Opinion

Rohan GunaratnaSingapore: On February 28, 2026, the world witnessed an extraordinary military operation that has fundamentally altered the geopolitical landscape of the Middle East. In a joint operation, the United States and Israel…

Ishtiaq AhmedBradford: Weeks of military posturing and the steady deployment of naval and air assets culminated in coordinated strikes by the United States and Israel on targets inside Iran. In the immediate aftermath, President…

Ishtiaq AhmedBradford: The British law enforcement and justice system, despite its prejudices and biases, has the capacity to surprise us from time to time. This has never been more evident than in the present case involving the…

Ahmad Ibrahim/Shakh-e-NabatLahore: The book Artificial Intelligence and International Relations Theories (2023), co-authored by Bhaso Ndzendze and Tshilidzi Marwala, offers a timely and significant contribution to the evolving discourse…

Asem Mustafa AwanIslamabad: For Razia Bibi, the journey was never meant to be political. It was meant to be personal. At 58, with most of her life already behind her, she was not chasing opportunity or escape.She was travelling to…

Ishtiaq Ahmed Bradford: Bangladesh goes to the polls today, 12 February 2026, in what may prove one of the most consequential and controversial elections in its 54 history.Voters are casting ballots not only in a general election…

Mohammed Ajeeb CBEBradford: On 5 May 2026, I attended two events in Bradford, UK, marking Kashmir Solidarity Day—an observance initiated by the Government of Pakistan in 2004 to express solidarity between the people of Pakistan and the…

Ishtiaq AhmedBradford: The attack on a Shia place of worship in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan and the nerve centre of state power, was not merely an act of terror. It was a calculated message to the government and security…

Asem Mustafa AwanIslamabad: In the narrow lanes near Lahore’s historic Bhatti Gate, where daily life moves between crumbling infrastructure and relentless congestion, a single uncovered manhole became the point where a family’s world…

Basit AliLahore: Since the advent of the Indo-Pacific construct, minilateralism refers to the genesis of alliances, corridor politics, and strategic goals pertaining to particular fears that include a small number of nations to…