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Pakistan is drawing several lessons from its moment under the sun

Most of the diplomatic messaging was driven not by Islamabad but by regional powers and their calculations—Washington, Tehran and even the UAE.

11.04.2026 10

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West Asia conflict bolsters Asim Munir’s grip on Pakistan’s power structure

The few anti-Army civilians in Pakistan, who once saw red with the institution over its treatment of Imran Khan, have now reached a consensus — Asim...

28.03.2026 30

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Zohran Mamdani’s shaky politics has come home to bite

The Israel-Palestine question appeared to be the one area where he apparently refused to soften his views. And that refusal is now colliding with the...

17.03.2026 20

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Iran now looks closer to rupture than reform. Foreign powers will try to seize opportunity

In power for 36 years, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has governed through a rigid adherence to a theological ideology and an absolute...

17.01.2026 30

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Iran now looks closer to rupture than reform. Foreign powers will try to seize opportunity

In power for 36 years, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has governed through a rigid adherence to a theological ideology and an absolute...

17.01.2026 20

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Attack on Hindus, Khaleda’s death & Jamaat—Bangladesh is grappling with crises on many fronts

As everyone welcomed the new year, a 50-year-old Hindu man was set on fire in Bangladesh—the fourth such attack in two weeks. The foothold of their...

03.01.2026 50

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Battle over Dalai Lama’s reincarnation is a geopolitical contest with global implications

China views control over the Dalai Lama as critical to cementing its authority over Tibet. While he has long advocated a ‘middle way’ seeking...

05.07.2025 30

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Parents think we turn kids gay, says Anjali Gopalan after winning Franco-German award

Naz Foundation founder Anjali Gopalan received the Franco-German Prize for Human Rights and the Rule of Law this week. She is the first Indian to win...

12.04.2025 10

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