Indian Subcontinent

Focusing on Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka, this theater represents a primary tri-threat landscape. Analysis targets nuclear escalation ladders, the command-and-control of regional proxy networks, cross-border kinetic friction, and the tactical utilization of 5th Generation Warfare (5GW).

Governance
Salman Lali

Politicisation of Pakistan’s Civil Awards: Honor or Political Gimmick?

The conferral of civil awards in Pakistan has always been a subject of debate, but the investiture ceremony held on March 23, 2025, under President Asif Ali Zardari has sparked particularly intense discussions. This year, the inclusion of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto (ZAB), as a posthumous recipient of the Nishan-e-Pakistan, has led to accusations of political favoritism, while the recognition of certain journalists has further ignited controversy.

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Defense Security
Lt. Colonel Saleem Akhtar Malik (Retired)

26 February 2019 – India’s Balakot air strike

Ajay Basaria, India’s High Commissioner to Pakistan in 2019, claimed how India’s coercive diplomacy in the wake of India’s Balakot attack forced Pakistan to return Wing Commander Abhinandan whose MiG 21 was shot down by the PAF during Operation Swift Retort.

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Counter-Terrorism
Syed Khalid Muhammad

Taliban Lies That Would Make the Nazis Proud

A few days ago, Afghanistan International, a newspaper with a reputation of questionable values and even more questionable reporting, published an article about the “Mir Ali Agreement” that was signed between Sirajuddin Haqqani and various terrorist groups before the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in 2021.

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Asymmetric Warfare
Syed Khalid Muhammad

The TTP is an Internal Problem for Pakistan

Let’s assume that Pakistan agrees with the Taliban that the TTP is an internal matter for Pakistan. Following that understanding, Pakistan has the right to strike ANY TTP camp, wherever it may be, including inside Afghanistan’s borders.

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Indian Subcontinent
Syed Khalid Muhammad

Challenges with the TTP and Taliban in Kabul

Syed Khalid Muhammad, Executive Director of CommandEleven, spoke in detail with Sputnik India’s Pawan Atri about Pakistan’s challenges with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and the Taliban government in Kabul.

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Geopolitics
Hassan Saleem Awan

Rawalpindi, Aabpara & Bani Gala – The PPP Factor

It would be important to remember here that the party leadership has had personal relations with Joe Biden since he was a Senator Joe Biden who was allegedly responsible, at that time, for overseeing the ongoing drone program in Pakistan and Afghanistan.

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