Islamic State Pakistan Province (ISPP) remains a relatively small but persistent militant threat in Pakistan, using sectarian violence, targeted assassinations and occasional suicide attacks to exploit deep communal and political fault lines,
From the rooftops of Vienna, amid baroque facades and imperial relics, a quieter and far more consequential activity is under way. Satellite dishes mounted atop Russian diplomatic buildings are not merely tools
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In a dramatic reversal of one of the Middle East’s most closely watched diplomatic shifts, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s calculated gamble on rapprochement with Iran has begun to unravel under
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It is disheartening to see even the streets turn into holding pens for people queuing for rationed fuel. This scarcity lays bare the country’s condition. Yet the issue is not which foreign
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The American-Israeli war has entered week three. The longer it lasts, the more its economic shocks will hurt Trump politically—especially if he keeps insisting that Americans must simply tough it out until
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Kishore Mahbubani, distinguished foreign policy analyst and former diplomat from Singapore, offered his insights to India Today on the unfolding conflict in West Asia. Mahbubani, who served as Singapore’s ambassador to the
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George Friedman’s latest podcast presents a meticulous account of the evolution of the war with Iran, exposing critical miscalculations and unanticipated outcomes. Friedman begins by stating, “All wars evolve. The fundamental purpose
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A grainy video circulating across social media and developer forums has sparked alarm among defense officials worldwide, not for its polish but for what it represents. In the footage, a shoulder-fired guided
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There is a time to play politics, a time to destabilize governments for political gain, and a time to hide the truth from the people, again for political gain. This is not
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A short SMS traveled halfway across the world, reaching the phone of a brother desperate for news from his sister trapped in a war zone. The message was simple, yet heartbreaking: “My
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Japan and South Korea are moving forward with a combined $900 billion investment commitment in the United States, part of a high-stakes agreement tied to tariff concessions under President Donald Trump’s trade
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Senior bankers across China’s vast financial system are facing steep reductions in their bonuses as authorities deepen a sweeping overhaul of compensation practices, marking another phase in Beijing’s effort to reshape the
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China is moving to restrict a key pathway that has long enabled its companies to raise billions of dollars through Hong Kong listings, signaling a significant shift in regulatory policy with global
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Palantir Technologies, once hailed as Silicon Valley’s data prodigy and now widely criticized as the world’s most overvalued company, has become central to a deadly, ongoing conflict in Iran. According to sources
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The Gulf monarchies have long been defined by fragile borders, historical compromises, and delicate balances of trade and diplomacy. Yet experts warn that continued aggression against Iran, particularly a blockade of the
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The Government of Israel has dramatically intensified settlement construction and land annexation across the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, forcibly displacing tens of thousands of Palestinians and deepening long-standing human rights
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