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Noor Wali Mehsud and Pakistan: From Ally to Adversary – A Tale of Betrayal, Blowback, and Lessons for India
The story of Mufti Noor Wali Mehsud, chief of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), is Pakistan’s self-made tragedy. A nation that used militancy as a foreign-policy tool now faces the...
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Ladakh on the Boil: From Silent Sentinel to Faultline
A Land Between Mountains and EmpiresLadakh is India’s sentinel on the roof of the world. A high desert...
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Bulldozers, Bias & the Bench: When “Satisfaction” Overshadows Law
When Chief Justice of India B. R. Gavai recently remarked that banning bulldozer actions gave him “immense satisfaction,”...
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Saudi – Pakistan Defence Pact: A Bargain of Money and Manpower
IntroductionSaudi Arabia and Pakistan have signed a defence deal on 17 September 2025. On paper, it looks like...
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The Fractured Geopolitics of the Middle East: How Internal Divisions and External Interventions Are Degrading the Region
Introduction: A Region at War with ItselfThe Middle East and West Asia present a paradox of immense...
Israel, Qatar, Pakistan, and India’s Lesson in Survival
The Middle East is once again in turmoil. This time, Israel has turned its attention to Qatar. A country of gas wealth and glass...
Navarro’s “Vampire” Slur and the Pushback of a New India
It began with a single remark. Peter Navarro, once Donald Trump’s trade adviser and now a loud voice in conservative America, reached for a...
When America Spoke Down to India – A Journey of Words That Wound
India and the U.S. have built a strategic bond. They share values. They have trade. They cooperate. Yet beneath the partnership, a story simmers....
Unequal Footing at Tianjin: Modi and Shehbaz Sharif at the SCO Summit
When the leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) gathered in Tianjin, China, from August 31 to September 1, 2025, the contrast in how...
Modi Meets Xi: India’s Caution and the Road Ahead
Introduction: A Meeting That Resonates Beyond DiplomacyWhen Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets President Xi Jinping, it is never just a handshake across the table....
Oslo Accords: The Handshake That Shook the World
A Moment on the White House LawnIt was September 1993. The sun shone bright over Washington. Two men faced each other.Yitzhak Rabin, soldier...