Editorial The arrest of Abdulla Shahid, former Foreign Minister of the Maldives and President of the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, over allegations of sexually abusing a minor is
The Jammu massacre of 1947 remains one of the most painful and contested chapters in the history of the Partition of British India and the Kashmir conflict. Every year on 6 November,
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The Maldives’ first presidential visit to Pakistan in 11 years highlights a broader shift towards strategic autonomy following the withdrawal of Indian military personnel in 2024. As Malé deepens cooperation with Islamabad
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On the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding has returned to the center of high-level diplomatic conversation. Endorsements from Iran, the United States
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The Kashmir dispute has once again found its way onto the floor of the United Nations General Assembly, and with it, the familiar diplomatic triangle of India, Pakistan and Türkiye has resumed
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Pakistan is home to a diverse mosaic of religious communities, including Christians, Hindus, Sikhs, Kalash, Bahai, Buddhists, and Zoroastrians, all of whom coexist alongside the Muslim majority. From the very inception of
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Each year, as India marks 15 August with flag-hoisting ceremonies and official celebration, a starkly different observance takes place in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir and among Kashmiri diaspora communities abroad. For them,
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Each year on 5 August, Pakistan observes Youm-e-Istehsal, a day of solidarity marking the anniversary of India’s 2019 decision to revoke Article 370 of its constitution, the clause that had granted Indian-administered
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Pakistan’s Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) laid out what it described as one of the most extensive counterterrorism campaigns in the country’s recent history at a press conference held in Rawalpindi on July
More Every year on 19 July, Kashmiris on both sides of the Line of Control, along with the wider Kashmiri diaspora, observe Kashmir Accession Day — a commemoration rooted in a pivotal resolution
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There are figures in history who become larger after their death than they ever were in life. Burhan Muzaffar Wani is one of them. On July 8, 2016, Indian security forces killed
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U.S. strategic gaze in South Asia has, in recent years, drifted toward India’s ascent, the unresolved aftermath of the Afghanistan withdrawal, and the deepening rivalry with China. In this reshuffling of priorities,
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A nation’s decision to change itself within is an act of a certain determination. In the last few decades, Pakistan has gone through an unnoticeable but not unimpressible evolution in its approach
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In May this year, Narendra Modi came to Scandinavia with all the trappings of a state visit, official motorcades, ceremonial halls, bilateral agreements and the artistry of statecraft. One thing that he
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There is a particular kind of hypocrisy that comes dressed in the language of law. India has spent decades presenting itself to the world as South Asia’s responsible anchor a democratic heavyweight
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The recent convening of the fourth Fund Utilization Committee meeting in Quetta represents more than a routine administrative exercise. It signals a continued institutional commitment to refining one of Balochistan’s most significant
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