Today, foreign policy in parts of the Gulf is increasingly being guided by strategic, security, and global priorities rather than just religious or ideological affiliations.
Coal-based power generation fell 3% in 2025 while renewable capacity surged to 40% of India’s installed power mix, according to India Power Sector Review 2025 by CREA.
Pakistan military said it has assured Bangladesh of fast-tracked delivery of Super Mushshak trainer aircraft during high level defence meet held Tuesday.
Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.
Another academic giving unsolicited advice to Pakistan. Pakistan has never cared about world opinion either Muslim or non-Muslim. It does what it does, irrespective of world opinion. The problem has always been India, always looking for world approval. Right from approaching the UN in 1948 to constantly looking over the shoulder now, India has tied it’s own hands. There is no point in pontificating to Pakit, that’s like water over a duck’s back.
Another academic giving unsolicited advice to Pakistan. Pakistan has never cared about world opinion either Muslim or non-Muslim. It does what it does, irrespective of world opinion. The problem has always been India, always looking for world approval. Right from approaching the UN in 1948 to constantly looking over the shoulder now, India has tied it’s own hands. There is no point in pontificating to Pakit, that’s like water over a duck’s back.