US has attacked Iran. What Happens Next?
Just past midnight, the world watched with bated breath as news broke that the United States had launched airstrikes on Iranian nuclear sites. The targets, Fordow, Isfahan, and Natanz, weren’t secret bunkers or undeclared facilities. These were publicly known, IAEA-monitored locations, part of a nuclear program that, while controversial, remained technically within the non-weaponized space. […]
From Fordow to Sindoor: How the New Normal in Warfare Is Unfolding
In a revealing parallel that stretches from the hardened nuclear bunkers of Fordow to the fictionalized precision of India’s so-called “Operation Sindoor,” the militarization of politics has reached a dangerous new threshold. What began as a move for domestic optics in Washington and New Delhi may end up redrawing the rules of engagement across two […]
Indus Waters Treaty: A Line India Should Not Cross
India’s recent announcement to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), followed by inflammatory remarks from senior ministers including Amit Shah’s conceited statement about never restoring the treaty and Indian Defense Min Rajnat Singh affirming that Operation Sindoor Not Over, marks a dangerous departure from both diplomatic prudence and legal responsibility. For over six decades, the […]
Bishnoi Gang Faces Canadian Scrutiny Over Security Threats
Two Canadian government officials, British Columbia Premier David Eby and Member of Parliament Jenny Kwan have independently written to Prime Minister Mark Carney with a direct request: To designate the India-linked Lawrence Bishnoi gang as a terrorist organization. This push isn’t happening in a vacuum. It follows months of growing concern over transnational repression, rising […]
WSJ’s Pakistan-Iran Nuclear Analogy: A Case of Strategic Amnesia
In an era defined by nuclear anxieties, great power recalibrations, and regional arms races, the global discourse on nonproliferation must be rooted in nuance, history, and strategic logic. It is therefore deeply concerning when a publication of record like The Wall Street Journal allows an ahistorical and sensationalist narrative to shape its opinion pages. Sadanand […]
Missiles Overhead, Peace Underground: The Case of Iran-Israel Tensions
The world is in a war year. Israel’s strikes on Iran, with US backing, have plunged the Middle East into a terrifying conflict. The region is now at war, with global implications.
Solar Tube wells: Draining Punjab Dry
Punjab’s push for solar-powered tube wells, though intended to boost agriculture, is accelerating groundwater depletion and posing serious risks to food security and public health.
Pivoting with Purpose: What the Trump-Munir Meeting Signals for Pakistan
At a time when the global order is increasingly defined by unpredictability and polarization, the meeting between Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, and U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on June 19, 2025, was far more than symbolic. It came at a moment of escalating tensions in the […]
From Role-Model to Role-Reversal: Modi’s Foreign Policy Faces Uncomfortable Questions Amid Trump-Munir Meeting
As Pakistan’s Army Chief General Asim Munir met former U.S. President Donald Trump at the height of the Iran-Israel crisis, a quiet but telling shift is unfolding in South Asia’s geopolitical theatre. What was once India’s boastful perch as the West’s “strategic darling” is being questioned even within its own domestic circles. In May, a […]