A Dark Truth: Why Iran, Ukraine Get Bombed, But Pak, Israel, N Korea Don’t
With the Iran blitz, the message to smaller and military states is shaping up to be this: ‘build the damn bomb – if not legally, then the way Pakistan did in the 1970s’.
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Azerbaijan Accuses Iran Of Nakhichevan Airport Drone Strike; Orders Full Combat Readiness
Iran later denied any involvement, with Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi telling Tasnim news agency, “The Islamic Republic of Iran has not targeted the Republic of Azerbaijan. We do not target our neighbouring countries.”
Why Has Pakistan Reignited Conflict With Afghanistan Now?
The growing alignment between Kabul and Delhi is a redline for Islamabad.
How PM Mark Carney’s India Visit Is Rewiring Middle-Powers’ Reassertion
Prime Minister Carney’s visit to India, therefore, is not merely an exercise in diplomatic repair but marks a transformative structural reset with consequences well beyond their bilateral relations
Who Are the Baloch Republican Guards (BRG) Behind the Repeated Train Attacks?
carried out their first known operation in 2013. Initially, the group was active in Sibi and Naseer Abad.
India and US Reach Framework for Trade Agreement
The United States of America and India have released a statement announcing a framework for
No Boat, No Mandate in Bangladesh
Sheikh Hasina’s legitimacy does not rest on rhetoric alone; it rests on law, history, and the expressed will of the electorate. Until the people, through a free and fair vote, decide otherwise, any alternative claim to power remains provisional at best, illegitimate at worst.
An Untethered Trump Is Expanding Xi’s Sphere of Influence
By hollowing out the rules-based order, the US president is pushing middle powers to hedge, and giving Beijing an opening it didn’t have before.
From Mountains to Urban Centers: Strategic Shifts in Baloch Militancy Over the Past Year
The most significant operation of the year occurred in March, when the BLA’s Majeed Brigade hijacked the Jaffar Express train, an incident described by observers as unprecedented in modern conflict history
Is Afghanistan staring at a regime change?
Most of Afghanistan’s neighbours have come around to reconciling themselves with the inevitability of Taliban rule. The only exception, ironically, is Pakistan, which created and promoted the Taliban. Many of the insinuations about regime change have originated from there.