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India's Strike on Pakistan Isn't About Terrorism or Kashmir | Opinion

The latest military confrontation between India and Pakistan is not a spontaneous response to terrorism.

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Newsweek

Imran Khalid

India and Pakistan’s Crisis: Water, War and Warnings

India and Pakistan appear once again to be inching towards the precipice of a perilous confrontation in the wake of a terrorist attack in Pahalgam in...

06.05.2025 20

CounterPunch

Imran Khalid

Gold Prices Rise as America's Reputation Sinks | Opinion

Gold Prices Rise as America's Reputation Sinks | Opinion

Forget equities. Ignore bond yields. If you want to measure the scale of global anxiety right now, look at gold.

29.04.2025 10

Newsweek

Imran Khalid

Trump’s Tariff Gambit

In another characteristically brash maneuver, Donald Trump has intensified his economic confrontation with Beijing, announcing an unprecedented 125...

17.04.2025 10

CounterPunch

Imran Khalid

How Trump’s Tariffs are Driving the World Toward Economic Chaos

President Donald Trump’s announcement of sweeping reciprocal tariffs, branded as “Liberation Day,” signals a tectonic shift in global trade...

08.04.2025 20

CounterPunch

Imran Khalid

China Dethrones the US as the Global Leader in Research

In the last decade, a profound shift has taken place in global academia that has fundamentally altered the hierarchy of scientific research. China,...

27.03.2025 20

CounterPunch

Imran Khalid

How Russia Could Leverage a Ceasefire Against Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin is once again playing a calculated game with the proposed ceasefire deal. Putin’s response has been predictably...

20.03.2025 20

CounterPunch

Imran Khalid

China Tackles Trump’s Trade War and Global Headwinds

China’s political calendar is again focusing on one of the most anticipated events of the year, the Two Sessions. To be held from March 5, these...

05.03.2025 9

CounterPunch

Imran Khalid

From Tariffs to Turmoil

Donald Trump announced 25 percent tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum imports on February 10, doubling down on his protectionist agenda to...

19.02.2025 8

CounterPunch

Imran Khalid

NATO, Ukraine and the Looming Challengs of Trump’s Return

As Europe braces for President Donald Trump’s return to the White House, questions loom over its impact on the war in Ukraine and NATO’s future....

09.01.2025 9

CounterPunch

Imran Khalid

Iran Faces a Sobering Recalibration of its Regional Ambitions

The dramatic sequence of events that began on October 7, 2023, with Hamas’s strike in Israel, has cascaded through the Middle East, toppling...

19.12.2024 3

CounterPunch

Imran Khalid

Trump Takes Aim at BRICS and the Global Economy

Donald Trump, a man who never shied from bold declarations, has once again turned the global stage into a theater of economic brinkmanship. His...

11.12.2024 10

CounterPunch

Imran Khalid

The EU’s Dual Approach: Green Subsidies and Tarriffs on Chinese EVs

On October 29, 2024, the European Commission unveiled new countervailing duties on Chinese electric vehicle (EV) imports, effective the following...

21.11.2024 10

CounterPunch

Imran Khalid

How Targeting UN Could Harm Israel’s Own Interests

The recent Israeli measures against the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA)—including two controversial bills to ban UNRWA from operating on Israeli...

14.11.2024 4

CounterPunch

Imran Khalid

How Targeting Israel Could Harm Israel’s Own Interests

The recent Israeli measures against the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA)—including two controversial bills to ban UNRWA from operating on Israeli...

14.11.2024 3

CounterPunch

Imran Khalid

In Fencing China Out is Washington Fencing Itself In?

As Washington doubles down on its semiconductor embargoes, a troubling paradox emerges: in trying to stymie China’s technological advances, the...

08.11.2024 6

CounterPunch

Imran Khalid

Hamas Without Sinwar: a Setback or a Catalyst?

Ever since the October 7 attack last year, Israeli intelligence claimed that Yahya Sinwar, Hamas’s military leader, was hiding deep within Gaza’s...

30.10.2024 3

CounterPunch

Imran Khalid

Macron v. Netanyahu: a Growing Rift Over Gaza

It took nearly a year for French President Emmanuel Macron to confront the uncomfortable truth: the path to peace in Gaza cannot be paved with more...

21.10.2024 5

CounterPunch

Imran Khalid

Netanyahu’s Ambitions Undermine Biden’s Middle East Strategy

The Biden administration’s approach to the Middle East crisis that erupted in the wake of October 7, 2023 is on the brink of collapse. Israel’s...

11.10.2024 2

CounterPunch

Imran Khalid

Israel Is the Greatest Threat to US Strategy in the Middle East

Netanyahu’s push for a military victory beyond Gaza threatens to drag Washington into a broader regional war, challenging America’s long-term...

09.10.2024 8

Common Dreams

Imran Khalid