Why has Pakistan’s Gwadar Airport failed to take off, and what does this tell us about the country’s broader developmental challenges?
![A plane at the new Gwadar Airport in Gwadar, Pakistan, on September 21, 2024. [Image: Tournée du Pakistan/Google Images].](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/SAT-Web-Banners-73.webp)
Six Years After Balakot: The Shifting Contours of Deterrence in South Asia
Six years after Balakot, South Asia’s security game has changed. Hybrid warfare, and China’s growing role—has deterrence been redefined?
![The closed Torkham gate at the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, seen from zero point in Nangarhar province, February 23, 2023. [Image via AFP/File].](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/4576823-893623385.webp)
Torkham Tensions: Pakistan-Afghanistan Border Closure Enters Second Day
TORKHAM, Pakistan—The Torkham border crossing, a vital trade and transit route between Pakistan and Afghanistan, remained shut for a second consecutive day on February 24, 2025, in yet another flare-up of tensions between the two uneasy neighbors. The re
