Opinion

Pakistan has edged into the centre of the unfolding Iran war, not through strength but strategic positioning. It sits at a crossroads that others cannot easily occupy, and that alone has given it visibility....

After the collapse of the first round of talks, the second round is on the horizon and is almost on the brink of collapse, as Iran is unwilling to negotiate further with the US....

Pope Leo has criticised leaders who spend billions on wars and said the world was “being ravaged by a handful of tyrants” in unusually forceful comments during a visit to Cameroon. Speaking in a...

The present Iran-US conflagration has created unprecedented oil and gas disruptions and blockades of sea lanes of communication (SLOCs) in the perspective of Hormuz, besides humanitarian disaster and geo-economic crisis; all perpetrated through 'Epic...

With a second round of high-stakes talks on the horizon, aimed at de-escalating a long-standing "shadow war" and establishing a sustainable ceasefire, the release of the frozen Iranian funds has become the primary "bone...

If one asks a question as to who was the real villain for initiating the Middle East War-2026, the leftists, liberalists, Islamic-apologists, who suffer from overdose of freedom and democracy, will blame Israel and...

Background: The India-Israel MoU and Strategic Convergence: In the evolving grammar of India’s strategic partnerships, few relationships have matured with as much quiet purpose as that with Israel. What began as cooperation in agriculture and defence...

Two forthcoming actions, the appointment of a new CDS as General Anil Chauhan finishes his tenure by the end of May, and the likely formation of Integrated Theatre Commands (ITCs), have reignited the battle...

The talks termed as ‘Islamabad Talks’, lasted a full day of negotiations, which ended with a terse three-minute press conference — and without a deal. Talks between America and Iran began on Saturday afternoon...

Today, global aviation and travel ecosystems are far more sensitive to geopolitical shocks than they were in the pre-pandemic era, owing to tighter operating margins, elevated fuel costs, and supply chains that are yet...

The Islamabad talks did not collapse in any dramatic sense. They slowed, narrowed, and then stopped. That quiet ending says more than a public breakdown would have. It points to a harder truth. The...

The Golden Crescent comprising Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iran accounts for a dominant share of global illicit opium production, with Afghanistan alone historically contributing over 80–85 per cent of global output. For India, geographic proximity...

International politics is all about power. In the context of exercising power, an actor’s strategic culture matters a lot. Alastair Johnston, a renowned authority on the idea of strategic culture, defines it as a...