A Viral Spy Story
The first duty in any alleged espionage story is not outrage. It is verification. Anyone reading Bahrain’s Police Media Centre,…
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Is India Quietly Helping US Pressure Iran?
People are sharing retired Colonel Douglas Macgregor’s accusation that the US Navy is “using Indian ports against Iran” because it…
Afghanistan Can’t Be Ruled by One Bloc Forever
For more than four decades, Afghanistan has had a succession of rulers, each vowing to bring order. Monarchists offered stability,…
Pakistan’s accountability theatre and the Fazlur Rehman case
Maulana Fazlur Rehman has spent so long in the center of Pakistan’s power games that many people no longer see…
Pakistan’s Practical Role in Gaza
Pakistan’s choice to join the Board of Peace has triggered a familiar argument at home: Is this principled diplomacy, or…
Al Qaeda Regroups in Afghanistan under Interim Government Cover
Al Qaeda’s slow regrouping in Afghanistan under elements of the Interim Afghan Government is an alarm that regional states cannot…
How Taliban Repression Is Reshaping Afghanistan’s Future
The Taliban’s return to power has often been framed, especially by those searching for signs of normalcy, as a trade-off:…
The Babri Masjid 2.0 Movement
One of India’s most unstable political and communal hotspots in recent years has been the quickly expanding movement to build…
Pakistan’s Call for Urgent Reform at COP-30
Pakistan sent one of the clearest messages at COP-30 in Brazil: if global climate finance systems aren’t fixed quickly, the…
Inside Taliban-India Diplomacy
When Nooruddin Azizi, Afghanistan’s Minister of Industry and Commerce, arrives in New Delhi on 19 November 2025, he will not…