India’s Unverified 3500 Km Hypersonic Missile Claim Exposes A Reckless Push To Destabilise The Arabian Sea
Indian defence site idrw reported on 1 November, citing an unnamed source, that DRDO will validate an extended range of 3500 km for its Long Range Anti Ship Hypersonic Missile before production clearance, up from 1500 km. The report says the change needs only software upgrades and new trajectory profiles, that two to three trials […]
Tucker Carlson Sounds Nuclear Alarm As Washington Refuses To Deny
Tucker Carlson has said what few in Washington dare to say out loud. His warning that the US may be within days of a nuclear strike on Pickaxe Mountain, allegedly pushed by Netanyahu’s daily calls to Trump, reached about 42.7M people, and the White House has not denied a word of it. Instead, officials say […]
Akhundzada’s Creed: A Potential Ideological Resource for the TTP and a Challenge for Pakistan
The publication of The Creed of Ahl al Sunnah wa al Jama‘ah (Da Ahle Sunnat wal Jamaat Aqeedah) by Sheikh Hibatullah Akhundzada, the Supreme Leader of the Afghan Taliban, deserves attention beyond the boundaries of religious scholarship. Published in Pashto in 2026, the book presents the leader’s account of Sunni Islamic belief. Its subsequent promotion […]
From Kabul Chaos To DC Bloodshed Washington Finally Echoes Islamabad
Washington is now saying out loud what Islamabad has warned for years: unchecked movement out of Afghanistan carries a real security cost. The DC shooting, carried out by an Afghan evacuee, reignited a debate in the US over how thousands were rushed in during the chaotic 2021 withdrawal. Trump’s account of planes overrun by crowds […]
Book Review: The Creed of Ahl al Sunnah wa al Jama‘ah
The publication of Da Ahl al Sunnat wal Jamaat Aqeedah by Afghan Taliban Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada is significant not simply because it addresses Islamic theology, but because of the author’s political and religious position within Afghanistan’s governing structure. The book presents itself as an exposition of Sunni creed. Its significance, however, extends beyond theological […]
Kabul’s Hollow Moralizing
The Taliban regime’s Foreign Ministry has expressed concerns over the US administration’s decision to deport Afghan refugees to Pakistan. Taliban’s rhetoric about its humanitarian concerns regarding the deportation of Afghan nationals from foreign countries must be scrutinized in the light of its own human rights record. Taliban has presided over a systematic persecution of its […]
Israeli Election Result: Implications for its Strategic Outlook and Military Policy
The war hysteria that prevails in Israeli society is amply reflected in its strategic outlook and its aggressive military policy in the region. The entire Israeli political class shares and imbibe this hysterical social attitude towards the societies and their people which surround the tiny state of Israel. Therefore, the question whether Netanyahu succeeds in […]
A Pariah Regime’s Lecture On Refugee Rights Falls Flat
The Taliban regime’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has expressed serious concern over the US deportation of Afghan refugees to Pakistan, claiming responsibility for protecting the rights and dignity of Afghan citizens. Behind this posturing lies a dangerous and absurd assumption, that other countries are somehow obligated to accept Afghan refugees and host them indefinitely, while […]
Upstream Power, Downstream Peril — Why India Cannot Weaponise The Indus
India’s unilateral decision to place the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance violates the principle of pacta sunt servanda, dismantles the Treaty’s institutional dispute mechanisms and directly threatens Pakistan’s downstream agriculture and energy security. The Treaty has historically demonstrated remarkable resilience. It withstood the geopolitical strains of the 1965 and 1971 wars and the 1999 Kargil […]