Applications of configuration-mixing methods for nuclei near the proton and neutron drip lines are discussed. A short review magic numbers is presented. Prospects advances in regions four new “outposts” highlighted: 28O, 42Si, 60Ca 78Ni. Topics include shell gaps, single-particle properties, islands inversion, collectivity, decay, halos, two-proton effective charge, quenching knockout reactions.

Among the significant issues of the subcontinental region, one can refer to the concern over Pakistan’s inability to maintain the security of its nuclear facilities, the illegal increase in its nuclear weapon production, extremist organizations’ access to nuclear weapons, as well as the fact that this country has not joined the NPT treaty. Meanwhile, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA...