On Pakistan’s Day, legendary umpire Syed Mehboob Ali Shah shares his journey of migrating to Pakistan during the partition of British India. He reflects on what Pakistan has achieved and what it has lost in the 75 years of its nationhood.
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Behind the claims of stability lies a fragmented Emirate. SAT traces the patterns linking militancy, governance failures and the pressures driving instability and regional fallout far beyond Kabul’s headlines.
The crash of a Tejas fighter at the Dubai Air Show has exposed deep structural flaws in India’s flagship indigenous aircraft program. With two airframes lost in under two years and only a few hundred verifiable flying hours, the incident raises fresh questions about the LCA’s safety, its decades-long delays, and the strategic vulnerability created by India’s dependence on aging fleets. This piece explores how the Dubai crash fits into the broader struggle of a project that was meant to symbolize self-reliance but now risks becoming a cautionary tale.
A deeply humanised analysis uncovering how Afghan intelligence and Indian media coordinate disinformation to deflect attention from ISKP and TTP bases inside Afghanistan. The piece contrasts propaganda with Pakistan’s lived experiences, counterterror gains, and the global data that exposes this narrative manipulation.
The USCC’s 2025 report delivered a rare moment of clarity in South Asian geopolitics. By openly describing Pakistan’s military success over India, the Commission broke with years of cautious Western language and confirmed a shift many analysts had only hinted at. The report’s wording, and the global reactions that followed, mark a turning point in how the 2025 clash is being understood.
The Taliban govern through a stark duality: rigid Sharia enforcement at home paired with flexible, interest-driven diplomacy abroad. Domestically, religion is used to silence women, suppress dissent, and mask governance failures. Yet the same regime that polices Afghan society with severity adopts a pragmatic tone toward India, Russia, and the TTP. This selective morality reflects political survival rather than theology, with lasting implications for Afghanistan and the wider region.