Saima Afzal
Biography
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Saima Afzal is an independent and freelance researcher specialising in South Asian security, counter-terrorism, the Middle East, Afghanistan, and the Indo-Pacific region. Her work focuses on geopolitical developments, strategic affairs, and regional conflict dynamics. She holds an M. Phil in Peace and Conflict Studies from National Defence University Islamabad, Pakistan.
Australia’s Afghanistan sanctions emphasise accountability
Australia’s new sanctions framework focuses on individual accountability without humanitarian abandonment.
Pakistan’s Pasni port pitch to Washington can reshape regional rivalries with China and India
Minerals over missiles – at least, that’s the message Islamabad is sending.
Nepal’s generational revolt catches China and India in the middle
Political upheaval in Kathmandu tests the limits of great power influence in South Asia.
