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Amna Hashmi

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The electrostate rises

For over a century, the word petrostate explained much of the world's political dysfunction. Oil-rich countries exercised power in an extremely...

14.03.2026 20

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Ports, not warships

Nobody is constructing bases anymore. They are constructing "logistics facilities". The language is different and so is the strategy. The...

26.02.2026 20

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The politics of delay

Power in international politics is mostly linked with acts of decisiveness, or military intervention, sanctions, vetoes, recognition or denial. Yet...

31.01.2026 10

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Rethinking deterrence

Deterrence was once meant to prevent war. Today, it is designed to make war manageable. When the United States attacks Iranian-connected targets, but...

22.01.2026 50

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A new iron curtain?

Over decades, IR scholarship saw outer space as a kind of sanctuary, a global commons ruled by the high-minded, but vague, ideals of the 1967 Outer...

12.01.2026 30

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The price of patience

Over the decades, the policy of Pakistan towards its western neighbour has been based on one simple assumption: a stable government in Afghanistan...

01.01.2026 30

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Kautilya knew

Long before Machiavelli, the Indian strategist Kautilya articulated a blunt theory of power in the Arthashastra. Writing in the fourth century BCE, he...

22.12.2025 40

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Empathy burnout

We live in an age where tragedy is no longer distant. It is livestreamed, refreshed every few seconds, and placed between a cooking reel and a meme....

06.12.2025 30

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The proliferator next door

On November 12, 2025, the US Treasury Department sanctioned 32 entities and individuals linked to Iran's ballistic missile programme, including an...

21.11.2025 30

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The Kabul River question

Rivers have long connected nations even when politics failed to. Yet today, the Kabul River which winds through Afghanistan before joining Pakistan's...

05.11.2025 50

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Weaponising faith

In the complex matrix of South Asian security, a troubling development has come to light, one that exposes the dual nature of India's intelligence...

23.10.2025 80

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A tale of two doctrines

Pakistan's nuclear deterrent was never born out of ambition. It was born out of necessity. When India, under the pretext of a "peaceful" nuclear...

09.10.2025 60

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Rethinking the dam debate

By 2040, Pakistan is projected to be among the most water-stressed countries in the world. The river Indus, which supplies more than 240 million...

26.09.2025 30

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World's biggest NGO?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Independence Day speech this year took a controversial turn when he hailed the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) as the...

17.09.2025 30

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The Sahyog blueprint

There's something unsettling about watching the world's largest democracy learn the tricks of the world's most authoritarian regimes, and doing it...

31.08.2025 30

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Rekindling trust

In a world where alliances are increasingly transactional, the counterterrorism partnership between Pakistan and the United States remains an...

17.08.2025 40

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In the name of diplomacy

In today's interconnected world, diaspora communities play a main role in shaping narratives and lobbying for policy shifts in their countries of...

02.08.2025 40

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From maps to minerals

China's recent actions on India's northern frontier have gone beyond mere symbolism. From altering maps to weaponising minerals, the intent is clear:...

18.07.2025 20

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Middle power, major impact

In between the headlines and breaking news on the Iran-Israel ceasefire, one country stayed largely out of the spotlight but played its part with...

04.07.2025 40

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Water — not a bargaining chip

In international diplomacy, some agreements are too foundational to tamper with. The Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), signed in 1960, is one such rare...

22.06.2025 70

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Migration crisis: what really matters?

When President Donald Trump signed an executive order back in January banning refugee resettlement, citing national security and the need to "protect...

13.06.2025 30

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The missing minister

The recent escalation following the Pahalgam incident has not only raised concerns about regional stability but also brought India's foreign policy...

25.05.2025 20

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The ghost of the Concert of Europe

As the world transitions from the post-Cold War unipolar moment into an increasingly multipolar era, the question of how major powers can manage...

12.05.2025 30

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Bytes and bombs

In a world where scrolling is second nature and videos under a minute define cultural shifts, the battlefield has expanded far beyond borders and...

24.04.2025 20

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