The Stimson Center Report and the Shattered Indian Narrative
A recent study by the Stimson Center, a respected U.S.-based think tank, has lent further support to Pakistan’s claims that India lost several aircraft during Pakistan’s counter-air operations in the May 2025 conflict. Indian officials had previously denied any such losses, even in the face of mounting independent and international evidence. However, the Indian Chief […]
Operation Sindoor: A Brazen Breach of International Law
India’s Operation Sindoor, launched without UN authorization or credible evidence, marks a serious breach of international law. By bypassing legal frameworks and striking deep into Pakistani territory, India undermined the UN Charter and set a troubling precedent for unilateral military action.
India-Pakistan Tensions: From Phoney War to Phoney Peace
In recent days, tensions between India and Pakistan have escalated once again, casting a long shadow over the region. From journalists to soldiers on the front lines, all seem caught in the same revengeful event. Words like jingoism, propaganda, war, and attack have become commodity in headlines and broadcasts, yet their true weight is borne […]
Pakistan’s Nuclear Journey: From Disparity to Deterrence
Pakistan’s emergence as a nuclear power on May 28, 1998, was shaped by deep security anxieties following the 1971 war and India’s 1974 nuclear test. Spearheaded by leaders like Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and advanced under military stewardship, the program combined scientific innovation—led by Dr. A.Q. Khan—with a covert procurement network. The 1998 Chagai tests, responding to India’s Pokhran-II, marked Pakistan’s entry into the nuclear club, framed as a bid to restore regional strategic balance. Despite immediate sanctions, international responses soon softened. Nuclearization has since fostered a fragile deterrence in South Asia—curbing full-scale war while enabling low-intensity conflict, encapsulating the region’s enduring “stability-instability paradox.
Khuzdar and Beyond: Unmasking India’s Covert War
In a landmark briefing, DG ISPR exposes Indian state-sponsored terrorism behind the Khuzdar school bus attack, detailing RAW’s proxy warfare in Balochistan and unveiling Pakistan’s new counterterrorism doctrine
Economic Nerve Centers of India at Risk in Future Conflict
A chilling shift in Pakistan’s strategic posture signals a potential new front in future India-Pakistan conflicts: economic warfare. In response to recent military escalations, Islamabad is reportedly prepared to target India’s industrial hubs, threatening vital economic infrastructure and financial interests linked to the ruling elite. As deterrence evolves, New Delhi must reassess its security doctrine to safeguard the backbone of its economic power.
Constructing the Other: The Indian State’s Long War on Sikh Identity
Since India’s independence in 1947, the Sikh community has faced a persistent pattern of marginalization through legal subversion, political suppression, and violent repression. From the denial of religious identity in the Constitution to the storming of the Golden Temple and the 1984 anti-Sikh pogroms, this article examines how state institutions have systematically undermined Sikh rights, expression, and autonomy—both within India and across borders.
India’s Section 69A: Silencing Dissent Online
India’s Section 69A enables online censorship raising global concerns over digital freedom and the silencing of dissent.
Terror as Strategy: The India-BLA Nexus
The insurgency in Pakistan’s Balochistan province has long been a complex and deeply rooted conflict, marked by cycles of violence, instability, and unrest. While some of the grievances are genuine, the evolution of this insurgency in recent decades has seen increasing external interference. Pakistan states that India, the chief actor accused of fueling this unrest, […]
A Contradictory Compassion? India’s Stance on Refugees
India’s provision of humanitarian aid to Afghan refugees repatriated from Pakistan is a recent attempt to showcase its compassion for refugees, especially Afghans. However, this gesture, recognized by the Taliban’s Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation, sharply contrasts with India’s past involvement in the Afghan conflict and its broader history of handling humanitarian crises and refugee […]