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Hindutvadi Extremism…

Upcoming anti-Pakistan Congress hearing on Kashmir described as ‘achievement’ by pro-PTI media

21 Oct 201925 Oct 2019
Another example exemplifying PTI's fruitless and futile pandering to the US system and its repeated, shoddy attempts to paint their efforts as yielding anything at all can be seen in…
Geopolitics…

IoK’s annexation shows that PTI’s appeasement policy is a failure

9 Oct 201925 Oct 2019
Did Pakistan really believe constantly making un-reciprocated peace gestures was going to make India's ruling BJP decide to not go ahead with the annexation of Indian-occupied Kashmir? i.e Something that has been…
Geopolitics…

Saudi brittleness and the real US-Saudi-Israel dynamic

27 Sep 201915 Nov 2019
Resharing this December 2018 article by myself commenting on frequent overestimation of Saudi power by some folk, and since then there's been several more signs of Saudi strategic-military ineptitude and…
Af-Pak…

Putting Pakistan’s ‘Israel Question’ into geostrategic context

18 Sep 201925 Oct 2019
Published originally by the Islamabad Policy Institute on 18 September 2019. Informed discourse on Israel, the Middle East and current geopolitical affairs pertaining to Israel is not stimulating the current…
Af-Pak…

Should Pakistan expect US withdrawal from Afghanistan?

16 Sep 201925 Oct 2019
I'm resharing this piece from a few months earlier where I expressed skepticism over the US-Taliban peace talks' prospects. This is founded in some very consequential, very long-term and very…
Geopolitics…

How the current Kashmir crisis presents a strategic opportunity for Iran

19 Aug 201925 Oct 2019
Posted originally to Eurasia Future on 19 August 2019. India de facto annexed Indian-occupied Jammu and Kashmir earlier this month and heightened military tussles at the border with Pakistan have…
Pakistan Foreign Policy…

Imran Khan’s ‘anti-Islamophobia’ narrative and its pitfalls

19 Jun 201923 Sep 2019
Posted originally to Surkhiyan.com on 19 June 2019. Collective ideology drives people and holds large, diverse nations together. From the perspective of security – which is Pakistan’s utmost priority for…
Geopolitics…

Russian media’s under-discussed Zionization

9 May 201925 Oct 2019
Posted originally to Eurasia Future on 9 May 2019. Is an Israel-centric, Zionist-manufactured propaganda thrust taking place in Russia’s media right now? Would this make sense given the state of…
Geopolitics…

Is Iran pursing a self-sabotaging policy toward Pakistan?

2 May 201925 Oct 2019
Posted originally to CRSS Blog on 2 May 2019. Ideology has always been central in Iran’s foreign policy and acted as both a means of pursuing its national interests and…
Geopolitics…

Pakistan’s complaint with Iran about terror groups and Khan’s visit: A litmus test

20 Apr 201920 Apr 2019
Pakistan’s tone toward Iran when it comes to inimical elements operating on both sides of the border has continuously been a polite and cooperative one. Assurances of not allowing Pakistani…

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