Time for Taliban to Deliver on October 27, 2024Earlier, this month, Russia hosted the 6th meeting of the Moscow Format of Consultation on Afghanistan with the participation of special representatives and senior officials from Russia, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, China, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. The Moscow Format Consultations on Afghanistan is a regional platform on Afghanistan which was launched in 2017 and it […]
The Kashmir Election Sham on September 29, 2024The Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJ&K) is currently in its second phase of the state assembly elections. The election marks the first since the ruling party Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) robbed the valley of its special status in 2019. Though the Indian Prime Minister, Narendar Modi, claims that normalcy has returned in the valley […]
Cloak of Neutrality Ripped Away on September 23, 2024It’s no overstatement to say that no other country can best use the art of double-game as India; pursuing its interest while throwing its allies under the bus. The latest in this regard is the recent report published by Reuters. The report reveals that artillery ammunition manufactured in India has been diverted to Ukraine via […]
Nexus of Indian Army Officers and Drug Cartels on September 14, 2024Narco trafficking has been a nuisance for nations for centuries. Countries around the world introduced stringent measures to uproot this menace but, as they say, drug trafficking never dies; it moves, changes and adapts. The situation is further exacerbated when the defenders of the nation themselves become complicit in the drug smuggling activities. This collusion […]
Indian Spices Under Fire on August 31, 2024India, which takes great pride in calling itself the biggest consumer and exporter of spices in the world, is currently in hot waters due to the detection of hazardous chemicals in their spices. Different products of two Indian brands, MDH and Everest-long revered as the major spice exporters in Asia, Europe and North America, have […]
Pawns of Chaos on August 30, 2024Recently, a series of coordinated attacks by the terrorists in different cities of Balochistan, left more than 50 dead, sending shockwaves across the country. The separatist insurgent group Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) took responsibility for the attacks. The event occurs at a time when the Ground Chief Commander of Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is […]
Harbouring Terror, Ignoring Humanity on August 20, 2024Last week on Wednesday, the Afghan Taliban celebrated three years of their return to power by carrying out a military parade and brandishing its tanks and weapons. The celebrations are a mockery of the promises made in the Doha Accord. Three years on, Afghanistan continues to be a suffocating society for its women. Women have […]
Kabul’s Accusatory Rhetoric on August 14, 2024In the modern era, the nature of warfare is no longer limited to physical combat but has rather extended to the domain of narrative building as well. Countries around the world invest heavily in shaping a narrative that could potentially humiliate another country on the international front. Cognizant of the relevance of narrative warfare in […]
Bridging Nations or Breaking Trust? on July 27, 2024The phenomenon of immigration has existed for as long as human history, always driven by pursuit for better economic and educational opportunities. People moving across borders not only influence their own lives but also impact the host society as well as their own homeland. The diaspora community is considered as an ambassador of its own […]
The World’s Forgotten Conflict on July 20, 2024Every year on July 19, Kashmiris living across the globe observe “Kashmir’s Accession to Pakistan Day”. 77 years ago, at the time of the sub-continent partition, the Princely state of Kashmir ruled by the then ruler, Maharaja Hari Singh, was given the choice to decide the valley’s fate. Keeping in view the will of millions […]