COMMENT 119 – The Tashkent Forum: a new hope for Afghanistan’s future
‘The Tashkent Forum’ was first presented in a joint initiative by Uzbekistan and Afghanistan during the UN Security Council session in New York on January 19, 2018. The Tashkent International Conference named “Peace Process, Security Cooperation and Regional Connectivity” will be held in Tashkent on the 26 and 27...
FOCUS 37 – Public Participation and Ecotourism: The role and the right of people...
Abstract
This paper focuses on studying the role and rights of Sikkim citizens in engaging in ecotourism management through qualitative research. The research uses public participation theory as a method for the analysis of policy and organizational structure related to ecotourism. The role and right of the people to participate...
COMMENT 118 – Pakistan’s increasing focus on tactical nuclear weapons and its consequences
Last year, Pakistan’s Strategic Plans Division (SPD) tested an improved version of the Hatf-IX Nasr nuclear capable short-range ballistic missile, a system that could be described as a tactical nuclear weapon (TNW), or a nonstrategic/battlefield nuclear weapon. The recent tests of the Nasr have brought back into focus Pakistan’s...