Infrastructure that carries a nation’s data, finance and emergency communications is strategic infrastructure. We would not hand over a port, a power grid or a strategic petroleum reserve on the strength of
While the nuclear nonproliferation discourses are the epicenter of the United Nations’ core agenda, but the concerns about the Uranium black market and the systematic vulnerabilities in India’s nuclear program are exacerbating.
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I have no intention of even implicitly commenting on the legality of the ongoing incarceration of Douglas Devananda. I’ve no legal background, and that’s because, having been selected for the Law Faculty
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The year 2025 will be remembered in Sri Lanka for Cyclone Ditwah, which struck the Sri Lanka coast towards the end of November. The heavy rain and landslides during the cyclone presents
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“Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.” — Buddha Those who wield falsehood and deceit often imagine that a single lie can obscure an entire reality,
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Climate change has compounded natural disasters, making them increasingly complex and challenging to manage as security issues, particularly for climate-vulnerable states with inadequate infrastructure. Pakistan, one of the countries most exposed to
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The passing away of veteran singer Mrs Latha Walpola, “The Queen of Songs of Lanka”, has created an unfillable void in the Lankan music world. The boundless body of creations she gifted
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On December 27, local authorities in the Swabi District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Province in Pakistan issued official notices ordering Afghan refugees residing in the Barakai Afghan and Gandaf Afghan camps to
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In the closing days of December 2025, Iran was shaken by its most serious wave of public unrest since the nationwide protests of 2022. The immediate trigger was a dramatic collapse of
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After its emergence from the Soviet collapse, the new Russia grappled with the complex issue of developing a national identity that could embrace the radical contradictions of Russia’s past and foster integration
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The emerging rapprochement among China, Pakistan, and Bangladesh has shifted the strategic equation in South Asia. This development is shocking to the international observers, as at the time of the ousted prime
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On December 23, 2025, at least five security personnel, including three Afghan nationals and two Tajikistan Border Guards, were killed in a cross-border armed clash along the Tajikistan-Afghanistan border, highlighting persistent instability
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On December 25, 2025, Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ‘commander’ and ‘Central Committee Member (CCM)’ Ganesh Uike aka Rupa aka Rajesh Tiwari aka Chamu aka Pakka Hanumantu (69), who carried an INR 11 million bounty on his head, was among
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If there was a single theme tying American foreign policy together in 2025, it would be a decisive shift away from the rhetoric of ‘global leadership’ toward an unapologetic assertion of privilege within
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On December 26, 2025, the world witnessed a historic moment as UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan arrived in Pakistan, marking a new chapter in the longstanding and fraternal relationship
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The United States, Russia and China According to the Hub – a Canadian public policy and ideas platform – as the calendar turns toward 2026, the era in which the United States proclaimed itself
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