Down The Line
Is the Two-Nation Theory Still Relevant in 2024?
Is Two-Nation Theory still relevant? On Pakistan’s 77th Independence Day, explore its history, evolution and impact on identity and geopolitics.
SAT Editorial Desk
Is Two-Nation Theory still relevant? On Pakistan’s 77th Independence Day, explore its history, evolution and impact on identity and geopolitics.
Pakistan is under siege. Not from foreign forces, but from a domestic enemy as insidious as any: narcotics.
On August 5, 2024, Dhaka saw student-led protests leading to Sheikh Hasina’s resignation, while Kashmir marked 5 years since the abrogation of Article 370.
The Bannu peace march descended into violence, raising questions. Was it a genuine expression of Pashtun grievances or a sinister ploy?
Pakistan faces a resurgent TTP with suspected Afghan backing. The Bannu attack exposes security vulnerabilities. Can the UN’s report on Afghan ties force action?
Desperate for international recognition and economic revival, the Taliban, now known as the IEA, walks a tightrope for Afghanistan’s Future.
![Pakistan and China strategic partnership: In Beijing on June 7, 2024, Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping [Image via Government of Pakistan].](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/57373.webp)
New agreements for Pakistan and China, but will their “all-weather” strategic partnership weather the regional storms?
![India's Chabahar Port deal with Iran strains US ties [Image via Al jazeera].](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/d81483c851b346e781728c0251224343_18.webp)
India’s Chabahar Port deal with Iran strains US ties. Can India balance its strategic US partnership and regional ambitions with Iran?
![AJK unrest erupts as grievances over resource management and government transparency simmer. Will Pakistan address these concerns? [Image: WAPDA]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/SAT-Web-Banners-15.webp)
AJK unrest erupts as grievances over resource management and government transparency simmer. Will Pakistan address these concerns?
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Pakistan finds itself coiled around a venomous threat – the resurgence of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) since the ascension of the Afghan Interim Government in