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Greater Qandahar, Loya Paktia and the US

Greater Qandahar, Loya Paktia and the US
02.04.2025 30

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Afghanologists — the poverty of analysis

Afghanologists — the poverty of analysis
27.03.2025 70

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Jaffar Express — the changed rules

Jaffar Express — the changed rules
20.03.2025 100

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The war in Ukraine – soldiers and kings

05.03.2025 10

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War in Gaza — method to madness?

27.02.2025 60

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The myth of Central Asia's trade potential

20.02.2025 40

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Afghanistan — the perils of cuddling India

13.02.2025 100

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The true potential of Chabahar

06.02.2025 50

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Is Iran shifting its Capital?

29.01.2025 50

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The TTP conundrum — positions and solutions

22.01.2025 50

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The geopolitics of Wakhan

15.01.2025 50

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Warfare — changing character or nature

Discussion here on December 26, 2024 contained some conclusions from an earlier debate, based upon one's earlier writings on the nature and future...

08.01.2025 20

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Afghanistan — masking the sun behind a finger

"We must honor the Afghan nation's commitment to safeguarding these guests, friends," an angry Moulvi Khairullah Khairkhwa announced after Pakistan...

01.01.2025 10

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Brutalising Syria - lessons and implications

In almost ten days this November, a coalition of Syrian opposition groups, the 'Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)' under the 'Military Operations...

18.12.2024 7

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Kurram - coexistence and cooption

In the previous two columns, we deliberated upon the geo-demographics, socio-economics and military aspects of the larger Kurram District and its...

11.12.2024 4

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Kurram — burying the demons of divide

Last week we dissected the geo-demographic riddle of Sunni-Shia conflict mainly in the Kurram District with its linkages to parts of Kohat and...

04.12.2024 4

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Kurram – burying the undying demons

The year was 2007 and I had just returned from Parachinar after tying up contingency military response with other LEAs like FC troops under my...

27.11.2024 4

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Other drivers of Trump's victory

Last week we discussed some conceptual parameters of President-elect Donald Trump's win as the 47th US president. We continue our exploration....

20.11.2024 3

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US presidential election - why Trump won

Contrary to many pundits, political analysts and majority in the mainstream US media, Republican candidate former President Donald Trump again won...

13.11.2024 6

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Afghanistan - analysis and antidote

There is a sense in the analytical community of Rawalpindi/Islamabad and to some extent in the diplomatic corps that: a) Afghanistan does not...

06.11.2024 3

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Iran and Israel - hesitance to war

On Saturday, October 26, Israel finally retaliated for the October 1, 2024, missile strike comprising about 200 missiles fired by Iran on Israel...

30.10.2024 3

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PTM Jirga - analysis

Last week we discussed the factual aspects of PTM Jirga organised in Jamrud, Khyber District from 11-13 October with the government's support. The...

23.10.2024 4

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PTM, PTI and Pashtun Qaumi Jirga

The much-hyped Pashtun Qaumi Jirga organised in Jamrud, Khyber District by the recently banned Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) with the...

16.10.2024 4

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Balochistan - the story of Chamalang mines

Over a series of articles, we discussed Balochistan in essential detail. To unlock this conundrum, some recommended measures included not throwing...

09.10.2024 10

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Balochistan - the antidote

The crux of Balochistan problem is the prevalent Sardari System that has kept the State machinery hostage to the whims of traditional elite....

26.09.2024 3

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Balochistan and Pakistan: myths about accession and secession

To prevent the gullible Baloch youth and their compatriots in other provinces from blindly following the narrative of 'some' Bizenjos, Mengals,...

19.09.2024 4

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Balochistan - the bogey of Baloch in angst

For a very long time, the Establishment (civil and military and mostly non-Baloch) has looked at Balochistan as a monolith. Balochistan is not a...

12.09.2024 3

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Balochistan - psychosis of despair?

Iwas interacting with master's level interns in an Islamabad think tank, and shockingly realised that they knew everything and anything under the...

05.09.2024 10

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Offensive realism and contemporary power politics

'Perpetual Peace' is a mirage so to say, as any budding power, unchecked by the incumber Superpower, can challenge and displace the Superpower. A...

29.08.2024 5

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War in Ukraine - the Kursk incursion

Last year, we were in a seminar with a European country/military discussing the regional security construct, and there was a lot of talk, immense...

22.08.2024 3

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Bangladesh's student uprising and Pakistan

The year was perhaps 1968. En route to ancestral village, while passing through Nowshera, the city was in turmoil as the first college student in...

15.08.2024 2

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Bangladesh at the cusp of revolution?

It was on July 1 when students from the Dhaka University, and later other universities in Bangladesh, took to streets to demonstrate against '...

08.08.2024 6

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The dangerous confluence and social unrest

Last week we discussed the al-Qaeda-IEA-TTP confluence of jihadi interest from across Pak-Afghan International Border and its long shadow on...

01.08.2024 1

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Al-Qaeda, Bannu and the road ahead

There is a disturbing alliance of interest across Durand Line. Without being alarmist in any way, there is greater anti-Pakistan convergence among...

25.07.2024 3

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