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Three Years of Silence and Fire: What Manipur Reveals

- Terrorism -
August 9, 2026

Asif Iqbal

“The state is not a neutral arbiter. It is the organised power of one class to suppress another – and when the class is a community, the suppression wears the face of order.” ~ Arundhati Roy, The Doctor and the Saint, 2017

          On the morning of May 5, 2026, a blast rocked an area near the Iroisemba oil.

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Tariq Lodhi The Pact With the slow and steady progress towards what some commentators call the Muslim
- August 14, 2026

Three Years of Silence and Fire: What

Asif Iqbal “The state is not a neutral arbiter. It is the organised power of one class
- August 9, 2026

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- August 8, 2026

Rcalibration of CT Strategy in Balochistan

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- August 8, 2026

CounterTerrorism

- Region -
July 19, 2026

Khurram Khan

Ultimate outcome of on-going brinkmanship between Iran and the US and its allies in the Middle East that is still evolving will become clearer in the next couple of months.  It is evident that Iran denied US and Israel their objective of dislodging the regime in Iran. Analysts believe that Iran exhibited resilience in the face of unrelenting military, economic and political pressure by the US and Israel in February 2026. The temporary ceasefire, followed by signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Iran and the US and negotiations between the two countries facilitated by Pakistan and Qatar strongly has reduced the prospect of resumption.

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MAKKAH JOINT DEFENCE AGREEMENT (MJDP) /

Tariq Lodhi The Pact With the slow and steady progress towards what some commentators call the Muslim
- August 14, 2026

Three Years of Silence and Fire:

Asif Iqbal “The state is not a neutral arbiter. It is the organised power of one class
- August 9, 2026

MAKKAH JOINT DEFENCE AGREEMENT (MJDP) /

Tariq Lodhi The Pact With the slow and steady progress towards what some commentators call the Muslim
- August 14, 2026

Three Years of Silence and Fire:

Asif Iqbal “The state is not a neutral arbiter. It is the organised power of one class
- August 9, 2026

MAKKAH JOINT DEFENCE AGREEMENT (MJDP) /

Tariq Lodhi The Pact With the slow and steady progress towards what some commentators call the Muslim
- August 14, 2026

Three Years of Silence and Fire:

Asif Iqbal “The state is not a neutral arbiter. It is the organised power of one class
- August 9, 2026

MAKKAH JOINT DEFENCE AGREEMENT (MJDP) /

Tariq Lodhi The Pact With the slow and steady progress towards what some commentators call the Muslim
- August 14, 2026

Three Years of Silence and Fire:

Asif Iqbal “The state is not a neutral arbiter. It is the organised power of one class
- August 9, 2026