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From Denial to Exposure: How Operation Sindoor Unmasked Pakistan

The international community has, for too long, accepted Pakistan’s victim narrative at face value. The reasoning has often been geopolitical.

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Crisis Broker vs. Long Game: India, Pakistan, and the Illusion of Mediation Power

The broker gets the headline. Whether the broker shapes the outcome is a different matter entirely. Every few years, usually

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Dhaka’s Verdict: Why Pakistan’s Islamist Gamble Backfired

The Yunus-led interim government provided fertile ground for Pakistan to manoeuvre this policy. When Sheikh Hasina was removed from office

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OPINION: Why India Can’t Ignore Bangladesh’s Post-Election Volatility

Co-Author: Abu Obaidha Arin (He is a student from Bangladesh studying at Delhi University. He is a Bangladesh observer) Sustained

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India and Foreign Political Interference: Debunking Misconceptions

“Indian interference” has since become a reflexive explanation for Nepal’s recurring instability, invoked across party lines. “India interferes in our

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Bangladesh is on the Brink of Chaos

But I shall never forget my people, especially at a time when the rise of extremist ideologies and violent political

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The Dump Truck Doctrine: Pakistan’s Strategy of Disruption that Keeps Terror Alive in South Asia

Seen from such a lens, Asim Munir’s use of analogies like ‘dump truck’ or the ‘railway engine’ are not harmless

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OPINION: Pakistan’s Double Game on Afghanistan, Iran, and Palestine Has Hit a Dead End

This duality—preaching unity while practicing duplicity—has become Pakistan’s diplomatic hallmark. When the Taliban stormed into Kabul in August 2021, Pakistan’s

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Chinese Role in Pahalgam Kashmir Attacks: Huawei Phone, Spy Slides

Kondapalli further alleged that Chinese agencies had provided Pakistan with detailed satellite imagery of the Pahalgam region prior to the

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OPINION: Why the Taliban Is Choosing India Over Pakistan

The decision to dispatch Muttaqi to New Delhi is therefore not just about outreach to India — it is also

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