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Diplomacy & geopolitics

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

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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

Andy Halus’s interview signals a shift in US–Pakistan relations toward minerals, education, and soft power, marking a post-security partnership in 2026.

The New Architecture of US–Pakistan Relations

SAT Commentary January 9, 2026

US-Pakistan Cooperation in Trade, Technology, and Minerals

US-Pakistan Cooperation in Trade, Technology, and Minerals

SAT Commentary December 31, 2025

Afghanistan’s Taliban uses pharmaceutical policy to assert autonomy, decouple from Pakistan, and expand strategic ties with India.

Afghan Taliban’s Biopolitics

SAT Commentary December 18, 2025

Oil, Ports, and Proxies: The Battle for Hadhramawt and the Red Sea

Oil, Ports, and Proxies: The Battle for Hadhramawt and the Red Sea

SAT Editorial Desk December 9, 2025