A series of attacks, attempted operations and counterterrorism raids across Iraq, Syria and Jordan has raised renewed concerns about the activities of Islamic State (ISIS) sleeper cells, with security authorities confronting an
The war in Sudan has crossed the three-year mark, a grim milestone in what many analysts now describe as an “abandoned crisis.” Despite staggering human suffering and widespread displacement, the conflict has
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The intensifying geopolitical competition sparked by conflicts in the Middle East and shifting energy priorities has drawn global attention toward strategic chokepoints and polar regions. Yet while the Arctic dominates headlines, Antarctica
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When Chandrika, who came to power in 1994, appointed A.S. Jayawardena as Secretary to the Ministry of Finance, it was as if a bomb had gone off within the government. A.S. Jayawardena
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Afghanistan does not need a softer public relations line. It needs proof that it can act like a responsible state. That means controlling armed groups, respecting borders, treating its own people with
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On the evening of April 22, at least 10 people, including a Turkish national, were killed while several others sustained injuries in an attack at a copper and gold project site in
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There is a theory in media studies called Agenda-Setting. It suggests that the media doesn’t just tell you what to think; it tells you what to think about. For the better part
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For all its boastfulness, India is a poor and deeply unequal country. With a per capita income of roughly USD 2,700, this is hardly surprising. A vast population, uneven development, and long
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Nicolai Tangen, chief executive of Norges Bank Investment Management, which oversees the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund, has drawn attention for invoking Monty Python’s famous song “Always Look on the Bright Side
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Pakistan’s most visible foreign policy gambits in recent years are its attempts to position as a mediator in the conflict between US, Israel and Iran. Pakistan has stepped forward to host talks,
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Commemorating its centennial, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh has begun a serious conversation with a bevy of stakeholders in the West especially the United States and Europe. As part of its global outreach, RSS General
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Modern states are formed on the promise to provide fundamental rights, including education, health-related facilities,s and security. It creates a bedrock of the social contract and establishes legitimacy. In Afghanistan, 90% of
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I just woke up in Islamabad in the middle of the night, around 2 AM, and could not go back to sleep. I picked up my phone, started scrolling through the news,
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A U.S. special forces soldier involved in a covert operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has been arrested and indicted after allegedly using classified information to place profitable bets on the
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In today’s strategic landscape, influence isn’t shaped only by military strength or economic weight. Increasingly, it is built through narratives-formed, circulated, and contested across digital spaces that don’t recognize borders. In that
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Every April 24, the Armenian world pauses in collective remembrance of a catastrophe that still defines its identity and politics. The date marks the beginning of the genocide carried out by the
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