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Tariffs as a Strategic Pressure Challenge India’s Sovereignty
India must navigate this challenge by engaging economically without bartering its strategic autonomy
‘Operation Epic Fury’ and the World It May Destroy
The world is in pieces and a united, concerted effort to push for diplomatic solutions is our last hope
Khamenei’s Killing and the West's Architecture of Chaos
The assassination follows a systemic pattern in which West preaches peace while eliminating leaders, and leaving nations in ruin
Fibre Empires and Artisan Erasure: Who Owns Pashmina?
As policy conversations shift toward fibre volumes and global luxury branding, the centuries-old craft civilisation of Kashmir risks being written out of the ve...
Khamenei’s Assassination: A Dangerous Escalation in West Asia
The unpredictable consequences of the war on Iran may be beyond the control of its architects
Half the Children in J&K at Risk Due to High Triglycerides Levels
Sedentary lifestyles and reliance on packaged foods are producing a generation that is at risk of heart disease
Khamenei’s Killing and Kashmir: Lessons for Quest for Justice
For Kashmiris, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s killing is not merely emotional; it is about how global norms are applied and who stands by them when it matters
How Iran Quietly Saved India from UN Sanctions in 1994 — And Got Nothing in Return
Here’s the untold story of how Iran saved India from international disgrace — but when Iran needed a friend, India looked the other way
Attack on Iran, Wreckage of Diplomacy and Nuclear Regime Without Guardrails
With threats to spill over across the Gulf region, a continuation of this war at this moment is pushing the world to a dangerous edge
Children Under Siege: A Crisis of Childhood Due To Air Pollution
Chintan’s survey of children in Delhi-NCR finds rising physical and mental illness, school absences, and a generation desperate to flee the national capital
Ramadan’s Message of Community, Sharing in a Divided, Unequal World
Bogged by authoritarian politics, hate and an immoral Epstein universe, the world can draw some lessons from the true essence of fasting
Pakistan's Airstrikes on Afghanistan: A Desperate Gambit by a Rent-Seeking Military
As long as the model of greed and lack of accountability persists within Pakistan’s military enterprise persists, Pashtuns and Balochis will continue to suffer
Dignity in Detention, Accountability in Politics
In responding to Dr Mubeen Shah, the real question is not only how a former prime minister is treated behind bars, but how Pakistan’s political culture brought ...
Language is the Core of Being Kashmiri
Beyond a mode of communication, Koshur is the bearer of culture, history, stories, wit and humour
Pakistan's Descent: The Military's Grip and the Fracturing of a Nation
Pakistan's establishment is dismantling democratic institutions, silencing dissent at home and abroad, and pushing a nuclear-armed state toward the brink
The Pigeons of my Sanctum, Short Story Collection of Bashir Aarif
Book Review: Bashir Aarif does not merely narrate a tale through characters, he stirs our intellect, prompting us to think outside the confines of the ordinary
Diplomacy On A Diet: Are Delhi’s State Banquets Leaving Leaders Hungry?
India’s evolving gastro-diplomacy has sparked a polite but persistent question: are we nourishing relationships, or merely describing them beautifully on a menu...
The African Chessboard: A New Scramble for Allegiance
How Africa is asserting with confidence and rewriting the rules of global engagement
Lands of Tears: Kashmir's Past and Balochistan's Present
Entrenched in grief and violence, Balochistan craves for a political dialogue and outreach
Prisoners, Power, and Moral Consistency
Imran Khan’s detention is a test for Pakistan; can it separate accountability from humiliation, custody from coercion, and law from political vengeance