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Ratnadeep Chakraborty

Jun 24, 2026, 3:51 PM

The Ally That Became Pakistan’s Nightmare

Taliban fighters take positions in a mountainous border region along the Afghanistan–Pakistan frontier, an area that has witnessed repeated clashes and rising tensions since the Taliban’s return to power in 2021. (Wahidullah Kakar/Associated Press)

Volcanoes. You can mistake them for sleeping mountains until the ground begins to tremble. The Taliban-Pakistan frontier today resembles one of those rumbling volcanoes. Since the Afghan Taliban returned to power in August 2021, the border has never truly...

Purna Lal Chakma

Jun 23, 2026, 1:49 PM

Why Israel Is Right to Watch Hamas-Linked Activity in Bangladesh

Illustrative AI-assisted editorial image inspired by widely circulated visuals from Bangladesh, exploring Islamist mobilisation, Palestinian symbolism, and the debate over national identity; AI-assisted editorial illustration by Purna Lal Chakma.

When Israeli Ambassador to India Reuven Azar reportedly alleged that Hamas-linked activity is taking place in Pakistan and Bangladesh, many people in South Asia may have treated it as another diplomatic warning from the Middle East. But Bangladesh should...

Jun 22, 2026, 3:07 PM

USA, Iran, Israel, Beirut: Historic Principles of Sovereignty and Non-Interference

US Vice President JD Vance speaks during the US-Iran negotiations at the Burgenstock resort in Switzerland, June 21, 2026. The meeting was part of a historic round of direct face-to-face talks between senior US and Iranian officials. (AP)

In recent weeks, public debate in Israel has focused primarily on one aspect of the emerging agreement between the United States and Iran: Lebanon. Critics of the agreement have argued that provisions relating to Lebanese sovereignty and the cessation of...

Ratnadeep Chakraborty

Jun 20, 2026, 9:48 AM

Pakistan’s Seat at the Table, Israel’s Security on the Line

U.S. President Donald Trump with French President Emmanuel Macron in Versailles, France, after signing an agreement with Iran. (Associated Press)

At the end of a long and punishing war, representatives of a young and battered United States arrived in Paris in 1783 to sign the treaty that would formally end the American Revolutionary War. What made the Treaty of...

Jun 19, 2026, 6:30 PM

The H3+ Problem: How the New US-Iran Deal Redraws the Map for South Asian Security

The ink on the new memorandum of understanding between Washington and Tehran is barely dry, and already a profound cognitive dissonance is taking hold across the globe. In Western capitals, the sudden sanctions relief and unfreezing of Iranian assets...

Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

Jun 16, 2026, 11:41 AM

The Vance Deal’s Nuclear Trap for Israel

Vice President JD Vance appears on "Hannity" on Monday, June 15, 2026, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

The “Vance Deal”—underwritten by U.S. Vice President Vance’s preferred Middle East patrons in Turkey, Qatar, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia—does not end a crisis. It monetizes American retreat, legitimizes and strengthens the Iranian regime, lifts America’s naval blockade of Iran...

Jun 12, 2026, 5:36 PM

Pakistan Occupied Kashmir Erupts: From Economic Pain to Brutal Political Revolt

Developments in PoJK are no longer attracting attention only within the region. International scrutiny has gradually increased, bringing greater focus to events on the ground. The unrest in Rawalakot, along with broader tensions across Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), has...

Jun 9, 2026, 1:07 PM

Israel and Pakistan’s Uncrossable Line

A variety of Pakistani flags grouped together indoors, emphasizing national pride, from the website Pexels, free for non-commercial use download: https://www.pexels.com/photo/pakistani-flags-display-indoors-focused-shot-34419385/

Why normalization with Israel remains politically and ideologically out of reach for Islamabad

Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

Jun 9, 2026, 6:14 AM

America’s New Anti-Israel Left-Right Consensus

Fifteen years ago, both major American political parties treated Israel as a strategic asset in the Middle East. Gallup’s 2011 surveys showed clear majorities sympathizing more with Israelis than with Palestinians across Democratic and Republican ranks. By February 2026,...

Sergio Restelli

Jun 8, 2026, 12:38 PM

China’s Silent Intelligence War against Israel and India

Beijing is increasingly acting as the strategic enabler of two revisionist powers — Pakistan and Iran — by helping them build the space-based surveillance capabilities needed to monitor and challenge democratic rivals. For years, Western policymakers viewed China’s partnerships with...

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