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June 18, 2026, 06:45 PM - 3 min read
Senior Pakistani naval officials have indicated that the new submarine could allow Islamabad to maintain a presence in the Bay of Bengal, a region where Pakistan has had virtually no sustained naval footprint since the 1971 conflict and the subsequent loss of East Pakistan.
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June 3, 2026, 11:47 AM - 6 min read
South Asia is entering a regional dam-building race, without the institutions needed to share its rivers. Infrastructure that outpaces diplomacy is a familiar reason for failure in the region. The challenge for Bangladesh is to ensure the Padma Barrage becomes part of a strong legal and diplomatic framework for river cooperation – not another step in an escalating cycle of hydro-political competition.
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May 7, 2026, 03:03 PM - 5 min read
The episode left deep scars and lasting bitterness on both sides. Since then, diplomatic ties have been severely downgraded.
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May 6, 2026, 09:44 PM - 2 min read
India has reiterated its ban on bilateral sports with Pakistan but will allow participation in multilateral events, including those hosted domestically.
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April 21, 2026, 02:30 PM - 6 min read
Interestingly, though not surprisingly, the Pakistani establishment believes that the Pahalgam terror attack has proved to be a watershed moment for the country's diplomacy as it eventually led to ending Pakistan’s long diplomatic isolation.
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March 14, 2026, 09:37 PM - 2 min read
India on Saturday condemned Pakistan’s air strikes inside Afghanistan, saying the raids caused civilian deaths and damaged infrastructure while stressing that Afghan sovereignty and territorial integrity must be respected.
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March 6, 2026, 02:37 PM - 5 min read
Despite strictly being a bilateral issue, the continuously deteriorating relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan has always concerned India in ways both geographical and geopolitical.
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March 5, 2026, 06:30 PM - 6 min read
There is serious unease over India’s closeness to Israel. Just two days after the US and Israel attacked Iran, Pakistan President Asif Zardari went on record to say India wants another war with Pakistan. A belief has started gaining ground in Pakistan that the country “will” be the next target after Iran and it will be India and Israel that will attack it.
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February 26, 2026, 04:03 PM - 5 min read
Just three decades ago, Punjab faced one of the worst militancy era ever. It took thousands of lives, all Punjabis, before peace returned to the state. Punjab cannot afford another such dark era.
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February 18, 2026, 04:37 PM - 6 min read
When the two captains of two great cricketing teams go for a toss, the world expects them to shake hands. When that does not happen it does not leave a good taste.
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February 15, 2026, 02:40 PM - 7 min read
The Pakistan Defence Minister has conveyed the message to the US that just hosting the country’s military chief for lunch in the White House does not serve any purpose for the country.
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