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.
Perspective
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.
In Armenia Domestic Politics Hinges on Geopolitical Diktats
Within Armenia itself, Prime Minister Pashinyan’s government lost its once high ratings and credibility following the exodus of Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh in 2023.
President Putin’s India Visit: What Can Be Expected?
IAR Desk Russian President Vladimir Putin will be arriving in New Delhi today for a
“Aim to elevate cooperation with India”: Putin ahead of visit to New Delhi
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Moscow aims to “elevate cooperation” with India and China to a “qualitatively new level.”
The Conundrum That is Mohammad Yunus
Armed with a Nobel medal and the uncritical adulation of international media, Yunus has built not just a brand but a bulwark against scrutiny.
Sheikh Hasina’s Death Verdict: A Judgement Steeped in Political Calculus
What unfolded in the International Crimes Tribunal was not a judicial inquiry but a political project—engineered by an unelected regime desperate to legitimise itself by delegitimising the woman who rebuilt the country for three consecutive terms.
Opium Farming in Afghanistan Shrinks by 20pct in 2025: UN Survey
There has been a massive drop in 2023 that followed the Taliban’s announcement in 2022 that it was outlawing narcotics production.
India Ramps Up Support after Afghan Quake, Vying with China for Influence
Chinese and Indian support is crucial for the Taliban, which seized power after US-led NATO forces withdrew in 2021 but remains shunned by Western nations over restrictions on women and UN sanctions.
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