(By Khalid Masood) In the wake of the brief but bruising Indo-Pak war of May 7–15, 2025, India finds itself grappling with an unaccustomed diplomatic isolation. The conflict, sparked by the April 22, 2025, Pahalgam attack that killed 26 tourists, saw India’s Operation Sindoor—a retaliatory strike against alleged terrorist sites in Pakistan—fail to achieve its…
(Khalid Masood) The April 22, 2025, Pahalgam attack, which killed 26 tourists in Jammu and Kashmir, offered India an opportunity to rally global support against Pakistan, its perennial rival. Within just 15 minutes, New Delhi filed an FIR blaming Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), and swiftly launched a diplomatic offensive seeking international condemnation. Yet, the world’s response…
(By Khalid Masood) In May 2025, the India-Pakistan conflict escalated dramatically with India’s Operation Sindoor, a series of missile and air strikes targeting alleged terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Azad Kashmir. Launched in retaliation for the April 22, 2025, Pahalgam attack that killed 26 tourists, the operation was initially framed by New Delhi as a…
(By Khalid Masood) The Kashmir Dispute, one of the world’s most intractable and enduring conflicts, has profoundly shaped the geopolitical landscape of South Asia since the tumultuous partition of British India in 1947. At its core, the dispute is rooted in a complex tapestry of competing nationalisms, divergent religious identities, and overlapping strategic interests of…
(Lt Col Khalid Masood) In the wake of Operation Sindoor, India’s ill-fated military response to the April 22, 2025, Pahalgam terrorist attack, the Indian government launched an ambitious diplomatic campaign to salvage its tarnished global image. Seven all-party delegations, comprising 59 parliamentarians and former diplomats, were dispatched to 33 global capitals to rebrand the operation…
(By Khalid Masood) In the annals of South Asian geopolitics, the Indo-Pak crisis of May 2025 stands as a stark testament to India’s strategic and diplomatic collapse. Triggered by the April 22, 2025, Pahalgam terrorist attack, India’s response—from intelligence failures to military blunders and diplomatic overreach—unraveled into a series of catastrophic missteps. This article, crafted…
(By Khalid Masood) Introduction: A Provocative Rhetorical Escalation In a charged election rally a few days back, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared to the people of Pakistan, “I have a bullet for you!” This statement, delivered amidst heightened tensions following the April 22, 2025, Pahalgam attack and India’s Operation Sindoor, marks a significant departure…
(By Khalid Masood) Introduction: A Narrative of Power and Profit In India’s vibrant yet polarized political discourse, a narrative has emerged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, and industrialists Gautam Adani and Mukesh Ambani—four Gujaratis—form a nexus that prioritizes personal gain over national interest. Critics allege this group wields unchecked power, with…
(By Khalid Masood) In the aftermath of the three-day Indo-Pak conflict in May 2025, sparked by the Pahalgam terror attack and India’s Operation Sindoor, a diplomatic storm is brewing. Indian Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, tasked with presenting India’s case against “so called” Pakistan-sponsored terrorism in the United States, has shot himself in the foot with…
(By Khalid Masood) India parades itself as a rising global power—but the world must not be fooled. Beneath its glittering façade of economic growth and global diplomacy lies a darker, more sinister truth: India has become a regional bully, obsessed with subjugating South Asia, particularly Pakistan, through its ruthless “3D Strategy” — Destabilization, Defamation, and…
