(Ayesha Mahnoor) Introduction In July 2025, the Indian Parliament’s Monsoon Session erupted into a fiery debate over Operation Sindoor, India’s aggressive military strikes on May 7, 2025, targeting alleged terror sites in Pakistan following the April 22 Pahalgam attack. For instance, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, hailed the…
(By Quratulain Khalid) Introduction Published in 2013, No Exit from Pakistan: America’s Tortured Relationship with Islamabad by Daniel S. Markey offers a penetrating analysis of the fraught U.S.-Pakistan relationship, a dynamic central to global security. Drawing on his experience as a Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) senior fellow and former U.S. State Department official, Markey…
(By Khalid Masood) On April 22, 2025, the shadows of India’s deceit stretched once again over South Asia. As the tragic Pahalgam attack unfolded, New Delhi’s machinery of lies sprang into action, reflexively pointing fingers at Pakistan—a tired, venomous script it has rehearsed for decades. But this time, the world refused to play along. Despite…
(By Khalid Masood) In the annals of global statecraft, few moments shimmer with such portent as President Donald J. Trump’s first foreign voyage of his second term, embarked upon May 13, 2025, to the opulent courts of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar. With the mantle of leadership freshly donned, Trump has chosen…
