Volume 7: Issue IV (October – December 2025) India’s Expanding Maritime Influence in the Indian Ocean Region: India–Oman Strategic Cooperation and Implications for Pakistan Ahmed Sharif From Reactive Response to Proactive Resilience: Reforming Pakistan’s Disaster Management System: An Assessment of Institutional Coordination, Early Warning Systems, Community Resilience and Disaster Risk Reduction Muhammad Haroon Khalid Generative AI in Academic Research and Scientific Writing: Benefits, Risks, and Future Perspectives Syeda Nusrat From Tactical Counterterrorism to Strategic Blowback: Socio-Political, Security and Legal Implications of U.S. Drone Warfare in Pakistan, 2004–2024 Muhammad Anees Asad Interest-Group Influence and U.S. Middle East Policy: Assessing Pro-Israel Advocacy, Campaign Finance, and Institutional Constraints Syed Sharjeel Ali Bukhari