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The Shadow of Bangladesh: Elections and Paradiplomacy in Assam
A now-deleted video posted from the official handle of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Assam unit depicted Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma holding a gun and firing bullets on two people who appeared to be Muslims. The post was…
تہران میں ہلچل: پاکستان کے لیے تزویراتی خدشات کا تجزیہ
ایران میں حالیہ احتجاجی لہر نے تہران کے حکام میں کُھلبلی مچا دی ہے اور خطے کو درپیش خدشات کے تخمینے کو نمایاں طور پر بڑھا دیا ہے۔ ملک گیر احتجاجات ابتدا میں ایران کی کمزور معیشت کے باعث پُھوٹے،…
Political Flux in Nepal: Strategic Adjustments by India and China
Following the dramatic political upheaval of September 2025, uncertainty reigns in Nepal ahead of elections planned for early March. In this moment of transition, the political, economic, and legal dimensions of the domestic crisis have received considerable attention, but the…
Turmoil in Tehran: The Strategic Risk Calculus for Pakistan
The latest protest wave in Iran has plunged Tehran’s authorities into turmoil and significantly widened the region’s risk calculus. Nationwide protests erupted initially over Iran’s faltering economy, which has seen food inflation propelled above 70 percent, and the collapse of…
Pakistan’s Future with the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
Pakistan’s fragile ceasefire with Afghanistan frayed dramatically last month after two incidents Islamabad says were directed from across the border: a suicide bombing outside an Islamabad district court and an attempted assault on the cadet college in Wana. These attacks,…
Navigating Politico-Security Hurdles to Regional Connectivity: Pathways for New Delhi
Soon after taking office in 2014, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi articulated two new visions for cross-border relations: the Neighborhood First and Act East policies. Both initiatives aimed at improving relations with the immediate neighborhood and building bridges of connectivity,…