(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…
(By Khalid Masood) In recent years, India’s economic narrative has been one of ambition, with claims of surpassing global giants like Japan fueling national pride. Posts on platforms like X and media reports often amplify this sentiment, citing India’s GDP growth and projections of becoming the world’s third-largest economy by 2027. However, such comparisons, particularly…
(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) On the night of May 6–7, 2025, the skies above South Asia erupted in a fierce aerial confrontation between the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) and the Indian Air Force (IAF), marking one of the most significant air battles since the 1971 Indo-Pak War. Triggered by India’s Operation Sindoor, a retaliatory strike against…
(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…
(By Khalid Masood) From the bustling streets of Islamabad to the war-torn valleys of Kashmir, one name evokes a storm of controversy: Narendra Modi. As India’s Prime Minister, Modi has cast a long shadow over South Asia, his policies and rhetoric fueling tensions with Pakistan and minorities within India. To many Pakistanis, Modi is not…
