) remains a persistent flashpoint in India-Pakistan relations, where periodic military confrontations and tactical escalations serve as a reminder of just how fragile the peace is....

Managing Escalations: Upgrading CBMs

The nuclear competition between India and Pakistan continues to shape the South Asia’s strategic landscape, exacerbated by technological advancements, geopolitical shifts, and a lack of sustained dialogue. While both countries...

Unmanned, Unchecked: Tech-Driven Instability in South Asia

Emerging military technologies are transforming conflict dynamics in South Asia, introducing new risks to strategic stability between India and Pakistan. Drones, AI-driven warfare, and cyber capabilities are lowering the threshold...

A Border Too Close for Business: The Case of Indo-Pak Trade

Trade between India and Pakistan has repeatedly been derailed by conflict, and a deep-seated trust deficit, that has kept bilateral trade at the margins of both economies. In August 2019,...

The Broken Ground: Unpacking Pakistan’s Climate Displacement Crisis

Pakistan’s climate displacement crisis is unfolding at an unprecedented scale, and uprooting millions through forced migration as a result of floods, droughts and glacial melt. Yet, policy response remains fragmented,...

Road to Resilience : Adaptive Transformation Among Vulnerable Communities

Road to Resilience is a ground breaking new report by Jinnah Institute which examines how vulnerable communities in Pakistan experience, withstand, and recover from compounding climate shocks. It introduces the...

COP30 Action Agenda: Pakistan’s Progress Explained

This special feature tracks Pakistan’s climate commitments at COP30 and recommendations for sub-national governance across six Action Agenda axes, including energy, urban resilience, climate finance. It maps where Pakistan stands...

Annual Report 2023-2024

In 2023–24, Jinnah Institute continued its work as an independent policy research and public advocacy think tank advancing democratic institution building, strengthening state capacity, and promoting a plural and inclusive...

India’s New Abnormal: Doctrine, Deterrence and De-escalation in South Asia’s Post-war dynamics

India’s May 2025 military strikes on Pakistan marked the emergence of a dangerous new normal in South Asia. Framed by a doctrine of permanent conflict, India’s actions during and after...

Annual Report (2022-2023)

Amid cascading climate shocks and deepening political polarization, Jinnah Institute’s 2022–2023 programming focused on resilience, regional stability, and democratic equity. Policy roundtables addressed Building Resilience Amidst a Poly Crisis, Minority...