Sri Lanka’s September 22, 2026 Easter Sunday judgment marks a decisive legal reckoning with one of the country’s deadliest terrorist attacks, convicting 15 of 24 defendants after an extensive examination of thousands
International relationships rarely survive on sentiment alone; they endure when trust, shared interests, and consistent cooperation reinforce each other over time. Pakistan and Türkiye represent a rare example of a partnership built
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Imagine India’s Prime Minister, a man whose entire political brand was built on mastering social media, posts a late-night selfie video calling protesters “friends.” Somewhere in the country, an editor grabs the
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As Prime Minister Narendra Modi accelerates India’s nuclear ambitions, a dream rooted in Homi Bhabha’s post-independence vision of atomic self-reliance, a fresh cyber breach has cast an unflattering light on the risks
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International relations scholarship has long studied what is known as diversionary theory, or the “scapegoat hypothesis”, the proposition that political leaders facing internal legitimacy crises, economic strain, or social fragmentation have a
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There are moments when a nation’s resolve is tested not by what it says, but by what it is willing to endure and still stand firm. The events of the past four
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In the bustling streets of Lahore, 14-year-old Ayesha logged into her favorite social media app one evening in early 2026, seeking connection with friends after a long school day. Within hours, what
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When political slogans are repeated loudly enough and frequently enough, they can begin to sound like established historical truth. This is precisely what has happened with the narrative surrounding Balochistan, Pakistan’s largest
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A subtle but significant shift is underway in Pakistan’s debt strategy. Islamabad is seeking to reduce its dependence on bilateral lenders by raising billions of dollars through international bonds and commercial borrowing.
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“On June 10, 2026, C.R. Patil, the Indian Water Minister, was quoted as saying in an interview with the Indian news agency ANI: ‘It is sure, there won’t be a single drop
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On May 30, 2026, the governments of Pakistan and Azad Jammu & Kashmir sat down with the Joint Awami Action Committee in a high-stakes negotiation aimed at defusing tension before the June
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Water, in contemporary international relations, is far more than a natural resource; it is a strategic asset that shapes national power, environmental security, and state resilience. For Pakistan, a state of over
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At four in the morning, Mecca does not sleep. In the blue stillness before dawn, a fisherman from the Indonesian archipelago and a surgeon from London move through the same narrow lane.
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On Thursday, the European Parliament delivered its most forceful condemnation of the Taliban to date. Lawmakers voted 480 to five, with 83 abstentions, to demand expanded international sanctions against Taliban leaders, enforce International Criminal Court arrest
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With the landing of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Hangzhou over the weekend, what was brought along was not only a diplomatic agenda but also an economic outlook. Within hours of his arrival in
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It was July 1971. Henry Kissinger, the most powerful national security advisor in the world, quietly boarded a Pakistani aircraft in Islamabad. His destination was Beijing, a city no senior American official had
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