Opinion

“The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil but by those who watch them without doing anything…” - Albert Einstein. The profile of the ongoing war in the Middle East...

As the 2026 Iran War enters its second month, with United States and Israeli forces having launched devastating strikes on February 28 that claimed the life of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and targeted Iran’s...

The Victory No One Heard There are wars that end with treaties—and those that end by quietly disappearing. India’s long battle against Left Wing Extremism (LWE) belongs to the latter. No surrender ceremony. No final...

India exported 236.22 billion rupees ($2.52 billion) worth of defence ​exports from April 2024 to March 2025, a statement from the Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) said, adding that defence exports ⁠for the 2025-2026...

“To become a global power, the country must have a self-reliant defence sector driven by indigenous innovation and advanced technologies. Bold thinking and innovation are key to transforming our security landscape.” APJ Abdul Kalam, Former...

Pakistan’s mediation pitch is less about peace and more about positioning. What appears to be neutrality is, in fact, a calculated use of geography and timing to regain relevance. In the current US-Iran standoff,...

After Yemen’s Houthi rebels escalated their involvement in the conflict, with two missiles fired toward Israel, international concerns continue to grow about the supply of oil to the world. The developments raise fresh fears...

Pakistan once again engages in a pointless spectacle that emphasises nuisance over substance. The propaganda-driven diplomacy aimed at preserving its declining strategic importance and handling backlash is nothing new. The current instance of Pakistan’s...

Saturday, March 27 protests were the third ‘No Kings’ protest against US President Donald Trump; the last one in October 2025 drew seven million people nationwide. At the recent “flagship” event in Minnesota’s Twin...

Trump waded into a war which he could have avoided. It was after three weeks into the conflict that Trump listed his war objectives. These included “degrading or destroying Iran's military, its defence infrastructure...

Missiles as the Core of Iran’s Deterrence Strategy: Iran’s missile arsenal represents one of the most extensive and operationally centralised strike capabilities in the Middle East. In the absence of a modern, survivable air...

US President Donald Trump’s U-turn on the Iran war - from his threat of launching massive attack on the Middle East country’s energy infrastructure if it did not open the Strait of Hormuz within...

A New Kind of Sunrise: “We’ve ordered food at midnight, binge-watched shows till sunrise, and summoned cabs in minutes. But what if, one day, you could open an app and simply… order sunlight?” It sounds absurd...