Türkiye, Qatar, Pakistan, and Indonesia signed the ‘Badr’ defence cooperation accord in the Qatari capital, Doha, on October 21. It is intended to deepen their defence industry cooperation, reflecting a broader effort by countries in the region to widen their network of security partners amid the prolonged US–Israel war on Iran. The four countries areContinue reading “A new Islamic defense axis? Why India is watching the Badr accord closely”
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Can India and Pakistan Be Friends? The Strategic Blueprint for a New India-Pakistan Paradigm
The relationship between India and Pakistan presents one of the most stubborn paradoxes in modern geopolitics. We are looking at a scenario where the underlying societies share deep historical roots, yet the states remain locked in a seemingly permanent cycle of hostility. The contradiction is hard to ignore. Two nations that emerged from the identicalContinue reading “Can India and Pakistan Be Friends? The Strategic Blueprint for a New India-Pakistan Paradigm”
Pakistani Space Program Getting a Chinese Boost – Implications India
On April 25, 2026, Pakistan launched its indigenous PRSC-EO3 satellite from China’s Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre aboard a Long March-6 rocket. An electro-optical (EO) satellite is a type of Earth observation system that captures high-resolution images using sensors that can detect visible, near-infrared, and ultraviolet light. This satellite was purportedly designed for enhanced Earth observation,Continue reading “Pakistani Space Program Getting a Chinese Boost – Implications India”