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Loved Next Door, Loathed Across the Border: The World’s Split Verdict on India Asad Mirza 14 August 2026 As India marks 80 years of independence on 15 August 2026, a fresh 36-country Pew survey shows a nation admired in London, Nairobi and Colombo, distrusted in Islamabad and Ankara, and viewed with growing suspicion even in […]
China’s Ice Silk Road: Why Being First Through the Arctic Matters Asad Mirza 12 August 2026 Melting ice and a burning Middle East have handed China a new trade lane – and a head start. As Beijing turns the Northern Sea Route into a working shipping business, it is quietly redrawing the map of who […]
Makkah Pact, Reshaping the Middle East Asad Mirza 8 August 2026 On August 7, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan signed the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement, an “Islamic NATO”-style mutual-defence pact, in Islam’s holiest city rather than any capital. Born from doubts about US protection after Iranian strikes went unanswered, and Yemen’s collapsing truce, the deal […]
Latest “Historic” Gaza Disarmament Deal As Envisioned By Trump Asad Mirza 1 August 2026 Donald Trump has declared a “historic” deal for Hamas to fully disarm in Gaza, brokered by his Board of Peace. But Netanyahu calls it inadequate, Hamas ties disarmament to a full Israeli pullout, and Washington simultaneously readies fresh strikes on Iran […]
Trump’s tariff strategy: effectiveness and global impact Asad Mirza 27 July 2026 In recent times America’s trade policy has become a rolling emergency. Though struck down by the Supreme Court, Trump’s tariffs have returned through new legal loopholes, hitting 60 nations under a “forced labour” pretext. The revenue keeps flowing, the chaos keeps compounding – […]
The US-Saudi Nuclear Deal: Redrawing the Middle East’s Atomic Map Asad Mirza 23 July 2026 Washington and Riyadh have signed a civilian nuclear cooperation pact that could let Saudi Arabia enrich uranium on its own soil. Announced this week and now headed to Congress, the deal marks a historic shift in US nonproliferation policy, alarms […]
Britain’s Accidental Prime Minister: Andy Burnham Asad Mirza 20 July 2026 Andy Burnham entered Downing Street on July 20, 2026, without winning a general election. He inherits a stagnant economy, a fractured Labour Party, and an anxious relationship with Washington, Beijing and Brussels alike. History suggests unelected prime ministers can govern effectively – but only […]