US presidential election – why Trump won

Contrary to many pundits, political analysts, and the majority in the mainstream US media, Republican…

Iran and Israel – hesitance to war

On Saturday, October 26, Israel finally retaliated for the October 1, 2024, missile strike comprising…

Analysis of the PTM Jirga in Jamrud: Challenges and Considerations

Last week, we discussed the factual aspects of the PTM Jirga organized in Jamrud, Khyber…

Pakistan’s Flawed Law Enforcement Undermines Its Contributions to Global Security

Introduction The breakdown of law and order in Pakistan is not merely a failure of…

Balochistan and Pakistan: myths about accession and secession

To prevent the gullible Baloch youth and their compatriots in other provinces from blindly following…

Balochistan – the bogey of Baloch in angst

For a very long time, the Establishment (civil and military and mostly non-Baloch) has looked…

Hindu Nationalism, the BJP, Bollywood and Bombay Dons

The Hindutva has disrupted India’s secular fabric, impacting negatively on the trajectory of India's international…

Balochistan – psychosis of despair?

I was interacting with master's level interns in an Islamabad think tank, and shockingly realised…

Offensive realism and contemporary power politics

Perpetual Peace' is a mirage so to say, as any budding power, unchecked by the…

Katcha’s Costly Casualties

The Katcha areas of Sindh and Punjab have seen countless lives laid down by our…