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