DIRECTOR RESEARCH

Mr. Sher Ali Kakar

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR RESEARCH 

Balochistan Think Tank Network,
Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering, and Management Sciences (BUITEMS), Takatu Campus, Airport Road, Baleli, Quetta
Email:sheralikakar@bttn.org.pk
Tel: +92 081 287 3346

Sher Ali Kakar serves as an Associate Director at the Balochistan Think Tank Network (BTTN). His research interests include nuclear and strategic affairs, with a specific focus on South Asia.

His work has been published in reputable peer-reviewed journals, including those by Elsevier and Margalla Papers. Mr. Kakar also regularly contributes opinion pieces to leading national and international platforms, such as South Asian Voices (Stimson Center), The Nation, and The Express Tribune. Additionally, he has authored a chapter in an academic book.

  1. Robotic Replication of Living Things and Implications for Warfare. Published in Margalla Papers, Issue 1, June 2025

  2. Possibilities of Pakistan-Afghanistan Trade: A New Economic Geography Approach, Published in Global Political Review, Volume 9, Issue 2, (2024)

  3. Generative Artificial Intelligence and its Military Applications by US and China – Lessons for South Asia, Journal of Computing & Biomedical Informatics, Published in special issue: Special Issue on Intelligent Computing of Applied Sciences and Emerging Trends (ICASET), April 01, 2024.

  4. Pakistan’s safe nuclear energy generation: An essential source to target sustainable development. Progress in Nuclear Energy, 164, (2023)

  5. Conceptualizing the role of India in North Korea’s Denuclearization.” Margalla Papers27, No. 1 (2023) 166-175.

  6. Containing China: The Indo-US Defense Cooperation. BTTN Journal, 1(1) (2022) 68-84.

  7. Analyzing the Significance of Pakistan-India trade. Pakistan Journal of International Affairs, 6(2) (2023)

  8. The emergence of hybrid warfare and international security environment: a case study of Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of International Affairs, 4(4). (2021)

  9. Balochistan and Fifth Generation Warfare: Role of External Powers. Journal of the Research Society of Pakistan, 58 (2), 140. (2021)

  10. The Proxy Conflicts and Implications for Balochistan. Balochistan Review, Volume XXXVIII No.1 (2018)

  1. Policy papers on Nuclear and Strategic Affairs

  2. Balochistan Budget 2024-25

  1. India`s Blind Spot in South Asia, The Express Tribune, May 15 2025

  2. Reviving Iran`s Nuclear Deal, Stratheia 22 March 2025

  3. Why Trump`s India Bet Could Backfire? Stratheia 25 February 2025

  4. Pakistan-China Nuclear Energy Cooperation, The Nation, 11 January 2025

  5. US biased South Asia Policy, Pakistan Observer, 28 December 2024

  6. Nuclear Energy: A Path to Energy Security and Climate Resilience, Stratheia 21 December 2024

  7. The FMCT Debate, The Nation, 08 November 2024

  8. Looming Risk of Nuclear War, The Nation16 October 2024

  9. Fostering Peace in South Asia, The Nation12 August 2024

  10. The Future of Arms Control, The Nation, 11 July 2024

  11. Pakistan`s Nuclear Deterrence, The Nation, 27 May 2024

  12. The Intransigent Neighbor, The Nation, 26 April 2024

  13. Pakistan`s MIRV Capability, The Nation, 02 April 2024

  14. Challenges to Nuclear Arms Control, The Nation,19 March 2024

  15. US`s South Asia Policy, The Nation, December 19, 2023

  16. India`s Long-Range Missile Capability: A Threat to Global Security, The Express Tribune, 19 December 2023

  17. India`s Aspiration for H-Bomb, The Express Tribune, October 18, 2023

  18. The Global Order: India`s View, The Nation, 31 August 2023

  19. The Pulwama Revelations: Modi`s Fake Narratives, The Express Tribune, May 2, 2023

  20. Outer Space: A Growing Military Domain, The Express Tribune, February 18, 2023

  21. Nuclear Energy and Pakistan`s Economic Challenges, South Asian Voices, 23 February 2023

  22. Pak-China ties: Understanding realities & dispelling myths, Pakistan Observer, June 28, 2023

  23. Balancing US and Russia: India’s Strategic Ambitions and South Asian Security Landscape, Modern Diplomacy, April 24, 2023

  24. Maximising Pakistan`s Foreign Exchange Savings Through Nuclear Energy, Geopolitics, February 9, 2023

  25. BJP’s Hindutva Politics and Indian Military Thinking, The Express Tribune, 17 December 2022

  26. Growing Threats of Hindutva Politics, The Express Tribune, 12 November 2022

  27. Nancy Pelosi’s Visit to Taiwan: Another Round of Tensions, The Geopolitics, 8 August 2022

  28. India’s Dichotomous Role in the Perceived DPRK’s Denuclearisation, Strategic Foresight for Asia, 10 August 2022

  29. The Contemporary Taliban Regime and the Dilemma of its Recognition, South Asia, Journal, 17 February 2022

  30. The Rise of China and the US Strategy in the Asia-Pacific, Global Village Space, May 6, 2022

  31. Russia-Ukraine War and the Essence of Nuclear Deterrence, Global Village Space, 5 August 2022

  32. Reconsideration of Iran’s Nuclear Deal: Political Willingness or Shadow of Uncertainty, Global Village Space, 14 December 201

  33. The Hybrid War Challenges to Pakistan, Eurasia Review, October 21, 2021

  1. Participation in National and International Seminars/Conferences/Webinars.

  2. Strategic Issues, Traditional and Non-Traditional Security Challenges, International Security Environment, Nuclear Issues, Emerging Technologies, Arms Control, and Great Power Competition.