Balochistan’s Long War: From Counter-Terrorism to Countering Proxy Warfare
For more than two decades, Pakistan has waged one of the world's most sustained counter-terrorism campaigns, evolving into a broader security doctrine that frames the violence in Balochistan not merely…
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Spurred Chinese Defense Sales after Operation Sindoor
Military escalations between states yield to unintended economic consequences, this also happened with the India-Pakistan May 2025 conflict. Following the dramatic dog fight between India and Pakistan that resulted into…
Pak-China Partnership and Strategic Realignment
While recalibrating the all-weather friendship, Pakistan’s partnership with China is entering into a transformative phase. As President Asif Ali Zardari has concluded its high-stake visit to China and Prime Minister…
The Beginning of the End: Can OPEC Survive the UAE’s Exit?
The announcement on April 28, 2026, that the United Arab Emirates will exit OPEC effective…
The India-US Trade Deal: Tariffs and Domestic Response
President Donald Trump’s decision of imposing preliminary countervailing duties of 126% on Indian solar imports…
The Iran Crisis and a New Storm for Pakistan
The recent escalation between Iran and the West, with the culmination in the death of…
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Pakistan Draws a Line against Cross-Border Terrorism
The last three days have revealed the true human price of Pakistan's struggle against terrorism…
The Fragile Calm between Iran and the United States
The memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Iran and the US has silenced the guns in…
Pakistan’s Diplomatic Moment
For decades, Pakistan has been viewed as a country enlisted in the grey-list of the…
Persistent Vows and a Permanent Peace Agreement
With the US and Iran nearing toward a permanent peace agreement with unmatched efforts of…
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The Launch of Indigenous EO-3 Satellite
Following space race and technological advancement, Pakistan has launched its indigenous Electro-Optical (EO-3) satellite with China’s assistance. This historic milestone…
Beyond the Blue Marble: The Artemis II Flight Profile and the Future of Lunar Exploration
The successful launch of Artemis II on April 1, 2026, marks the definitive return of…
Priyanka Chopra and the Perils of Selective Peace
The 98th Academy Awards on March 15, 2026, were defined by a single, silent moment…
Crisis in the Qalandars Camp: Fakhar Zaman Suspended Amid Ball-Tampering Scandal
The high octane environment of the Pakistan Super League (PSL 11) has been rocked by…
Justice Vindicated: The Final Verdict in the Ali Zafar vs. Meesha Shafi Case
Following an exhaustive eight year legal battle that gripped the nation, the Lahore sessions court has officially closed the chapter…
Priyanka Chopra and the Perils of Selective Peace
The 98th Academy Awards on March 15, 2026, were defined by a single, silent moment that resonated far beyond the…
Crisis in the Qalandars Camp: Fakhar Zaman Suspended Amid Ball-Tampering Scandal
The high octane environment of the Pakistan Super League (PSL 11) has been rocked by its most significant disciplinary crisis…
An Award Created Days Before His Arrival: Modi’s Seychelles Honour Faces Scrutiny
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's latest international honour has become a source of controversy after errors on the accompanying certificate, and questions about the timing of the award's creation, overshadowed…
Modi’s ‘Number Eight’ Speech Goes Viral, Sparks Wave of Memes
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on an official visit to Indonesia, addressed members of the Indian diaspora in Jakarta — and it was this address that has drawn widespread attention online,…
Title: The Strategic Politics of the Indus Waters Treaty
One important approach that can be adopted in understanding the disproportionate nature of the conflicts arising from the Indus, Nile, and Mesopotamian basin river systems in relation to their purely…
The Geopolitics of the Indus: Why the Treaty Matters Now
For 65 years, the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) held firm through wars, crises, and prolonged hostility between India and Pakistan. Brokered by the World Bank in 1960, the agreement survived…
The New World Bloc Takes Shape in the Middle East
The world order born out of the end of the Second World War is starting to show signs of wear and tear, none more evident than in the Middle East…
Pakistan’s Mediating Role in the US-Iran Negotiations
The role played by Pakistan as the main mediator between the US and Iran in the crisis of 2025-2026 can be viewed as a rare example of how a middle…
The Indus Waters Treaty in Abeyance
One and a half years since India announced that the treaty is put "in abeyance" due to the Pahalgam attack in April 2025, the treaty still remained stuck in some…
The Marketing of a Tragedy: Unmasking the “Graveyard of Empires”
History loves a convenient myth, and few are as enduring—or as deceptive—as the branding of Afghanistan as the "Graveyard of Empires." The phrase evokes an image of an untamable landscape…
Hormuz in Focus: US and Iran Conclude Indirect Talks in Doha
DOHA — Mediators from Qatar and Pakistan have successfully concluded a round of intense, indirect talks between representatives of the United States and Iran in Doha. The quiet diplomatic push arrives at…
Ritu Kumar’s “Zardozi” Claim Sparks Backlash Over Centuries-Old Craft
Veteran Indian fashion designer Ritu Kumar has come under intense criticism after claiming she coined the term "zardozi" during an exhibition in the 1980s. The remark was made during an appearance…
What Satluj Reveals About Free Expression in India
Within 24 hours of its showing to Indian audiences for the first time in three years of battling the censors, Honey Trehan's Satluj, which was originally titled Punjab '95, disappeared…







