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China ramps up 'research' ship presence in Indian Ocean: Are these vessels masking military intent near India?
China’s repeated insistence that these missions are purely civilian lacks credibility when seen against its pattern of militarising the South China Sea and expanding naval power rapidly.
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From Liaquat Ali to Benazir Bhutto: Pakistan’s dark history of coups and assassinations as Imran Khan rumours swirl
While the speculations around Imran Khan may be mere gossip, they tap into a long and bloody history in which civilian leaders are assassinated, hanged, ousted or silence, while the military establishment floats above the law.
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'Modi magic' delivers again: How one man's precision politics powered NDA's Bihar sweep
By blending welfare politics with strong leadership imagery, Modi turned what could have been a fragmented contest into a cohesive endorsement of his leadership.
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PK’s clean politics pitch hits Bihar’s caste wall: Why master strategist failed to script his own win
For Prashant Kishor, who once engineered victories for several national and regional parties, his own electoral experiment has become a sobering lesson in the limits of strategy without structure.
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Bihar Election Results 2025: LJP delivers again for NDA as Chirag Paswan factor grows stronger
After his party won all five seats it contested in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Paswan has successfully carried that momentum into the Assembly polls.
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From 19 to 6: Congress routed in Bihar, Rahul Gandhi’s ‘vote chori’ pitch finds no takers
Throughout the campaign, Congress attempted to shift the election narrative by raising concerns over alleged voter deletions and irregularities in the electoral rolls.
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Bihar Election Results 2025: Has Congress conceded defeat already? Party cries foul over '65 lakh missing voters'
Bihar Election Results 2025: Instead of waiting for the final numbers, senior Congress leaders appear to have shifted the focus elsewhere, questioning the credibility of the election process itself.
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Prashant Kishor predicted ‘10 or 150 seats’ for Jan Suraaj. Exit polls hand him a humbling reality check
If Jan Suraaj ends up drawing a blank, Kishor will face a decision point. The outcome will force the political strategist-turned-politician to rethink both his methods and his message.
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Asim Munir’s Pakistan: Military and ISI get more money, more power. India has reasons to worry | Explained
India must prepare for a Pakistan that will continue to prioritise conflict and control over stability and reform. The 27th Amendment makes dialogue less likely and military adventurism more possible.
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Muhammad Yunus: The 'man of peace' who’s turning Bangladesh into Pakistan’s new proxy against India
If India continues to see Yunus as a benign reformer, it will repeat the same mistakes it once made with Pakistan’s so-called “civilian moderates,” who spoke of peace while sheltering hostility.
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Trump declared victory, but Xi secured the deal: Decoding the untold story of Busan talks
What looked like a diplomatic win for Trump was, in substance, a quiet triumph for Xi. The optics belonged to Washington, but the leverage shifted to Beijing.
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Islamabad's worst nightmare: How Taliban broke Pakistan's heart, became India's unlikely ally
For Pakistan, this is a diplomatic humiliation. The Taliban, once considered its ideological and strategic proxy, is now publicly aligning with New Delhi’s territorial position.
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Pakistan’s ‘snakes in the backyard’ bite back: How Islamabad has lost control of its own Frankenstein
Hillary Clinton’s metaphor of Pakistan harbouring “snakes in the backyard” has proven prophetic. The jihadist networks Islamabad nurtured for decades have shed loyalty, leaving the country exposed.
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India was united long before Aurangzeb: Why Khawaja Asif’s 'history books' belong in the dustbin
History is often weaponised. Asif’s comments are an example. They mix military threat with a distorted version of historical argument. The correct historical narrative is richer and more complicated.
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From Aurangzeb to Allah: How Pakistan continues to turn religion into a war doctrine against India
Khawaja Asif's mention of Aurangzeb, his invocation of Allah, and his glorification of war are all chapters in a narrative that the Pakistani establishment has carefully preserved.
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The hidden cost of war: Gaza in ruins, tens of thousands dead, and Hamas still standing | Two-year retrospective
Two years of conflict have shattered Gaza, killed tens of thousands, and eliminated much of Hamas’s leadership. Yet the organisation survives, adapting to new military and political realities.
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Taliban minister heads to India: How New Delhi is gaining ground while Pakistan loses its Afghan grip | Explained
If Muttaqi walks into Delhi next week, it will signal that Kabul has outgrown Pakistan’s suffocating embrace. Islamabad’s old claim of indispensability is a hollow echo.
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The man who stole the trophy: How Mohsin Naqvi hijacked Asia Cup final with his anti-India mindset
For India, the refusal to accept the trophy became a reaffirmation of dignity. For Pakistan, Naqvi’s intolerant posture further exposed how politics continues to poison one of the world’s greatest rivalries.
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‘That country…’: How Jaishankar’s sly dismissal of Pakistan at UNGA overshadowed Shehbaz’s rant
Without naming Pakistan, he coolly labelled it “the epicentre of terrorism” and reminded the world that “major international terror attacks trace back to that one country.”
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Long wait, nameless praise, no red carpet: Trump’s reception for 'great guys' Shehbaz and Munir shows Pakistan its real standing
The irony is that Trump clearly sees Pakistan as useful. His administration has been leaning on Islamabad to help with post-war planning in Gaza, to serve as a bridge to Gulf Arab opinion, and even to explore logistical cooperation over Afghanistan.
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Pakistan becomes Trump's 'broker' to leverage his Middle East game. How long before it backfires?
At a time when the Middle East is undergoing transformative churn, Islamabad is leveraging its strategic location and its nuclear status.
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'Attack on one is attack on both': How far with Saudi Arabia go for Pakistan? Analysing the defence pact through India's lens
For India, the pact raises serious questions: would Saudi Arabia really commit troops, logistics or political capital to defend Pakistan in a future conflict, or is this simply symbolic grandstanding?
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Pakistan's Islamic NATO mirage: Why Asim Munir's fantasy to lead the Ummah cannot take flight
Field Marshal Asim Munir, the country’s de facto ruler, has cast himself as a champion of the Ummah, floating ideas of an “Islamic NATO” to project power abroad and to shore up support at home.
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Pakistan up for grabs: It's the prize in a US-China contest. How long before it becomes the battlefield?
On the surface, Pakistan benefits from being courted by both Washington and Beijing. It can extract financial aid, investment, military hardware and diplomatic support. By playing one power against the other, Islamabad hopes to maximise its bargaining position.
