Water Wars & Arrogance: India’s Reckless Gamble
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Water Wars & Arrogance: India’s Reckless Gamble

(By Ayesha Mahnoor) There comes a time in history when the arrogance of a nation exceeds the boundaries of diplomacy, legality, and reason—and begins to endanger the peace of an entire region. That time has come. And the offender is none other than India. In its latest display of belligerence, India has brazenly vowed to…

Across Borders and Beyond Law: India’s Disturbing Intelligence Footprint
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Across Borders and Beyond Law: India’s Disturbing Intelligence Footprint

(By Khalid Masood) On 18 June 2025, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) released a damning report accusing India of orchestrating foreign interference and transnational repression, including the 2023 assassination of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in British Columbia. This revelation, coupled with allegations of a thwarted plot against Gurpatwant Singh Pannun in the United…

Narendra Modi’s Mannerism and Insecurity

Narendra Modi’s Mannerism and Insecurity

(By Khalid Masood) Narendra Modi, India’s Prime Minister since 2014, has cultivated an image of a decisive, larger-than-life leader, bolstered by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). Yet, his diplomatic engagements and public interviews often reveal a troubling lack of refinement, exposing insecurities that undermine his global stature. From awkward…

Espionage and Diplomacy: Navigating the India-Israel Nexus
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Espionage and Diplomacy: Navigating the India-Israel Nexus

Beneath the smoldering tensions of the Middle East, a covert drama unfolded in June 2025, as Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) arrested 73 individuals, including 13 Indian nationals, on charges of espionage for Israel’s Mossad. Accused of enabling Israel’s audacious drone strikes by targeting Iran’s air defences, these detainees have thrust India into a…

The Balance Sheet of Operation Sindoor
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The Balance Sheet of Operation Sindoor

(Khalid Masood) In the fiery crucible of May 2025, India dared to challenge Pakistan’s resolve with Operation Sindoor, a reckless salvo of missiles and drones aimed at crushing our spirit. Yet, from the ashes of this unprovoked aggression, Pakistan emerged unbowed, its skies defended, its honor intact, and its enemies humbled. India’s former National Security…

India’s Turbulent Skies: A 25-Year Chronicle of Airline Accidents

India’s Turbulent Skies: A 25-Year Chronicle of Airline Accidents

India’s aviation sector, one of the world’s fastest-growing, has soared over the past 25 years, carrying millions across its vast skies. Yet, this ascent has been marred by tragedy—crashes, malfunctions, and human errors that have claimed hundreds of lives and exposed systemic flaws. From the catastrophic Charkhi Dadri collision in 1996 to the recent Air…

India’s Hollow Ambitions: A Regional Bully’s Decline Amid a Fading Quad
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India’s Hollow Ambitions: A Regional Bully’s Decline Amid a Fading Quad

In the dim-lit halls of London on June 10, 2025, U.S. and Chinese negotiators forged a truce, prying open China’s chokehold on rare earth exports while exposing the crumbling facade of India’s global pretensions. As U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick hailed a framework to ease triple-digit tariffs, India—self-styled as a $4 trillion titan—stood sidelined, its…

The Hindutva Siege on Muslims in India
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The Hindutva Siege on Muslims in India

(By Khalid Masood) In India, a nation once celebrated as the world’s largest democracy, a dark tide of intolerance has surged under the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its ideological parent, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). Muslims, numbering 200 million, face systematic targeting through discriminatory laws, arbitrary deportations, and vigilante violence, rendering them strangers in…

Wings of Resolve: Trump’s Offer to Mediate the Kashmir Dispute
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Wings of Resolve: Trump’s Offer to Mediate the Kashmir Dispute

(By Khalid Masood) In the smoldering aftermath of the April 29, 2025, Pahalgam attack, where 26 lives were snuffed out in Kashmir’s verdant valleys, the specter of war loomed over South Asia’s nuclear-armed rivals, India and Pakistan. As India’s airstrikes in Operation Sindoor and Pakistan’s fierce retaliation pushed the region to the brink, U.S. President…

The Waning Star of India : A Crisis of Credibility on the Global Stage
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The Waning Star of India : A Crisis of Credibility on the Global Stage

(By Khalid Masood) In the blood-soaked lush green meadows of Pahalgam, Kashmir, on April 29, 2025, a horrific attack claimed 26 innocent lives—tourists seeking solace in India’s alpine paradise, gunned down in a brutal assault that shattered the region’s fragile peace. India, reeling from grief and rage, pointed an accusatory finger at Pakistan, expecting a…