Journal of Peace Studies | Volume-30, Issues 3 & 4, July-December 2023 Contents From the Editors' Desk Articles India - France Synergies in the Vanilla Islands by Kshipra Vasudeo Campaign Against Violent Extremism Since 9/11: The Case of the Gulf States By Adil Rasheed Essay Regional Aspirations in Europe and Post Colonial States: Case Studies from India and the United Kingdom by Kanchan Pandey Opinion Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in Eurasia: A Perspective from Russia by Fedor Igorevich Arzhaev Politics of ‘Sacred’ in Barelvism: The Case of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) By Mohammed Shoaib Raza Pakistan’s Eviction of Afghan Refugees as ‘Illegal Foreigners' Causing A Humanitarian Crisis By Zaheena Naqvi & Mohammad Waseem Malla The Withdrawal of Wheat-Subsidy Opens a Pandora’s Box in Gilgit Baltistan By Zainab Akhter The Tentacles of Violence: The Baloch Militancy and its Dire Consequences for Pakistan By Josh Bowes Lashkar-e-Taiba’s Fedayeen Missions: Need to Understand the Terror Dynamic By Naveen Khan Book Review Jihadism in Pakistan: Al-Qa’ida, Islamic State and the Local Militant by Antonio Giustozzi Reviewed By Syed Eesar Mehdi Satire Will the Political Circus in Pakistan lead to a Positive End state? By Mohammad Shehzad
