Bank Shot: Influencing Kabul through Jeddah
With the Taliban back in power, influencing them away from their regressive roots will be difficult. Human rights abusers China, Russia, and Pakistan now...
The historical roots of contemporary political order in India and Pakistan
India is a stable and democratic country where Pakistan is an unstable “Hybrid Regime” which is controlled by the “Deep State” within the state....
India’s and Pakistan’s attitude towards Afghanistan
The CIA, MI6 and the Russian Security Council have recently pointed out that India is emerging as a global hub for the development of...
Pakistan: TLP’s quest of establishing political supremacy
Pakistan has removed far-right leader of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), Saad Hussain Rizvi, son of its deceased founder Khadim Hussain Rizvi, from its terrorism watchlist...
Afghanistan: The Humanitarian Imperative Must Come First to Avoid Catastrophe
The international community must urgently step-up direct funding through United Nations agencies and NGOs to provide Afghan girls & boys with the life-saving support...
South Asia replaces the Middle East as the epicentre of Muslim religious ultra-conservatism
As Middle Eastern states attempt to manage their political and security differences, Muslim-majority countries are regrouping along a fault line that separates proponents of...
Junagadh annexation (November 9, 1947) and the myth of the Indian Union
The Nawab of Junagadh (Muhammad Mahabat Khanji III) acceded to the Dominion of Pakistan on 15 August 1947. Junagadh like Sir Creek and Kashmir...
Jammu Massacre: More Than a Historical Retrospect
When I read in September that Mr. Gopalaswamy Ayyangar, a very able and reputedly anti-muslim Madrasi Brahmin who was the Prime Minister of Kashmir...
Ultraconservative triumph puts Pakistan at risk
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan may have averted for now further violence by caving in to demands of a militant, supremacist religious group. But...
Indian Foreign Policy During Covid-19 Pandemic
ABSTRACT: This article focuses on the shift of India from the notion of “Aatma Nirbhar” (self-reliance) to “Vishwa Nirbhar” (reliant on the world). Proceeding...