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Power without noise: How an India-UAE-Israel bloc is quietly countering Pakistan’s 'Islamic NATO' push | Explained
There is no formal India-UAE-Israel military alliance today, just as Turkey has not formally joined any Saudi-Pakistan defence bloc. What exists is strategic hedging.
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8 foreign visits, 8 forums, over 10 legal threats: How India hit Pakistan’s weakest nerve with its Indus move
The reason for Islamabad’s near panic is structural. Pakistan is overwhelmingly dependent on the Indus river system. Between 80 and 90 percent of its agriculture relies on these waters.
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No buyers, zero deals: Why Pakistan has not sold a single ‘combat-tested’ JF-17 fighter jet despite loud claims
Despite the noise, Pakistan has zero confirmed fighter jet orders, mounting scepticism from analysts, and a defence minister openly conceding that the talks may fail.
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‘Pakistan can now achieve its purpose’: Asim Munir’s cryptic Islam-and-destiny message signals country’s dangerous turn
Munir’s words are not reassurance. They are a warning that Pakistan’s military establishment is once again leaning into faith, force, and fear to stay relevant.
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India is not a free rider on ChatGPT: Why Navarro’s ‘Americans paying for AI’ claim falls apart on data
India’s role in the AI ecosystem is not that of a free rider but of a fast-growing and increasingly revenue-generating market that directly benefits companies like OpenAI.
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Pakistan’s fighter jet fantasy: Why Asim Munir's JF-17 sales pitch is big on hype, short on reality
Pakistan’s JF-17 campaign is best understood not as a breakthrough but as a stopgap. It is arms-for-cash diplomacy driven by financial stress and strategic insecurity.
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A bitter pill for Islamabad: Why Afghanistan is turning away from Pakistani drugs and embracing Indian pharma | Explained
While Pakistan once dominated this space, border closures, repeated clashes and a Taliban-imposed ban have badly disrupted supplies.
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Pakistan lands in US visa freeze: Why Trump shut the door on Asim Munir despite praise and deals
The visa pause suggests that no amount of praise or symbolic engagement can override Trump’s domestic priorities on immigration and enforcement.
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Turkish arms, Pak nukes, Saudi money: How real is the ‘Islamic NATO’ idea and why it's bad news for India
For India, the concern is not symbolism but capability. Even a loose alignment could embolden Pakistan harden anti-India positions and reshape regional security in unsettling ways.
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From peacekeeper to pariah: How Asim Munir sabotaged Trump’s Gaza plan by embracing Hamas | Explained
As the US pushed for an international peacekeeping force in Gaza, Pakistan found itself trapped between pleasing Trump and managing domestic outrage, Islamist sentiment, and the military’s long-standing patronage of extremist groups.
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Pakistan’s new economic model: How a debt-ridden country is offering JF-17 warplanes instead of repayments
Converting debt into jets and military stakes might make for colourful headlines, but it does nothing to address the fundamental economic rot that has gripped Pakistan for decades.
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Pakistan says it 'won't need IMF' in six months: How Khawaja Asif's fantasy economics runs into a $10.6 billion wall
These are not signs of an economy ready to stand on its own. IMF assistance is triggered when countries are locked out of normal borrowing channels. Pakistan remains exactly in that position.
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Asim Munir’s double game: Hamas–Lashkar nexus grows as Gaza talks with Trump continue. Why this risks India
Pakistan’s actions lay bare a stark truth: the terror state that harbours Lashkar-e-Taiba and offers a platform to Hamas cannot be trusted to play a constructive role in peace or stability.
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First since 1971: Bangladesh Air Chief visits Pakistan, JF-17 talks likely. Why Dhaka’s pivot worries India
For Pakistan, the objective is transparent. Having lost diplomatic ground across South Asia, Rawalpindi is attempting to claw back relevance by re-embedding itself in Bangladesh’s defence ecosystem.
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Trump’s Venezuela gamble through China’s eyes: Why Beijing is cheering optics but fearing the fallout | Explained
China views Trump’s Venezuela strike as a strategic gift because it validates Beijing’s critique of US unilateralism and weakens Washington’s moral standing.
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Islamabad's illusion of prosperity: Why Rs 3 lakh a month in Pakistan falls short of Rs 1 lakh in India | Explained
Debating whether 3 lakh rupees makes someone an “Indian-equivalent lakhpati” misses the larger truth. The real story is not about currency conversion, but about economic decay.
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Pakistan clears direct Dhaka-Karachi flights: Is this rapprochement only about travel and should India worry?
The decision comes amid renewed diplomatic engagement following political changes in Bangladesh in August 2024, which brought interim leader Muhammad Yunus to the forefront.
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Jaishankar meets Tarique Rahman after Khaleda Zia's death: Has India read writing on the wall in Dhaka and adjusted course?
The interim government led by Muhammad Yunus has proved unreliable, unstable and strategically troubling. And with BNP increasingly positioned to return to power, India is choosing engagement over inertia.
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Bangladesh’s dangerous turn: Why India cannot ignore a Pakistan-friendly BNP in Dhaka
The BNP’s growing influence has been cemented by Rahman’s dramatic return from 17 years in exile and the recent death of his mother Khaleda Zia, which removes the most visible restraint on the party’s hard-line factions.
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‘Dark Prince’ back home: Tarique Rahman’s comeback piles pressure on Yunus. Why India is watching closely | Explained
Tarique's Dhaka rally was a direct challenge to the authority of the Yunus administration, which has increasingly appeared paralysed as unrest spreads across Dhaka and other cities.
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Who killed Bangladesh student leader Hadi? Anger builds up against Yunus amid anti-India smokescreen
From the killing of youth leader Sharif Osman Hadi to the surge in violence against Hindus, the fault lines appear to lie within Bangladesh’s own governance structures.
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From defeat at India’s hands to Asim Munir’s power grab to Afghanistan blowback: How Pakistan unravelled in 2025
Yearender 2025: Pakistan drifted further away from civilian supremacy, economic stability and regional credibility, even as its powerful military tightened its grip over the state.
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Was Sheikh Hasina a ‘villain’ or a ‘shock absorber’? How Bangladesh’s turmoil is changing the way her rule is judged
As Bangladesh inches toward elections, the question dominating public discourse is no longer how Sheikh Hasina fell, but whether her removal has accelerated the very forces she once kept contained.
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Anti-India rhetoric dominates Bangladesh streets: Why India fears a Pakistan-style playbook | Explained
What sets this surge of anti-India sentiment apart is the convergence of multiple factors. Political instability, extremist mobilisation, minority targeting, diplomatic threats and foreign influence are all reinforcing one another.
