Rather than another grand settlement, the region is drifting towards a fragile equilibrium built on mutual deterrence, pragmatic engagement and diminished American influence.

As Tehran seeks a role in administering the Strait of Hormuz, the post-war settlement could reshape global trade and energy markets for years to come.

Benazir Bhutto’s death removed the strongest civilian advocate of confronting militancy, leaving Pakistan to navigate a decade of hesitation, violence and strategic ambiguity.

The apparent softening of America’s China strategy raises questions about the future of the Indo-Pacific and India’s place within it.

The era of comfortable interdependence is ending. Europe must now choose between economic security and economic convenience.

Beijing’s newest AI strategy reveals a deeper ambition: not to win the race to invent artificial intelligence, but to dominate the race to deploy it.
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Nearly five decades later, the struggle unleashed between electoral legitimacy and military authority continues to define the Pakistani state.

A proposed law ostensibly aimed at habitual offenders raises a larger constitutional question: who governs Punjab—the elected government or the security bureaucracy?

As geopolitical fault lines shift across Asia, India, Pakistan and Afghanistan confront a new strategic landscape shaped by China’s rise, America’s changing priorities and the enduring burden of unresolved borders.

Behind the headlines of terrorism and Track-II diplomacy lies a deeper struggle over regional influence and strategic legitimacy.