India did achieve its military objectives, but whether it met its broader strategic aims remains debatable. These aims could be framed around 3Ds: Destroy, Deter, and Deny.
Seven Chinese nationals killed in Pakistan since beginning of 2024, and 21 since CPEC project began a decade ago. Baloch rebels have claimed responsibility for at least 2 attacks this year.
In a recent meeting between Pakistan’s Shah Mehmood Qureshi and Saudi's Nawaf bin Said Al-Malki, it looks like ‘respect’ and ‘culture’ went for a toss.
The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.
Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.
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