30 Oct 2025
Another Quad, with a plan that brings Sudan no closer to peace
The generals have turned away from the West – and went East.
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8 Oct 2025
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. -
30 Sep 2025
Pakistan’s Saudi pact shifts South Asia’s security calculus
A defence agreement between Islamabad and Riyadh looms as a diplomatic headache for New Delhi. -
29 Sep 2025
Afghanistan must tread a narrow path to stability
Denial and extremism have plagued the Taliban’s return. Will they let history repeat itself or can they reform? -
22 Sep 2025
The handshake that wasn’t: Cricket a casualty of India-Pakistan tensions
The sad story of how the sporting ground can transform from peacemaker to political battlefield. -
12 Sep 2025
The resource potential in Pakistan that Trump hopes to tap into
For a relationship historically dominated by security concerns, energy and mineral reserves could give Islamabad’s ties with Washington a stronger foundation. -
27 Aug 2025
Kashmir’s double burden: Climate change and conflict
Recurring floods in disputed Kashmir highlight how geopolitical tensions compound climate vulnerabilities and hinder long-term solutions. -
22 Aug 2025
The next India-Pakistan crisis could spiral out of control
Tensions with Washington and Trump’s Islamabad embrace appear to remove crucial past restraints on military escalation. -
25 Jul 2025
How Pakistan won over the US leadership after years of isolation
A military chief’s White House lunch caps Islamabad’s successful effort to reverse years of diplomatic isolation – and hasn’t gone unnoticed. -
4 Jul 2025
The Indus Treaty verdict: When water outlasts war
A Hague ruling against India’s treaty “abeyance” might stop a precedent that could spread from China to Bangladesh. -
30 Jun 2025
Long-distance nationalism tests Australia’s multicultural harmony
Reaction to the Pahalgam attack from afar showed the social media stress faced by diaspora communities. -
23 Jun 2025
Kashmir: The identity crisis at the heart of the three-way territorial contest
Rich resources and vital rivers make Kashmir a prize worth fighting for, but neither India, Pakistan nor China will give ground. -
19 Jun 2025
India and Pakistan are on a global charm offensive, but is it worth listening?
Both sides have a story to tell but dialogue appears to be a dead end. -
4 Jun 2025
India’s concern could reshape Australia's Pakistan defence ties
It’s a good time for Canberra to reassess military cooperation with Islamabad given limited influence and competing Indo-Pacific priorities. -
19 May 2025
Hashtag geopolitics: Understanding the power of memes in the India-Pakistan conflict
In an era where wars are fought as much with symbols as with bullets, memes have become tools of influence, contestation, and digital diplomacy. -
14 May 2025
Abnormal states: Kashmir between empire, insurgency, and intrigue
An Australian general played a little-known but crucial role in one of the world’s deadliest flashpoints. -
12 May 2025
India-Pakistan ceasefire: Modi faces “re-hyphenation” challenge after Trump’s Kashmir mediation claims
Has India changed position on third party mediation in the longstanding dispute? -
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2 May 2025
Kashmir: Why was India so quick to blame Pakistan?
Failures in New Delhi’s Kashmir policy should be examined. -
28 Apr 2025
India-Pakistan relations hit a new low
After the recent terrorist attack in Kashmir, where to for New Delhi and Islamabad? -
18 Mar 2025
A battle without weapons that fuels India–Pakistan nationalism
The daily spectacular that dazzles and delights is rooted in power and propaganda. -
14 Feb 2025
Flight to nowhere: The curious New Gwadar International Airport
A Chinese-funded white elephant relies on hope rather than reality. -
3 Feb 2025
The revival of Bangladesh-Pakistan ties
Old enemies are becoming fast friends, and this has not gone unnoticed in the neighbourhood. -
27 Nov 2024
Pakistan and China’s diplomatic relations reach a low ebb
A once lauded partnership is being sorely tested. -
31 Oct 2024
Asia’s year of electoral upsets
The poor result for the region’s most successful electoral machine in Japan on Sunday has only underlined a surprisingly bad year for incumbents across Asia. -
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23 Aug 2024
Why is Imran Khan running for chancellor of University of Oxford?
The former international cricketer is determined to play until the last ball of his political innings. -
14 May 2024
Targeting girls education: Pakistan’s tribal areas suffer under Taliban influence
Schools are the best weapon against extremism, that’s why the militants fear them. -
5 Apr 2024
Pakistan: The dangerous reality of working on China’s megaprojects
A spate of deadly insurgent attacks on Chinese nationals sends a message about vulnerability. -
12 Mar 2024
Democracy is struggling in South Asia
Good governance is essential to managing regional challenges. -
28 Feb 2024
Pakistan pulls the data plug
Online censorship in the wake of extraordinary elections is the latest challenge to cost the country. -
5 Feb 2024
Pakistan elections: Conspiracy theories, plots, and sidelines
A decades-long jail sentence is only one of former PM Imran Khan’s woes as Pakistanis head to the polls this week. -
5 Jan 2024
Multilateral cooperation can improve South Asia’s water woes
Transparency will help foster trust, which can lead to a common river management framework for the benefit of all. -
5 Dec 2023
“Egregious stupidity”: The story of when Australia split with Kissinger over South Asia
On Kissinger’s final report card, his handling of India, Pakistan and the emergence of Bangladesh scores badly. -
9 Oct 2023
Pakistan intends to deport 1.7 million Afghans
Will global condemnation and financial default force Islamabad’s hand on refugees fleeing the Taliban regime? -
27 Sep 2023
The Kalash are under threat from Pakistani Taliban
A remote and persecuted religious minority is an easy target for militants set on gaining territory by any means. -
21 Sep 2023
Pakistan at a crossroads on blasphemy
Draconian interpretations of Islamabad’s laws violate human rights and are stoking violent religious extremism. -
4 Aug 2023
What four upcoming elections in South Asia mean for Australia
With significant strategic equities at play, Canberra will need more regional engagement than ever before. -
1 Aug 2023
China’s big gamble in Pakistan: A 10-year scorecard for CPEC
The monster project for the Belt and Road Initiative has a deeply troubled beginning. -
22 Jun 2023
Why the Pakistan crisis spells trouble for our region
Political and economic upheaval, and a growing list of creditors, mean Islamabad has few friends to call on. -
10 May 2023
Pakistan’s gamble with Russian oil
Any deal will be hindered by US sanctions, refining challenges, transportation costs, and payment concerns. -
28 Mar 2023
China trumpets the Saudi-Iran deal, yet much credit goes to Pakistan
A little-heralded meeting in Islamabad set the stage for two arch rivals to set aside differences. -
28 Mar 2023
India’s delicate dance with the Taliban
With Afghanistan’s China pivot proving disappointing, the Islamist group is reprising its relationship with New Delhi. -
14 Oct 2022
Enemies of education are back in Malala’s hometown?
Fresh attacks by the Pakistani Taliban mark an alarming regression in the decade-long progress made in the region. -
6 Sep 2022
The strange case of a missing Bentley and sinking corruption in Pakistan
As the country struggles with the aftermath of devastating floods, an alleged international heist adds to local anger. -
27 Jul 2022
Is Pakistan heeding the warning signs from Sri Lanka?
Surging prices, shortages, growing debt, a teetering economy. Familiar ingredients point to trouble ahead. -
27 Jun 2022
India-Pakistan: regional rivalries still rule in Afghanistan
The visit of an Indian delegation for talks with the Taliban in Kabul has raised eyebrows in neighbouring Pakistan. -
16 May 2022
Pakistani separatists turn their sights on China
A Balochistan independence group has ordered Beijing to quit its interests in the region … to no effect. -
2 May 2022
Drones do the talking in Pakistan’s anti-terror offensive
Islamabad is tired of waiting for Afghanistan’s Taliban to control the TTP who have found safe haven across the border. -
22 Apr 2022
India-Russia: A friend in need
New Delhi’s reluctance to speak out on Ukraine is also influenced by own ambition in the disputed Kashmir region.