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Two chrissies, one pattern: A challenge to the UN charter on human rights
The world today stands at a profound moral crossroads. Nearly eight decades have passed since decolonization swept…
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Ambassador (Retd) G.R. Baluch
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Pakistan-Egypt: A strategic reset to empower the Muslim world
The high-level visit of Egypt's leadership to Pakistan this week is far more consequential than the ceremonial optics…
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Deals, Diplomacy and Dominance: Trump's reclaiming of the American orbit of influence in the Middle East
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's (MBS) visit to Washington has reshaped the geopolitical landscape of the…
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Converting potential into power - the case for a compact of muslim middle powers
For decades, the Muslim world has carried enormous potential - demographic weight, strategic geography, natural…
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Reclaiming peace: The case for a South Asian framework against terrorism
South Asia stands at a historic inflection point. A region of immense civilizational depth and demographic promise is…
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From Ba'athist dictatorship to political ruin: Syria's search for a new beginning
Few nations in the Arab world have witnessed such a dramatic rise and fall as Syria - a state once seen as the beating…
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The collapse of Pak-Afghan talks - a blow to regional connectivity and a test for strategic patience
The recent failure of the peace negotiations between Pakistan and Afghanistan-first convened in Doha and later stalled…
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Has Mamdani toppled a political empire?
Is His Victory a Shift from Duopoly to Multipoly - or the Dawn of a Third Force in US Polity? By Ambassador Ghulam…
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Afghanistan conundrum - Pakistan needs a regional approach with strategic clarity
Through the mediation of foreign interlocutors, the failed parleys between Afghanistan and Pakistan in Istanbul have…
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A saffronized Indian army - an emerging threat to South Asia
The Indian Army - long regarded as one of the region's most professional and secular institutions - is now at risk of…
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Hostile govt vs enemy state: Rethinking Pakistan’s Afghan narrative
The recent armed clashes along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border and Pakistan's subsequent air strikes on…
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Coffins and handcuffs: How wars have stripped humanity of its moral soul
We live in an age where death is televised and suffering is streamed. Coffins in Gaza, bombed streets of Kharkiv, the…
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Pakistan's Afghanistan challenge: Between deterrence and diplomacy
Few frontiers have shaped Pakistan's strategic, political, and social trajectory as profoundly as its border with…
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Pakistan's response to the emerging Delhi-Kabul nexus of sub-conventional threats
The violent exchanges along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border between 10 and 12 October 2025 have reopened one of the…
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Beyond rhetoric: Why India must choose peace over posturing
In the aftermath of the failed Operation Sindoor, India's political and military establishment appears to be nursing…
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The Flotilla Sumud (steadfastness): A symbol of hope and human goodness
In an age when cynicism has become the currency of politics and empathy a vanishing virtue, the Global Sumud Flotilla…
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Beyond New York: Reimagining the UN for a multipolar world
At the 80th anniversary session of the United Nations in 2025, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was denied a U.S…
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From Balfour's betrayal to the promise of building a viable Palestinian state
In November 1917, a single letter changed the destiny of an entire people. The Balfour Declaration, addressed by…