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
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
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
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
By N. C. Bipindra For years, India has accused Canada of sheltering Khalistani separatist networks that openly call for the dismemberment of the Indian state, often through rallies, illegal referendums and fundraising activities conducted on Canadian soil. Ottawa’s standard response has been predictable: these activities, however offensive to India, fall under the protection of free … Continue reading Canada’s Separatism Hypocrisy Knocked Out by Trump
A Europe that wants to survive Trump-proofing will have to spend more, produce more, and de-risk more. An India that seeks lasting global standing will have to convert demographic and economic scale into defence-industrial outcomes that allies can bank on.Rahul PAWA | x - @imrahulpawa The fracture in the Western security story is no longer … Continue reading The Atlantic Umbrella Is Folding, and Europe Is Relearning Power
Ethnic Cleansing of Bangladeshi Hindus A Nobel Peace Prize is not a shield against scrutiny. Bangladesh’s post-August 2024 reality demands a hard, evidence-led assessment: violence against Hindus has escalated into a pattern that aligns with internationally recognised elements of ethnic cleansing. This is not a claim made lightly, nor is it built on rhetoric. It … Continue reading Hindu Pogrom Under a Nobel Laureate’s Watch in Bangladesh
The US aggression on Venezuela and the forcible capture of President Maduro raise a serious question about the efficiency of the UN as a global watchdog. It’s time to examine whether nations, which designed the post-1945 system, still regard themselves as committed to it, or treat the UN anchored treaty-based project as optional. Rahul Pawa … Continue reading Venezuela Case & UN: Crisis of Global Institutions
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