For 17-year-old Zara Shah, an encounter that began while playing a computer game developed into a frightening experience of online sexual exploitation. A stranger initially approached her as a friend before asking
The most consequential escalations in South Asia are no longer confined to artillery exchanges across the Line of Control or aerial confrontations between nuclear-armed rivals. Increasingly, they unfold through the manipulation of
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In politics, words outweigh actions, as they form narratives and are intelligently deployed to influence people’s perception for greater gains. In May 2025, a limited conflict was instigated between India and Pakistan
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A year after a tense confrontation in which Pakistan’s air force relied heavily on Chinese-supplied aircraft and missile systems to repel a large-scale Indian air operation, Islamabad is now preparing for a
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Reports that a Chinese company was “exiting” Gwadar spread rapidly online, but the claim collapsed almost as quickly as it emerged. The controversy surrounding Hangeng Trade Company involved temporary regulatory hurdles affecting
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Pakistan Navy provided humanitarian assistance to the crew of MV Gautam. The Indian offshore tug and supply vessel became stranded in the Arabian Sea. The ship sailed from Oman toward India, as
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In an interconnected security environment, threats do not travel alone. They move with narratives, and increasingly, those narratives shape international responses as much as the threats themselves. In late 2024, Zabihullah Mujahid,
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In a geopolitical twist that underscores shifting alliances and unconventional diplomacy, Pakistan’s army chief Asim Munir has emerged as a central figure in delicate negotiations between the United States and Iran. According
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In a landmark development for regional trade, Pakistan has formally operationalised a new overland transit corridor with Iran, allowing third-country goods to move through Pakistani territory to Iran and onward to Central
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The Guardians of the Khyber While the world’s attention remains tethered to the high-stakes diplomacy of the “Islamabad Process,” a more visceral struggle for sovereignty is being waged in the rugged corridors
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The ongoing US-Iran war holds crucial lessons for India to sharpen its war-fighting capabilities, both in the short and long term. A few years ago, the Russia-Ukraine war gave the first glimpse
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There is a number that stopped me mid-sentence when I first read it. In April 2026, Gwadar Port processed around 11,000 standard shipping containers in a single month. For context, the same
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The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), commonly known as the Tamil Tigers, were a separatist militant organization founded in 1976 in Sri Lanka. The group claimed to fight for an independent
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Every year on the first of May, the world stops to honour those who build it: the masons, the mill workers, the seamstresses, the sanitation crews—the millions of hands without which no
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As a proud Pakistani who has followed our technology journey with great interest, April 21, 2026, remains a landmark day for me. Elon Musk’s SpaceX announced a major strategic partnership with Cursor,
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A new policy report argues that the decades-old Indus Waters Treaty may be entering its most fragile phase as violence and geopolitics collide in South Asia The fragile balance between water-sharing and
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