Pakistan’s neutrality in the US-Israel War against Iran highlights its rise as a middle power, leveraging diplomacy, mediation, and multi-vector foreign policy to shape regional stability in a changing global order.
The TTP’s attempted drone incursion into Islamabad signals a dangerous shift in Pakistan’s security environment, reflecting the global rise of unmanned warfare and evolving militant tactics.
Explore the strategic proposal for a Pak-Afghan buffer zone to counter border threats. This feature examines international law justifications and the IMCTC’s role in regional security
Analyze how the perception of Iran as a regional menace is a strategically constructed narrative by the US and Israel. Explore the impact of the US security architecture in the Gulf, the collapse of the JCPOA nuclear framework, and how these policies foster enduring instability and militarization in the Middle East.
From Soleimani to Khamenei, targeted killings are becoming a central tool of statecraft. This article examines their legality, strategic logic, and implications for international law.
Read Saba Ghulam Nabi’s review of Muhammad Yousaf Malik’s book, Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Kashmir. The book details the Kashmir conflict and human rights violations through the lens of international law.
A hard-hitting analysis of how the idea of the Ummah is weaponized in geopolitics, and why Pakistan continues to bear the human, economic, and strategic costs of conflicts that are not its own.
![A view of Islamabad, as evolving regional dynamics reshape Pakistan’s security environment. [Image via Wikimedia].](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Islamabad_top_view.webp "A view of Islamabad, as evolving regional dynamics reshape Pakistan’s security environment. [Image via Wikimedia].")
A single day revealed how strategic signaling, media narratives, and ideological currents are beginning to overlap in ways that complicate Pakistan’s security calculus.
Analyze PM Modi’s diplomatic reset and growing relationship with Israel. Explore India’s expanding defense and trade ties with Tel Aviv, its continued support for the two-state solution, and its strategic hedging to balance its relationship across West Asia
There’s a lot being said about the Kabul strike, but when you look closely, parts of the story just don’t add up.