South Asia Times

Diplomacy & geopolitics

Pakistan at the Crossroads: Security, Economic and Strategic Fallout of the US-Israel-Iran Conflict

SAT Editorial Desk March 3, 2026

Pakistan cuts illegal migration to EU by 47% via 1,700+ arrests. Europe hails it as frontline partner, eyes legal labor paths amid crime-terror links.

Pakistan’s Anti-Smuggling Victory Echoes in Warsaw

SAT Commentary February 28, 2026

Ukrainian and Russian flags with soldier silhouettes representing ongoing conflict. [Image via Atlantic Council].

Russia–Ukraine War, Four Years Later

SAT Editorial Desk February 25, 2026

PM Shehbaz meets Qatar’s Emir in Doha, reaffirming strong ties and advancing strategic economic cooperation.

PM Shehbaz Meets Qatari Emir, Reaffirms Strategic and Economic Partnership

Bulletin February 25, 2026

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar at an official event. [Photo Courtesy: Praveen Jain via The Print].

The Facade of Indian Strategic Autonomy

Abdul Basit February 19, 2026

Washington’s new security lens is transactional. Partnerships must pay. For India, sentiment won’t suffice, deliverables will.

India and Trump’s National Security Strategy 2025

Syeda Tahreem Bukhari February 17, 2026

Zanskar_river_Indus_river_mountain_water_India_Pakistan_Asia_landscape_nature

Pakistan’s Legal Victory: Indus Waters Treaty Upheld at the UN

SAT Commentary February 1, 2026

Pakistan’s engagement with the Gaza Board reflects a realist-humanitarian strategy that prioritizes influence, outcomes, and Palestinian rights over symbolic disengagement or diplomatic isolation.

Pakistan, Gaza, and the Case for Realist-Humanitarian Diplomacy

SAT Commentary January 28, 2026

Pakistan’s decision to join Gaza’s Board of Peace exposes a stark dilemma: strategic engagement to influence outcomes, or moral complicity in a managed peace that sidelines Palestinians.

Realpolitik or Moral Complicity? Pakistan and Gaza’s Board of Peace

SAT Editorial Desk January 22, 2026