Pakistan’s Strategic Dilemma in the Iran War
As the war centered on Iran expands across the Middle East, Islamabad faces growing pressure to choose between maintaining neutrality, Read more…
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Nepal Burns: Youth Revolt That Redraws the Political Map
From torching parliament to army intervention, Nepal’s youth-driven revolt has shaken the country’s political order and sidelined the old guard. Read more…
Madinah’s Ancient Stones: How Black Basalt and Granite Shape a City’s Past and Future
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From Fighters to Rulers: Afghanistan Under the Taliban
By Sajjad Tarakzai Four years after seizing Kabul, the Taliban have consolidated power, improved security, and kept markets functioning under Read more…
Does the US Assault on Venezuela Signal the Rise of a New Imperial Order?
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Jamaat-e-Islami Rejects Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan, Announces Palestine Solidarity Week
Pakistan’s largest Islamic party denounces U.S.-backed proposal, calls for rallies and solidarity marches across the country. Pakistan’s largest Islamic movement, Read more…
BBC Documentary highlights Modi’s systematic violence against Muslims in Gujrat
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Pakistan’s Strategic Dilemma in the Iran War
As the war centered on Iran expands across the Middle East, Islamabad faces growing pressure to choose between maintaining neutrality, Read more…
ANALYSIS: Western Allies Re-engage China as Ties With Washington Strain
Trade disputes with the United States and strategic uncertainty are pushing close US partners to cautiously reset relations with Beijing Read more…
Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’: A Parallel Order While Gaza Burns
Any serious evaluation of Donald Trump’s newly announced “Board of Peace” must begin with an uncomfortable truth: while Israel has been killing thousands of innocent Palestinian children and unarmed civilians in Gaza, much of the international system has either looked away or failed to act decisively.
Explained: Could Jamaat-e-Islami Rule Bangladesh Next?
For the first time in its chequered history, the Islamic party has a credible chance of leading a governing alliance. Read more…