India-Pakistan Tensions: From Phoney War to Phoney Peace
In recent days, tensions between India and Pakistan have escalated once again, casting a long shadow over the region. From journalists to soldiers on the front lines, all seem caught in the same revengeful event. Words like jingoism, propaganda, war, and attack have become commodity in headlines and broadcasts, yet their true weight is borne […]
Modi’s Anti-China Rhetoric Hints South Asia’s Geo-economic Shift
With the recent Pak-Indo conflict resulting in an embarrassing military loss for India by Chinese made Pakistani Jets, the Modi government’s hostile rhetoric towards China increasingly rings hollow, both diplomatically and economically. A statement by Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi calling for Chinese products’ boycott by Indians signifies a new era of shifting geo-economic […]
Exposing the TTP: Hijacking Islam to Serve Foreign Masters
In an era where proscribe organizations like TTP has blurred the lines between religion, terrorism, and geopolitics, clarity becomes a national imperative. That clarity came—ironically—from the very figure Pakistan has long identified as a proxy terrorists: Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Noor Wali Mehsud. His recent statement, claiming that alliances with non-Muslim powers are “permissible under […]
Diplomacy by Design: Rome and Parthia’s Border Strategy
On the rugged frontier between Rome and Parthia, Armenia became the focal point of a quiet contest for influence. Rather than constant war, both empires relied on diplomacy, dynastic ties, and client kings to assert control. The Treaty of Rhandeia in 63 CE marked a rare strategic compromise — securing peace not through conquest, but through balance and restraint.