Why Pakistan Matters Again in Washington?
Pakistan and the United States have spent much of their modern relationship moving between periods of close cooperation and uneasy distance. Security
The Taliban’s American Investment Gamble Falls Flat
The Taliban’s latest attempt to attract American investment into Afghanistan has run into a political reality that mineral wealth alone cannot erase.
India’s BRICS Presidency and the Limits of Strategic Unity
India entered its 2026 BRICS presidency with an ambitious message. New Delhi presented itself as a bridge between competing powers, an advocate
One Attack, Two Claims, One Terror Network
A squad of the Assistant Commissioner Harnai, accompanied by Frontier Corps personnel on routine duty, walked into a meticulously planned ambush. When
Minerals Cannot Buy Legitimacy for Khawarij Rulers
There is something almost theatrical about the Taliban’s latest diplomatic gambit. Five years after seizing Kabul and dismantling every institution
Five Years of Failure: Why the World Cannot Normalize the Taliban Regime
Five years have passed since Kabul fell. The images are still vivid crowds storming the airport tarmac, desperate hands gripping the
When Lies Are the Last Weapon: FAK’s Disinformation Playbook Unraveling
There is an old saying that a cornered animal is most dangerous. But in the case of Fitna al Khawarij,
Red Sea Bloodshed and the Case for Protecting Commercial Shipping
Pakistan’s condemnation of the deadly Houthi attack on the commercial vessel Tihamah is more than a routine diplomatic response to the loss
The Veto Problem at the Heart of UNSC Reform
Chris Doyle, Director of the Council for Arab-British Understanding, has drawn attention to one of the United Nations’ most persistent contradictions. The
Who Sets PTM’s Agenda?
The controversy surrounding a purported leaked conversation involving Pashtun Tahafuz Movement leader Manzoor Pashteen has reopened an uncomfortable debate about foreign influence
