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A Strategic Checkmate: The Defense Pact Reshaping the International Relations

A Strategic Checkmate: The Defense Pact Reshaping the International Relations

Kamran Khan October 1, 2025

The 2025 strategic defense pact between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia marks a major diplomatic milestone. Strengthening military and economic ties, it enhances Pakistan’s regional influence, bolsters Gulf security, and positions Islamabad as a key player between China, the US, and the Middle East. The agreement reflects a blend of constructivist and realist strategies, reinforcing Pakistan’s leadership role in the Muslim world.

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Nepal’s Counter-Revolt: Challenge for the Communist and the Left in South Asia

Nepal’s Counter-Revolt: Challenge for the Communist and the Left in South Asia

Prof. (Dr.) Akhilesh Chandra Prabhakar September 30, 2025

Nepal’s counter-revolt exposes decades of political betrayal by mainstream and leftist parties alike. Despite revolutionary promises to abolish feudalism, ensure sovereignty, and deliver land reforms, leaders from Congress to Maoists succumbed to corruption and power politics. Today’s uprising is both a rejection of failed communist leadership and a warning for the Left in South Asia.

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Between Security and Privacy: Contextualizing Amnesty’s Claims on Pakistan’s Surveillance

Between Security and Privacy: Contextualizing Amnesty’s Claims on Pakistan’s Surveillance

SAT Editorial Desk September 25, 2025

Amnesty International’s Shadows of Control paints a bleak picture of Pakistan’s digital surveillance. Yet by sidelining the country’s acute security challenges, dismissing existing legal safeguards, and overlooking its own credibility issues, the report offers a partial and misleading narrative. A more balanced approach requires situating surveillance within Pakistan’s counterterrorism imperatives and recognizing the global double standards at play.

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Colonial Legacies of Bombay and Calcutta

Colonial Legacies of Bombay and Calcutta

Rai Muhammad Ahmad September 24, 2025

Bombay and Calcutta were more than colonial capitals, they embodied imperial urban planning, economic integration, and cultural hybridity. From segregated ‘white’ and ‘black’ towns to thriving ports, industries, and nationalist thought, these cities reveal how British rule reshaped India’s urban life while leaving enduring legacies still visible today.

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