Debt bondage in Sindh is systemic, inter-generational and structurally embedded. Legal prohibitions and international commitments notwithstanding, serious gaps in enforcement and socioeconomic inequalities sustain a cycle of exploitation. Without coordinated, evidence-based and politically accountable reform, millions of minorities, women and children remain at risk of continued slavery. Debt BondageDownload
BNP’s huge victory puts a big responsibility on Tarique Rahman to reshape Bangladesh’s politics, re-balance power equations globally and rejig economic policy formulation. N. C. Bipindra The outcome of February 12, 2026, general elections marked a watershed moment in Bangladesh’s political history. It has dramatically altered balance of power and set the stage for a … Continue reading Client State or Regional Player?
On the 7th anniversary of #Pulwama terrorist attack, we release our new brief on Jaish-e-Mohammed (#JeM): major attacks, India’s counter-terror response, and global actions; UN listings, bans, sanctions, and FATF-linked pressure. It also tracks Pakistan’s retrospective denial and optics, even as JeM's infrastructure persists. A seven-year audit of accountability, impunity, and what constrains terror. PulwamaDownload
Brig Brijesh Pandey Seven years after the Pulwama suicide bombing claimed the lives of 40 Central Reserve Police Force personnel, India’s security strategy still carries the imprints of that national tragedy. The body bags wrapped in the National Flag catalysed the strategic shift. This terrorist attack by Pakistan-based and backed terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), from … Continue reading Pulwama@Seven: No Room for Complacency
The subtext of the summit is that integration capacity, not just frontier leadership may shape long‑run advantage. Rahul PAWA | x - @imrahulpawa In the week ahead, the India AI Impact Summit convenes at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, promoted by its organisers as a first global AI summit hosted in the Global South and … Continue reading From Intent to Impact: India’s AI Summit
There is an India-vision lesson beyond missiles. Great powers don't just buy deterrence, they industrialise it, converting national scale into military leverage. Rahul PAWA | x - @imrahulpawa Deterrence is capability in motion. It is measured by one brutal test. Can a force still launch after the first attack? Last September, Agni-Prime gave India a … Continue reading Agni-Prime: India’s Futuristic Rail based Strike Advantage
5th February: Pakistan’s Propaganda Day, Not Kashmir’s Solidarity Vivek Raina Pakistan has conducted one of the longest-running disinformation campaigns in geopolitics for more than 75 years. It hides a fundamental truth while posing as an advocate for the people of Jammu and Kashmir. Parts of J&K are unlawfully occupied by Pakistan, which has also actively … Continue reading Pakistan’s Kashmir Lie Exposed to the World
In a world where tariffs, export controls, and supply-chain restrictions are instruments of statecraft, Europe's new realism is simple: it isn't choosing a side; it is buying room to manoeuvre. Rahul PAWA | x - iamrahulpawa Mario Draghi sketched Europe's predicament in blunt, unsentimental terms. The economist and former Prime Minister of Italy argued that … Continue reading Europe Between US Unpredictability and Chinese Dependence
Vinod Kumar Shukla Among the foundational "Trayi" (the first three Vedas), the Sam Veda stands as a celestial musical invocation dedicated to various Gods, Goddesses and Deities. It was upon these rhythmic foundations that Bharat Muni authored the Natya Shastra, bridging the gap between divine sound and terrestrial art. So, musical rendition, spiritual inquiry and … Continue reading Global Resonance of Sanatan Dharma
Balochistan remains a place where the promises of 1947 are still argued, remembered and resisted. Rahul PAWA | X @imrahulpawa In the vast, rugged expanses stretching from the Arabian Sea to the deserts bordering Iran and Afghanistan lies Balochistan, land rich in minerals, memory and unresolved history. Today, it is Pakistan's largest province by territory, … Continue reading Baloch Question in Pakistan’s Army State
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