(By Mohsin Tanveer) The recent controversy surrounding the Indian film “Sardaar Ji 3” has once again laid bare the deep-seated arrogance, intolerance, and rising ultra-nationalism embedded within sections of Indian society—especially its film industry. This episode, which began with the vilification of a Pakistani actor featured in the film’s trailer, has snowballed into a wider…
(By Ayesha Mohsin) In June 2025, the inaugural China-Pakistan-Bangladesh trilateral meeting in Kunming marked a pivotal moment for Pakistan’s resurgence as a key player in South Asia. Following closely on the heels of the May 2025 China-Pakistan-Afghanistan trilateral in Beijing, where the expansion of the $62 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) to Afghanistan was agreed…
(By Khalid Masood) In June 2025, at the NATO summit in The Hague, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced the procurement of 12 x F-35A Lightning II stealth fighters, capable of carrying B61-12 nuclear bombs, marking a significant strengthening of the UK’s nuclear posture. This move, supporting 20,000 UK jobs, underscores the F-35A’s role in…
Brigadier Karrar Ali Agha’s The Forgotten War: Fall of East Pakistan is more than just a military chronicle. It is a haunting and unapologetically honest reflection on one of the most traumatic chapters in Pakistan’s history, the dismemberment of the nation in 1971. Painstakingly researched and deeply personal, the book is a rare blend of…
(By Quratulain Khalid) Introduction: The Great Silence India, the world’s largest democracy, prides itself on its ancient civilisation, diverse society, and constitutional secularism. Yet behind the veneer of democratic ideals and economic progress, a deeply disturbing reality is unfolding: the calculated suffocation of the country’s 200-million-strong Muslim population. Once seen as equal citizens under the…
(By Khalid Masood) In June 2025, Chinese scientists unveiled a groundbreaking 6G-powered electronic warfare system, a technological leap that has sent shockwaves through global defence circles. Capable of jamming the radars of advanced stealth fighters like the US F-35 and generating over 3,600 false targets, this system, developed by Professor Deng Lei’s team at Huazhong…
(By Khalid Masood) In June 2025, at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers’ Meeting in Qingdao, China, India’s Defence Minister Rajnath Singh delivered a fiery speech, accusing unnamed states of sponsoring terrorism, a thinly veiled jab at Pakistan. Expecting applause, India instead met a wall of silence. The SCO’s refusal to endorse a joint…
(By Khalid Masood) In June 2025, as US President Donald Trump lauded Pakistan as a “serious trade partner” and hosted its army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, for trade and security talks, a perceptible shift in US–Pakistan relations emerged, stirring curiosity and skepticism across South Asia. This tilt, marked by warm rhetoric from Trump and…
(By Mohsin Tanveer) In June 2025, Pakistan and the United States inched closer to a potentially transformative economic partnership, following a virtual meeting between Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb and US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick. President Donald Trump’s repeated reference to Pakistan as a “serious trade partner” reflects a notable shift in Washington’s posture—away from its…
(By Khalid Masood) Introduction Modern warfare is no longer fought solely on the battlefield with tanks, guns, and boots on the ground. Today, war is also waged in cyberspace, through autonomous drones, deepfake propaganda, and intelligent systems that make decisions faster than any human general could. At the heart of this transformation is Artificial Intelligence…
