South Asia

Is Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami’s ‘Policy Summit 2026’ the Blueprint Bangladesh Has Been Waiting For?

Bangladesh may be seeing a rare shift: from who rules to how to govern. Jamaat-e-Islami’s Policy Summit 2026 outlines a knowledge economy, digital anti-corruption tools, and welfare reforms—but can vision survive execution?

U.S. Leftover Weapons and the Taliban’s Legacy

U.S. weapons left behind after the 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal are now fueling militancy in Pakistan. From Taliban stockpiles to TTP hands, abandoned arms have become active drivers of regional instability.

India-Afghanistan Trade Relations: Opportunities and Challenges

India–Afghanistan trade revival: new air links, Chabahar momentum, and tariff cuts open fresh opportunities — but logistics, sanctions, and regional tensions still pose tough challenges to unlocking full potential.

Transforming Investment in Pakistan Through SIFC

Pakistan’s SIFC aims to cut red tape and attract investment, but questions remain—will it bring real reform or just another bureaucratic layer?

The Taliban’s Shadow Support for Baloch Insurgency

The Taliban's covert backing of the Baloch insurgency fuels instability in Pakistan. With safe havens in Afghanistan, BLA and TTP escalate attacks, pushing Pakistan into deeper security turmoil.

Changing Face of Insurgency in Balochistan

The fifth wave of the Baloch insurgency was sparked by the assassination of Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti in 2006. Initially, the movement was led...

Relationship Between Afghanistan and Pakistan: Allies or Adversaries?

Pakistan and Afghanistan have a history of conflicted relations since Pakistan's establishment in 1947. Afghanistan is a neighboring country northwest of Pakistan, sharing a...

Beyond First-Past-The-Post: Can Proportional Representation Transform Bangladesh’s Electoral Landscape?

There are several discussions concerning the upcoming elections, with various individuals and groups voicing differing views. Even though proportional representation (PR) has been discussed...

Empowering India’s Energy Future: The Strategic Importance of Indo-French Civil Nuclear Cooperation

Union Budget 2025-26 has given a significant push toward nuclear energy as part of India's long-term energy transition strategy. The Government of India has...

The Quiet Giant— How India’s Strategic Autonomy Is Reshaping Global Alliances

Amid the remnants of World War II, as the world scuffled with the iron curtain cast by the Soviet Union against the United States,...

NPVE: A Smarter Way to Tackle Extremism

For decades, Pakistan has been fighting against violent and non-violent extremism, and the state of Pakistan and Pakistan military has conducted various operations to...

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The New Power Centers of Sports Diplomacy: Cities, Capital, and Code

If power in sport now lives in city halls, boardrooms, and algorithms—not stadiums—how will the U.S. wield cities, capital, and code as it hosts the world’s biggest events over the next decade?

Four Years On, Ukraine’s War Still Refuses to End

Four years on, Ukraine’s war drags across 1,200 km, cities in ruins and millions displaced. Russia entrenched, Kyiv defiant, the West divided—how long can a war of attrition outlast political will before exhaustion decides the peace?

How Timor-Leste Uses Tourism to Cement Its ASEAN Role

After joining ASEAN in 2025, Timor-Leste is leveraging sustainable, high-value tourism to boost soft power, diversify beyond oil, and cement its regional role—positioning itself as Southeast Asia’s next authentic frontier, not its next mass market.

How Far is Cuba From a Total Collapse?

How close is Cuba to collapse? Energy strangulation, fading allies, and Trump’s oil squeeze after Venezuela’s shift have left Havana isolated and rationing. For the first time in decades, the regime’s survival feels uncertain.

The Maghreb’s New Architecture: Beyond the Myth of the Algerian Pillar

Madrid 2026 wasn’t diplomacy—it was redesign. Washington moves past Algeria’s veto politics, backs Morocco’s autonomy plan, and seeds a Tunis-Rabat axis built on energy sovereignty, phosphates, and geo-economic integration. The Maghreb’s balance is shifting.