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Decades of covert ops have led to this tense moment in the Islamic Republic. If the regime is toppled, India will be strategically strained on more than one front

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Dr Waiel Awwad

A sudden flare-up along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, marked by cross-border firing, expulsions and diplomatic recriminations, is rarely an isolated incident. Rather, such episodes are symptomatic of deeper structural tensions that have accumulated since 2021, when the Taliban returned to power after the abrupt withdrawal of US forces and the abandonment of vast quantities of materiel. The current skirmish, therefore, speaks to historical grievances, domestic politics, regional competition, and competing strategic visions for South and Central Asia.

Dr Waiel Awwad

As the smoke clears from the US airstrikes targeting Iranian nuclear facilities, the world stands at a geopolitical crossroads, anxiously anticipating Tehran’s response. The strikes—unprecedented in their scope and timing—have triggered a wave of uncertainty across West Asia, the Middle East, and beyond