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The war in Iran has changed strategic equations to the detriment of China
The war in Iran has changed strategic equations to the detriment of China
China stands to lose heavily, both materially and geopolitically, from the devastating attack which the US and Israel have launched on Iran.
Located at the…
Bahrain pushes UN-backed action for Hormuz shipping
Bahrain has put forward a draft U.N. Security Council resolution that would authorise countries to use “all necessary means” - diplomatic language for force - to protect commercial shipping in and around the Strait of Hormuz, according to a…
Trapped in terror: How forced conversions and marriages expose the collapse of minority protection…
Forced conversion through marriage has emerged as one of Pakistan’s most entrenched yet least addressed human rights crises, unfolding largely beyond public scrutiny and disproportionately targeting girls from religious minority…
Examining China’s Expanding Influence in Sri Lanka through Debt, Dockings and Diplomatic Silence
In August 2022, as Sri Lanka struggled through its worst economic crisis since independence, a Chinese research vessel, Yuan Wang 5, docked at Hambantota Port. The visit drew formal protests from India and unusually direct diplomatic…
Counterterrorism Expert Ajmal Sohail on Pakistan’s ISI Targeting the Chinese in Afghanistan
The Taliban regime in Afghanistan recently announced that on February 21, it had intercepted a consignment of weapons from Pakistan that was headed for the Wakhan Corridor, a sliver of strategic Afghan territory that borders Tajikistan,…
Shelter Security and Human Dignity: How India is Advancing Human Rights through Inclusive Housing
In India, the push for “Housing for All” has increasingly been framed as a human rights agenda that links shelter with equality, social security and self respect for the poorest citizens. Within this framework, the focus on women-led…
Shaping the rules of the algorithmic age: India pushes for global AI standards at AI Impact Summit
The corridors of New Delhi have become a focal point of the global technology conversation as political leaders, policymakers, and technology executives converge for the India AI Impact Summit.
At a moment when artificial intelligence is…
Why Pakistan’s FATF Exit Has Not Ended Global Concerns Over Money Laundering and Terror Financing
Pakistan’s removal from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list in 2022 was hailed domestically as a diplomatic victory and a sign of improved financial governance. Yet three years later, the optimism surrounding that milestone has…
Pakistan’s Perpetual Economic Rollovers and Debt-Ridden Economy
Pakistan’s recent request to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to roll over 3 billion dollars of deposits once again highlights how the country’s macroeconomic stability hinges on external bailouts rather than durable structural reforms.This…
PIA Privatisation, Corruption and its Unpredictable Future
The privatisation of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has been sold as a big reform to end decades of losses, but its structur is opaque and highlights institutionalised corruption. Rather than resolving structural weaknesses, the…