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Illustration of an Indian official facing Kabul, with files labelled RAW, GDI, TTP and BLA, SAT Brief cover

India’s Afghanistan Gambit

Umer Farooq October 9, 2026

Line drawing of the Kaaba and minarets, SAT Brief cover

The Recurring Threat to Makkah: From 2017 to the September 2026 Crisis

Sumaiyya Kainat October 2, 2026

Pakistan Freedom Report 2026 cover, published by MISHAL Pakistan and the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad, assessing political, civil, economic, and digital freedoms in Pakistan.

MISHAL Pakistan: Pakistan’s First National Freedom Report Reveals a Nation Empowered in Private, Constrained in Public

SAT Web Administrator June 16, 2026