Pakistan’s absence from global soft power reflects a deeper crisis of cultural invisibility, intellectual stagnation, and a failure to reimagine its national identity.
The author questions the elevation of Pakistan’s COAS to Field Marshal, arguing that it lacks merit, erodes democratic principles, and signals a troubling drift toward symbolic authoritarianism.
This analysis challenges the narrative of Pakistan's involvement in cross-border terrorism, highlighting internal constraints and examining how India politically benefits from sustaining the accusation.
The Kashmir conflict has festered for 78 years, holding South Asia hostage to mistrust and militarism. It's time to seek mediation, set aside national ego, and pursue a just, lasting peace.
India and Pakistan are locked in a perilous cycle of retaliatory nationalism, with state narratives fueling mutual contempt and inching both nuclear-armed neighbors toward an unthinkable catastrophe.
The Pahalgam attack marks a chilling escalation in the India-Pakistan conflict, revealing how Kashmir remains a pawn in a deeper, retaliatory game shaped by insurgency, geopolitical bargaining, and unresolved national grievances.
