The comment critiques Washington’s strategic tilt toward Pakistan. It argues that it undermines democracy, emboldens military dominance, and jeopardizes India–U.S. relations. It highlights Imran Khan’s imprisonment, selective tariffs, and counterterrorism hypocrisy......
This comment warns that US strategic missteps—especially under Donald Trump—are alienating India, a key Indo-Pacific partner. It highlights shifting alliances, rising anti-American sentiment, and the risk of pushing India toward China and Russia.
The fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime has upended Syria’s power dynamics, ushering in new political actors, sectarian fault lines, and external alignments. At the heart of this churn lies a community whose fate remains precarious: the Alawites.
This Occasional Paper weaves together international and regional developments in the 1940s to show that Britain wanted Pakistan and Kashmir as part of the Islamic arc envisaged by it in 1947 as a buffer against the Soviet influence.
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From Partnership to Provocation: Policy Shifts by the US and India’s Dilemma
Imran Khurshid
The comment critiques Washington’s strategic tilt toward Pakistan. It argues that it undermines democracy, emboldens military dominance, and jeopardizes India–U.S. relations. It highlights Imran Khan’s imprisonment, selective tariffs, and counterterrorism hypocrisy......
Weakening India does not strengthen Washington’s position — it strengthens its rivals
Imran Khurshid
This comment warns that US strategic missteps—especially under Donald Trump—are alienating India, a key Indo-Pacific partner. It highlights shifting alliances, rising anti-American sentiment, and the risk of pushing India toward China and Russia.
Silent Lambs of Syria: Alawite Persecution in Ahmed Sharaa’s New Order
Premanand Mishra, Md Asad Uz Zaman
The fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime has upended Syria’s power dynamics, ushering in new political actors, sectarian fault lines, and external alignments. At the heart of this churn lies a community whose fate remains precarious: the Alawites.
Occasional Paper | Partition by Design: “Kashmir-in- Pakistan” in the British Strategic Chessboard
Amit Krishankant Paul
This Occasional Paper weaves together international and regional developments in the 1940s to show that Britain wanted Pakistan and Kashmir as part of the Islamic arc envisaged by it in 1947 as a buffer against the Soviet influence.