While most Pakistanis question why an armed military officer was present at a university protest, others have portrayed him as a ‘Superman’ who intervened to protect his wife.
Pakistan has restructured its military since Operation Sindoor. The changes could test India’s Dynamic Response Strategy and its ability to act quickly.
At some point Pakistani dictators begin to show paranoia. That’s the strategic reality most relevant to India since the late fifties. Munir’s case is worse, like some sudden acrophobia.
The two new Acts were passed Thursday by the National Assembly amid an Opposition walkout. They were earlier approved in a federal cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
The seven-minute-long song celebrates the relationship between the three countries, calling them brothers. It incorporates Arabic, Urdu, and Turkish languages.
The Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations, in textbook style, blames India for the violence, without a mention of the PoK killings in the last month.
The election in PoK is unfolding against internet shutdowns, a spate of arrests, and deadly clashes between protesters and security forces that have claimed at least 40 lives.
While Defence Minister Khawaja Asif and other ministers demanded an apology, the Punjab Assembly Speaker has called for a Senate committee to examine his remarks.
A high-level political dialogue between Sri Lanka and Tamil Nadu, supported by the Indian government, followed by a joint mechanism for cooperation would be a useful first step.
Passage of Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 in House of Representatives gives Trump power to impose tariffs of up to 100% on major buyers of Russian oil.
India, China and Russia share more contradictions than congruence. Each has a different worldview, as also a different adversary. The rude fact is that BRICS is the most irrelevant of all such groupings.
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