Pakistan’s Paperwork of Impunity
In a Faisalabad courtroom in the spring of 2026, judges looked at a Christian girl whose birth record said she was thirteen and decided she did not look it. Maria Shahbaz had
Today: Oct 03, 2026
India, China and the Battle to Define the Global South
The struggle over the future world order is no longer simply between China and the West. From BRICS and development finance to technology and reform of the United Nations, India and China
Double the Tariff, Double the Shock: The Inflationary Danger of Coercive Trade
Last week, I published a comprehensive report titled Weaponizing Commerce: The Mirage of a Coercive Trade Policy, which investigated the historical precedents and structural failures of using tariffs as instruments of geopolitical
India No More a Gentle Giant: Operation Sindoor and the End of Strategic Silence
India’s patience reached its vanishing point on April 22nd. The attack in Pahalgam wasn’t just another tremor in a conflict-worn valley — it was a rupture. A rupture of restraint. A rupture
Operation Sindoor: India’s Airstrikes Zero In on Terror Camps in Pakistan and PoK
In the early hours of May 7, India launched a series of precision air strikes on Pakistani territory and Pakistan-administered Kashmir, in what officials described as a direct response to the deadly April 22 militant attack in Pahalgam, Jammu
From Bailouts to Bullets: The IMF’s Dilemma in Pakistan
Pakistan’s economic crisis is deepening as military spending and security priorities overshadow development. Despite repeated foreign aid and IMF bailouts, funds are often diverted to the military and intelligence, with little investment
China’s EV Revolution Is Global. Can the U.S. Keep Up?
At the Shanghai auto show this spring, the message from China’s carmakers couldn’t have been clearer: the age of China as a mere manufacturing hub is over. It is now an innovator—arguably
Why India’s FATF Push Deserves the West’s Backing
In the tense aftermath of the Pahalgam terrorist attack, as images of mourning and military funerals fill screens and social media, the U.S. must recognize an unsettling truth: South Asia’s security crises
A Nation in Limbo: South Korea’s Revolving Presidency
In a democratic nation, the presidential office is often thought of as the steadiest anchor — the core around which the machinery of government revolves. But in South Korea, that center has
The Pahalgam Massacre and the Western Media’s Unforgivable Blind Spot
On the misty morning of April 22, 2025, the lush Baisaran Valley near Pahalgam — often called “Mini-Switzerland” — became the site of one of the most chilling massacres in Kashmir’s troubled
How the Philippines is Losing Ground to China in the South China Sea
In the ever-boiling cauldron of the South China Sea, Manila is adrift. On a cloudless February morning this year, a Philippine patrol aircraft was intercepted at just 10 feet by a Chinese
The Strategy of Chaos: How Pakistan Continues to Wage War Through Terror
On April 22, 2025, a spring afternoon in the picturesque valley of Pahalgam, Jammu & Kashmir, was pierced by the sound of gunfire. Tourists—mothers, fathers, children—who had come to witness the blossom-laden
What Binds the U.S. and India is Bigger Than Politics—It’s Principle
We’re no stranger to skepticism when it comes to foreign visits by our elected officials. Most trips abroad get reduced to photo ops or empty platitudes. But Vice President JD Vance’s ongoing
