Pakistan

SCO’s power play: Can China rewrite the rules of global governance?

The SCO summit at Tianjin in China, followed by a spectacular military display in Beijing, signal a resolve to contest the vagaries of the Trump Administration and tweak the global and regional orders.

Trump’s tariff playbook: McKinley’s ghost in a globalised world

The US president’s tariff strategy is inspired by 19th-century isolationism. But in an interconnected economy, affected countries can adapt by shifting supply chains and depreciating currencies, leaving US consumers to foot the bill

China can live with Pakistan’s slow progress on Belt and Road Initiative

China will not spurn Pakistan despite Donald Trump’s luncheon meeting with Field Marshal Asim Munir

How stable is Trump engineered peace?

The durability of peace depends on shared beliefs, not on the fear of the U.S.

As ties with US sour, India needs to rejig foreign policy

India has to be wary of US interests drowning its own. The US has always been a predatory power which embeds itself in regional conflicts to gain from them

How India can tackle the scourge of misinformation

To counter the dangerous trend of misinformation, India needs to deal with low digital literacy, poor implementation of laws, and encourage critical thinking

The Indo-Pakistani “Phone War”: The world on the brink

Indo-Pakistani tensions mirrored a chilling mix of nationalism, miscalculations, and political games that pushed both countries dangerously close to war

India’s Indus bargain needs a cohesive strategy not coercion

Given the challenges the Indus Basin faces, India needs to weave geo-strategy with geo-ecology

The Himalayan Abyss: India, Pakistan, and the Spiral of Terror

The terrorist attack of April 22, 2025, in the Baisaran Valley has reignited this geopolitical powder keg.

India’s Pakistan dilemma: Caught Between Public Outrage and Perilous Escalation

Military conflict without defined objectives risks strategic failure, strengthens Pakistan’s narrative of resilience, and may escalate into a nuclear war