(By Khalid Masood) Abstract The Seven Sister States of Northeast India—Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, and Tripura—have remained marginalized, militarized, and methodically silenced under the colonial-style occupation of the Indian state. Since 1947, these lands have witnessed relentless waves of armed resistance and civil defiance against a union that annexed them without consent,…
(By Khalid Masood) In the summer of 2022, Leicester, a multicultural hub in the English Midlands, erupted in violence between Hindu and Muslim communities, exposing a simmering fault line fueled by disinformation and extremist ideologies. A leaked National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) report, compiled by the National Community Tension Team in 2025, identified Hindutva—a Hindu…
(By Khalid Masood) On June 3, 2025, at a United Nations press conference in New York, Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari unleashed a biting quip, labeling Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi the “Temu version” of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The remark, invoking a Chinese e-commerce platform known for affordable replicas, was more…
(By Khalid Masood) In June 1984, the Indian Army unleashed Operation Blue Star, a violent assault on the Golden Temple in Amritsar, Sikhism’s holiest shrine, targeting Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and his followers. This was not a mere counterinsurgency but a deliberate act of state terror against Sikhs, marked by heinous human rights violations and the…
(By Khalid Masood) Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s claim that the Indian Navy will spearhead New Delhi’s response to Pakistan’s alleged terrorism is a bold but misguided attempt to intimidate Pakistan with maritime might. India’s navy, with its aircraft carriers and long-range missiles, fantasizes about blockading Karachi or seizing our coastline, as some Indian strategists…
(By Khalid Masood) Abstract Ajit Kumar Doval, India’s National Security Advisor (NSA) since 2014, is a polarizing figure, lauded by supporters as a master strategist and vilified by critics as a ruthless operative orchestrating extrajudicial repression. This paper examines allegations against Doval, focusing on his alleged role in torture, extrajudicial killings, and transnational repression, particularly…
(By Khalid Masood) In the heart of South Asia, India’s democratic facade conceals a deepening wound: the systematic erosion of religious freedom for its Muslim, Sikh, and Christian minorities. The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) sounded a clarion call on June 3, 2025, declaring that India’s treatment of minorities has deteriorated alarmingly, driven…
(By Khalid Masood) India’s ambition to ascend as a global superpower, a “21st-century Vishwaguru,” gleams with the promise of a nation poised to rival China’s dominance. With a $4.27 trillion economy, a youthful demographic, and a vocal diaspora, New Delhi envisions itself as a democratic beacon steering the global order. Yet, beneath this radiant narrative…
(By Khalid Masood) In the brief but pivotal Indo-Pak war of May 7–15, 2025, Pakistan’s military prowess stunned the world, turning India’s Operation Sindoor—a retaliatory strike following the April 22 Pahalgam attack—into a strategic debacle. At the heart of Pakistan’s triumph was China’s BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS), a jam-resistant, encrypted, multiband navigation network that…
(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…
