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India’s Unprecedented Retribution Against A ‘Rogue State’: The Battle Against Terror Should Not Go Unfinished
Reportedly, the Kirana Hills—near the fortified underground nuclear storage site at Mushaf-Sargodha—were struck by a BrahMos missile. According to idrw.org, the strike on Rawalpindi’s Noor Khan base sent shockwaves through the Pakistan Army leadership, especially its chief, General Asif Munir. The operation exposed critical vulnerabilities in Pakistan’s nuclear deterrence.
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India-Pak Ceasefire – Who Did Trump Rescue?
The India-Pakistan ceasefire is scrutinized for potential US influence, especially after the suspicious Pahalgam massacre, as evidence suggests CIA-MI6 foreknowledge. India's response is deemed weak, possibly undermined by US intervention. Concerns persist about Pakistan's ongoing terrorism, facilitated by Chinese tech, and India's insufficient deterrence.
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Indo-Pak Conflict Widens
Following India's strikes on terrorist havens in Pakistan, the Indo-Pak conflict has widened. Pakistan's Chinese military technology proved ineffective, leading to reported deal cancellations. India retaliated against Pakistani drone and missile attacks, inflicting damage on their air defense. Intense fighting continues at the border, while internal unrest grows in Pakistan with Baloch and TTP attacks.…
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Indian Response to Pahalgam Terror Attack
Operation Sindoor and its aftermath
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Anatomizing Pahalgam Massacre
High-pitched political noises in India and Pakistan in the wake of the Pahalgam massacre (https://www.thestrategicperspective.org/op-eds/pahalgam-terror-attack/) are deafening. Indigenous media is portraying that Pakistan is cornered and New Delhi is planning the hog roast. Pakistan’s foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto is braying like a rabid donkey (the types Pakistan exports to China) that Indian blood will flow…
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The Resistance Force (TRF)
Proscribed as a terror outfit by India, the Kashmir Resistance Force (TRF) is an off shoot of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). It consists of the cadres from both LeT and Hizbul Mujahideen. The group came into existence post the abrogation of Article 370 (special status, or autonomy, granted under Article 370 of the Indian constitution to Jammu…
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South-SE Asian Schmooze
Pakistan’s army chief General Asim Munir, speaking recently at the Overseas Pakistanis Convention in Islamabad, in presence of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and senior Pakistani ministers, called Kashmir “Pakistan’s jugular vein" and said, “You have to tell Pakistan’s story to your children so that they don’t forget that our forefathers thought we were different from…
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India-Uzbekistan joint military drill
On 16 April 2025, the sixth edition of India-Uzbekistan exercise commenced at the Foreign Training Node of Aundh Military Station, Pune. The exercise will conclude on 28 April 2025.The exercise enhances joint training and facilitates exchange of practices in counterterrorism operations.The exercise is named ‘Dustlik’, which means friendship in Uzbekistan. It an annual exercise conducted…
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Shilly-Shally Trump
The blow hot blow cold stratagem of US President Donald Trump is on full display. Trump withdrew from the environment-related Paris Accord and the Iran Nuclear Deal in his first presidency. But the volatility in his second tenure is limitless; throttling WHO, murdering WTO, wants Canada as 51st state, ownership of Panama Canal and Greenland,…
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Bathua’s Bilby
Muhammad Yunus, Chief Advisor to the Interim Government of Bangladesh, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral and Technical Cooperation (BIMSTEC) summit in Bangkok – as requested by Dhaka. The amusing part was Yunus carrying a framed photo (of Modi giving him a gold medal in…
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The next Malala
Imran Khan nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
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Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka Stock Exchanges unite
On 27 March 2025 Pakistan Stock Exchange, Dhaka Stock Exchange and Colombo Stock Exchange signed an MOU for future cooperation.
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Hafiz Saeed’s comrades drop like flies
After the killing of Abu Qatal on 16 March 2025, top LeT financer, Abdul Rehman shot dead on Eid-ul-Fitr.
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Re-emergence of AQIS poses a threat in the Indian subcontinent
• 6 years since the death of Umar Asim in 2019, a new Emir has been announced to head the Al-Qaeda in the Indian subcontinent (AQIS) • AQIS has opened a front in Assam besides Jammu and Kashmir • Increased cadre training in Afghanistan.
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Beyond Bagram Airbase
Carnegie Endowment members visiting India post the 2001 US invasion of Afghanistan asserted that US troops would stay in Afghanistan for some 50 years because of Central Asia’s vast mineral reserves and proximity to China. Later, large oil-gas reserves were found in America, which the POTUS Donald Trump has ordered to expand. The exit of…
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General Munir’s Reckoning
Leaving no room for negotiation or talks, the junior officers in the Pakistan Army have openly demanded the resignation of the Pakistan COAS General Asim Munir in a letter addressed to him. The officers have stingingly indicted the General of misusing his position for utilizing the military for personal and political oppression. The letter demands…
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Pakistan faced with existential crisis as Baloch insurgency takes deadly turn
Large sections of Gwadar city have been fenced off effectively restricting access to its own people. As Dr Baloch pointed out, this militarization is not just about controlling the Baloch people but also about securing Chinese interests in the region
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India's pivotal maritime role in maintaining a 'free and open' Indo Pacific
The 12th edition of Ex Milan, held in February 2024 at Visakhapatnam, in southern India, involved the largest-ever participation, featuring the navies of over 50 countries and nearly 20 ships.
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Hasina will return as Bangladesh’s PM?
In a bold claim, vice president of the USA Awami League and a close aide of Sheikh Hasina stated that the ousted Hasina will soon return to Bangladesh as Prime Minister.Rabbi Alam, also expressed gratitude to India for offering a safe haven for the ousted leader.“Bangladesh is under attack, and it needs to be addressed…
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US deports a disconcerted Pakistan Ambassador KK Ahsan Wagan
In an embarrassing turn of events, Pakistan’s ambassador to Turkmenistan was denied entry to the United States and later deported from Los Angeles despite holding a valid visa and the required documents in what is being referred to as a “rare diplomatic incident”.KK Ahsan Wagan, is a senior diplomat, who has held several important posts…
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Donald Trump and Islamic Terrorism
On February 20, 2025, the US State Department designated eight Latin American organized groups involved in drug trafficking, migrant smuggling, who also operate in the US and extend their territory through violence, Foreign Terrorist Organizations: Cartel de Sinaloa; Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG); Cartel del Noreste; La Nueva Familia Michoacana; Cartel de Golfo (Gulf…
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Has Pakistan ‘completely lost its writ’ in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan?
In a recent session of Pakistan’s national Assembly, Pakistan MP Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman stated the possibility of Pakistan having lost its control in Balochistan as he compared the current developments in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan to creation of Bangladesh in 1971 due to the Bangladesh Liberation War.
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UK Special Forces rejected 2,000 credible asylum claims from Afghan commandos
UK Special Forces command rejected resettlement applications from more than 2,000 Afghan commandos who had shown credible evidentiary proof of service in units which fought in conjunction with the SAS and SBS.
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New terror outfit launched in Bangladesh
According to a handle, Nepal Correspondence on X, ISI has launched a new terror outfit named ‘𝐀𝐛𝐝𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐡 𝐀𝐥 𝐀𝐪𝐬𝐚 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐝𝐞’.The handle claims that the Dhanmondi 32 on 5th Feb 2025 was orchestrated by this group.In a statement released by the group, it has threatened to target minorities in Bangladesh.*32 Dhanmondi in Dhaka is the residence…
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Container Train from China to Afghanistan: New Route via Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
On 10th February 2025, a freight train carrying communication equipment and other products left from China’s Chongqing Municipality. The train is expected to arrive in Afghanistan in 12 to 15 days.The first train dispatched, carrying goods from China to Afghanistan, arrived in Mazar-e Sharif was on 23rd November 2024. According to reports, the Taliban government…
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India Hits back at Pakistan over Jammu and Kashmir at the UNSC meeting
On 18th February, India censured Pakistan at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), claiming it as the “global epicentre of terrorism” while concurrently orchestrating itself as a key proponent in a fight against terrorism.Pakistan harbours more than 20 UN-listed terrorist outfits while providing it with the state support for to cross-border terrorism. This was reiterated…
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Trump’s Deference towards Modi’s stance on Bangladesh leaves China miffed
Since the arms deal between India and the United States miffed Beijing has termed the engagement between the two nations as “dangerous for the region”.To exacerbate the Chinese worries, the deference exhibited by the American President Mr Donald Trump with regards to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the Bangladesh issue has certainly got the…
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Pakistan-Turkey Strategic Talks
On February 5th Pakistan held its so called “Kashmir solidarity day”, with hundreds of jihadists along with the Hamas gracing the platform with its officials in name of Kashmir cause. Expectedly, Pakistan invited the Turkish president and his delegation to high level talks on 13th February. As the talks concluded with both nations pledging to…
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Deteriorating relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan, as Afghanistan warms to India
One of the leading experts on the Afghanistan-Pakistan region with regards to counter-terrorism Aparna Rawal discusses the deteriorating relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan the ever changing dynamics among the Taliban, Haqqani, ISIS Khorasan (IS-K) and Pakistani Intelligence Services (ISI). The talk was hosted by Col. Anil Bhatt (Ret'd), former spokesperson of the Indian Defence Ministry…
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Whither Bangladesh
The POTUS Donald Trump has frozen USAID for all countries for 90 days except for Israel and Egypt, in an order issued on January 25. USAID has directed its implementation partners to immediately halt all the existing contracts, grants, and assistance programs in Bangladesh citing an executive order by Donald Trump. Researchers have criticized this…
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Pakistan and Azerbaijan fortify their ties
The 8th meeting of the Azerbaijan-Pakistan Joint Commission took place in Islamabad when the Deputy Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan, Elnur Mammadov, visited Pakistan on 23rdJanuary.This was the fourth round of consultations between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of both nations which was held in Islamabad on 23rd January.On the same day, Pakistani President Asif Ali…
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PM Sharif uses VPN to congratulate Trump on banned X?
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif faces online backlash over the Trump congratulatory post on X (formerly known as Twitter). In a good will and well intentioned post, the PM on January 20, 2025, congratulated the 47th President of the United States for assuming office while accentuating the strong partnership between the two nations. However the well…
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Pakistan Airline's tone deaf ad campaign invokes international ridicule
On Jan 10th 2025 , a promotional advertisement shared by Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) displaying an image of the airline carrier flying towards the Eiffel tower in Paris came under a scrutiny. The image captioned as “Paris, we’re coming today”, drew heavy criticism and comparisons with a 1979 PIA ad which showcased the shadow of…
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India-Afghanistan Talks in Dubai set off Alarms in Pakistan
Taliban's recent talks with India on regional security and cooperation for the mutual development and growth leaves Pakistan aggravated due to its already failed diplomatic relations with Afghanistan, as it is expected to rake Kashmir and Khalistan issues against India and Human rights violations against Taliban in the UNSC
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26/11 plotter Abdul Rehman Makki dead in Pakistan
Deputy Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) chief Abdul Rehman Makki, 70, died due to a heart attack in Lahore on 27th December 2024. He was one of the key conspirators in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks in 2008. The attack killed 175 people and injured more than 300 individuals. In 2023 the UN designated Makki as a global…
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Bad Vibes from Bangladesh and Bhutan
The visit of Bangladesh Islamist parties to China on invitation of Beijing has been reported in these columns earlier (https://www.thestrategicperspective.org/articles/chinas-northeast-focus/). American involvement in regime change in Bangladesh and supply of arms, ammunition and explosives to Bangladesh by both China and Pakistan was also reported in the same link.Аs a loyal American pooch, Britian has always…
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US thumps Four Pakistani Entities With Sanctions Over Missile Program
Reaffirming its commitment to countering proliferation activities and its ongoing efforts to limit dangerous technologies which could threaten regional security, the US in a fresh series of punitive action slapped additional sanctions on entities contributing to Pakistan's Ballistic Missile Programme.
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China’s Northeast Focus
The new governments of Nepal and Bangladesh have distanced themselves from India and have created closer ties with China. Beijing's foreign policy to have stronger positions around its biggest neighbor continues.
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ISKP in its propaganda magazine Voice of Khurasan forewarns the Taliban prior to its assassination of Khalil Rahman Haqqani
ISKP in its propaganda magazine Voice of Khurasan forewarns the Taliban prior to its assassination of Khalil Rahman Haqqani
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Suicide Bombing kills Afghan Minister from the Haqqani family in Kabul
First high profile killing of a Taliban official in Afghanistan
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JeM chief’s call for Jihad in J&K exposes Pakistan’s duplicity
Phulwama attack mastermind, JeM chief Maulana Masood Azhar resurfaces on Pakistani soil, calling for jihad against India as Pakistan’s duplicity is exposed.
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Imran Khan bowled out as Pakistan thwarts his Final call
Dubbed as the Final Call, PTI’s protesters march to Islamabad as the Army is ordered to shoot on sight.
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Beijing demands joint Sino-Pak security reinforcement to bolster Chinese security in Pakistan
Pakistan has seen a surge of terrorist attacks in recent months. Despite the launch of the Operation Azm-e-Istehkam by the government of Pakistan in June 2024, Pakistan has failed to mollify China. The operation was launched as a response to the terror threats faced by the Chinese personnel and investments in Pakistan. However, the attacks…
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CPEC – an economic blunder or part of China’s expansion plans
Growth of its economy is the ultimate goal of any policymaker across the world. Growth makes the economy stronger, creates more efficient and content society producing more, which in turn allows for a larger military. The military, on the other hand, is used to produce something hardly measurable – security. That, in turn, has various…
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