I. Introduction: Operation Sindoor, India’s coordinated tri service strike against terrorism infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan administered Kashmir on 7–10 May 2025, marked a pivotal escalation in India–Pakistan relations. ¹ Although ...
The Kurram district of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has been shaken by sectarian clashes between Sunni and Shia tribes, claiming over 100 lives. What began as a land dispute quickly spiraled into a violent conflict, exposing the r...
The 13th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO), held in Abu Dhabi, concluded with a mix of accomplishments and unresolved challenges, shedding light on the complex dynamics within global trade negotiations. While some...
The pivotal presidential and legislative elections that unfolded in Taiwan on January 13, 2024, have captured the world's attention, extending far beyond the confines of this East Asian island nation. The backdrop against which these electi...
On October 7, 2023, Hamas fighters broke through Israeli border defenses, stormed, and attacked military installations, slaughtered innocent civilians, and took several Israeli citizens hostage. The failure of Israeli intelligence to antici...
In September 2013, China's President Xi Jinping unveiled the One Belt, One Road Initiative. Although many people didn't pay much attention to it at first, the concept has since evolved into a more prominent international project. This Proje...
A survey conducted by the Chicago Council on International Affairs from September 7-18 revealed that most Americans support continued military and economic aid to Ukraine. However, their support for these programs has decreased since last N...
In the intricate mosaic of military leadership and strategy, the role of the United Kingdom's Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) emerges as a central and pivotal piece. As the zenith of command within the British Armed Forces, the CDS shoulders t...
The G20 is a group of 20 leading economies in the world, which includes 19 countries and the European Union. The countries that are part of the G20 represent approximately 85% of the world's gross domestic product (GDP) and two-thirds of th...
In 2005, Ayman al-Zawahiri as the second in command of al-Qaeda wrote a letter to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi stating that “We are in a battle, and more than half of this battle is taking place in the battlefield of the media” [1]. Earlier, terror...
A small island nation in the Pacific, the Republic of Nauru, holding just over 12,000 inhabitants on its 21 km²of areas, has gained a lot of traction as it notified the International Seabed Authority of the intention of its sponsored entity...
Despite the notion that Pakistan is a democratic republic with a parliament, the army has ruled for half of its 74-year history. Since 1947, Pakistan has been controlled by four different military rulers after three military coups. The Nati...
