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
India’s effort to strengthen its water security against China is generating a domestic crisis along its strategically sensitive northeastern frontier. On October 23, 2026, protests against the proposed 11,200-megawatt Siang Upper Multipurpose
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Afghanistan’s Taliban government is gaining international legitimacy while militant threats associated with its territory remain unresolved. Russia has formally recognised Kabul’s rulers, China is pursuing economic cooperation, and regional powers continue discussing
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India’s military modernization drive faces an uncomfortable contradiction. New Delhi continues authorizing billions of dollars in new weapons procurement while its aerospace industry struggles to deliver aircraft ordered years earlier. The problem
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Nearly eight decades after the events of 1947, Kashmir remains one of South Asia’s most enduring territorial and political disputes. Competing claims of sovereignty, unresolved questions of political consent, and recurring India–Pakistan
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Parvinder Singh Jhota spent years confronting suspected drug dealers in Punjab. On October 13, 2026, the 42-year-old anti-drug activist was shot dead inside a medical store in Mansa during a confrontation over
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An unofficial Khalistan referendum in Edmonton, attended by thousands of Sikh separatist supporters, has renewed scrutiny of the tensions between diaspora activism and India’s opposition to the movement. With past assassination-plot allegations
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Pakistan’s missing-persons controversy centres on a fundamental question: how can authorities distinguish enforced disappearances from other cases of unexplained absence while ensuring that credible allegations of state involvement are independently investigated? Although
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India’s growing global influence faces a difficult test as international investigations expose alleged criminal networks operating across borders, while separate cases raise concerns about immigration enforcement and alleged state-linked interference abroad. The
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Five years after the Taliban’s return to power, emerging resistance groups are reporting attacks across Afghanistan, including in the south. Political exclusion, abuses against former security personnel and fragmented opposition sustain the
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Israel’s E1 settlement project is facing opposition from governments with markedly different forms of diplomatic and economic influence. Pakistan and seven Arab and Muslim partners have rejected the plan, while twelve Western
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The failure of regional consultations in Moscow to produce a joint statement highlights a widening rift over terrorism in Afghanistan. While Russia welcomes the Taliban’s campaign against ISIS-K, Pakistan remains concerned about
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Pakistan’s latest strikes inside Afghanistan mark a shift from years of diplomacy towards direct military deterrence. Islamabad argues that repeated attacks by the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, alleged Afghan-based sanctuaries and unfulfilled assurances have
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The Baloch National Movement’s Geneva campaign has taken the demand for an independent Balochistan to an international audience, but its political significance should not be confused with institutional recognition or a mandate
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World leaders gathering in New York for the 81st United Nations General Assembly arrive at a moment when the credibility of the UN’s collective-security system is under unusual strain. The General Debate
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Five years after returning to power, the Taliban controls Afghanistan more firmly than many expected. Yet territorial control has not translated into the elimination of militant networks operating from Afghan soil. That
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