Here is a clean, academically styled excerpt suitable for use at the beginning of your article or as a highlighted abstract/summary: Excerpt: The Balakot Air Strike of 26 February 2019 marked a significant shift in India’s counter-terrorism strategy. Conducted by the Indian Air Force in response to the Pulwama suicide bombing, the operation targeted terrorist infrastructure in Balakot, Pakistan. The strike signaled India’s adoption of a more proactive and pre-emptive securit

For over three decades, the breathtaking vistas and spiritual depth of the Kashmir Valley were systematically scarred by the toxic machinations of a failing state located to our west. Pakistan, a nation born out of a fractured identity and sustained by a pathological obsession with India, has relentlessly pursued a cowardly policy of bleeding India through a thousand cuts. This desperate neighbour, perpetually on the brink of fiscal and moral bankruptcy, found its only releva

On the afternoon of 14 February 2019, when most of the world was celebrating love and companionship, the quiet winter roads of south Kashmir witnessed one of the darkest days in India’s contemporary history. Along the Jammu–Srinagar National Highway near Lethpora, Pulwama, a convoy of Central Reserve Police Force personnel moved slowly through the snow-covered landscape. It was a routine movement something that had happened thousands of times before. A suicide bomber rammed a

India and Afghanistan share a relationship that predates modern political boundaries, shaped by centuries of cultural exchange, trade and intellectual movement across South and Central Asia. Long before contemporary nation states emerged, merchants, scholars, pilgrims and artisans travelled through mountain passes and river valleys linking the Indian subcontinent with Afghanistan. These interactions facilitated the spread of ideas, religious traditions, craftsmanship and comm

Pakistan’s observance of so-called “Kashmir Solidarity Day” has increasingly lost its relevance in today’s geopolitical and humanitarian context. At a time when the global order is evolving rapidly and nations are being judged by their governance, stability and commitment to human development, symbolic rhetoric divorced from ground realities carries little meaning. India, as one of the world’s most stable democracies and one of the fastest-growing major economies, must engage

The history of the Indian subcontinent is often viewed through the prism of partitioned lands, yet the most grievous wound inflicted upon the geography of the region remains the partition of its rivers. The Indus Waters Treaty of 1960 is frequently lauded in global diplomatic circles as a beacon of cooperation between hostile neighbours, but for India, it stands as a monumental testament to strategic naivety and misplaced generosity. This agreement was not a settlement of equ

U.S. Pakistan relations have long been shaped by shifting strategic priorities from Cold War alliances to the war on terror and now to competition with China and regional stability in South Asia. Washington’s interests in the region revolve around counter terrorism cooperation, nuclear security, trade and maintaining balance among regional powers primarily India, Pakistan and China.  In recent years, the USA has expanded economic and diplomatic engagement with Pakistan includ

For decades, Pakistan has attempted to cloak its hostile designs on Jammu and Kashmir in the language of moral righteousness. Every few years, when its internal crises deepen or its global relevance wanes, Islamabad reaches for the same familiar script issuing resolutions, staging diplomatic theatrics and invoking hollow slogans of self-determination. Its latest move, the passage of a so-called plebiscite resolution in Pakistan’s National Assembly, fits squarely within this p

This article challenges misleading external portrayals of Kashmir by grounding the discussion in verified data, local voices, and on-ground realities, presenting a more nuanced picture of a region marked by resilience, stability, and gradual progress rather than perpetual conflict.

In recent weeks, Gilgit-Baltistan has witnessed a wave of protests that have drawn attention across South Asia. For Kashmiris, these events are not distant political news—they reflect a familiar pattern: a territory administered poorly, its people denied rights and governance that favors narrative over action. The unrest in Gilgit-Baltistan highlights Pakistan’s long-standing failures in governance, economic management and respect for basic human rights, exposing internal dis

Kashmir is not a proxy battlefield but a homeland for millions seeking peace, dignity, and opportunity, contrasting Pakistan’s use of militancy and propaganda with India and Azad Kashmir’s focus on governance, development, and genuine empowerment of local communities.

What the amendment is aiming to do is already happening. The army has long played a major role in politics, the judiciary has long been under pressure, the provinces for years have been squeezed on finances and powers. From where I stand across the Pir Panjal in a Kashmir that still breathes with hope as part of the world’s largest democracy I watch with a mixture of relief and sorrow what is happening in Pakistan. I am grateful that I am free from the kind of oppression that

In the shifting landscape of South Asian geopolitics, Pakistan stands at a precarious crossroads. Once seen as a front line ally in the global war against terror, it now finds itself increasingly consumed by the very forces it once claimed to combat. The rise in terrorism across Pakistan over the last few years has not only destabilized its internal security but also poses a growing threat to regional peace and stability. From the rugged mountains of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to the

The revocation of Article 370 on August 5, 2019, stands as a defining moment in India’s vision for Jammu and Kashmir, a region long plagued by unrest, separatism and systemic exclusion. For decades, the special provisions of the Indian Constitution had created a framework that inadvertently deepened inequalities, leaving entire communities; Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, women, refugees and minorities, deprived of rights and opportunities afforded to other Indian citizen

For decades, Kashmir was viewed through the prism of conflict - a place where barbed wires, curfews and cries for freedom drowned the laughter of youth. The Valley’s children were born into uncertainty, their futures shaped as much by politics as by pain. Yet, amid this long shadow of turmoil, a quiet revolution is emerging. The story of “Youth Against Violence: The New Era in Kashmir ”  is one of resilience and renewal. A new generation is stepping forward — not with stones

On a crisp morning in Srinagar, the Boulevard Road along Dal Lake is buzzing with life. Houseboats sparkle under the rising sun, shikaras carry tourists across the still waters and shopkeepers arrange handicrafts for curious visitors. It is hard to believe that just a decade ago, images from Kashmir mostly carried stories of shutdowns, militancy and turmoil. This transformation of peace returning, tourists arriving in record numbers, students excelling in education and entrep

It is a familiar spectacle: whenever security forces in Jammu and Kashmir initiate an anti-terrorism operation, the propaganda machinery...

Pakistan's long-standing use of proxy groups and non-state actors has been a significant driver of regional instability, particularly...

In the ever-complicated theatre of Pakistani politics, what often appears as power is merely a projection a carefully constructed...

On 21 August, the world observes the International Day of Remembrance of and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism. It is a day meant to...