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Opinion | How Iran Ceasefire Helps Pakistan Fix A 10-Year-Old 'Mess' With Saudi
The debate around Pakistan's 'mediation' efforts continues. But the fact remains that the country is in the geopolitical limelight for appropriate reasons after a long, long time.
- Thursday April 9, 2026
- Opinion
- Aditi Bhaduri
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Opinion | 450 Missile, 2,000 Drone Attacks Later, Why Is UAE Still Not Fighting Iran?
The UAE is Iran's second-largest trading partner. But it is also the one Iran has attacked the most heavily since February 28. The reason goes beyond just today's conflict.
- Friday April 3, 2026
- Opinion
- Aditi Bhaduri
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Opinion | Why 2 Gulf States Want Iran War To Continue - Even As They're Battered By It
If Trump withdraws from this war, the Saudis and other Gulf countries would be left to face the music, with an angrier, fiercer, and possibly more vengeful Iran.
- Wednesday April 1, 2026
- Opinion
- Aditi Bhaduri
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Opinion | The Curious Reason 2 Iran 'Proxies' Haven't Joined The War Against Israel
The silence from two of its strongest groups may possibly hinge on two factors.
- Thursday March 19, 2026
- Opinion
- Aditi Bhaduri
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Opinion | 'We Protect America, Not Vice Versa': Inside Gulf's Growing Frustration With Trump
Arab states are increasingly waking up to the bitter truth that the US compromised the region's safety for Israel's war goals, despite millions of dollars spent on security arrangements.
- Wednesday March 11, 2026
- Opinion
- Aditi Bhaduri
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Opinion | A Dark Truth: Why Iran, Ukraine Get Bombed, But Pak, Israel, N Korea Don't
With the Iran blitz, the message to smaller and military states is shaping up to be this: 'build the damn bomb - if not legally, then the way Pakistan did in the 1970s'.
- Thursday March 5, 2026
- Opinion
- Aditi Bhaduri
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Opinion | The Hypocrisy Of Pakistan And Turkey's Frustration With India-Israel Ties
Even before the conclusion of PM Modi's visit, editorials and op-eds appeared in Pakistani and Turkish media, indulging in fear-mongering about India and Israel's deepening ties.
- Friday February 27, 2026
- Opinion
- Aditi Bhaduri
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Opinion | Will Iran Actually Use Its Catastrophic 'Strait Of Hormuz' Card Against US?
Should the US launch any attacks on Iran - and every indication is that it means to very soon - it will be to implement a regime change. In which case, Iran could be forced to adopt extraordinary measures.
- Thursday February 19, 2026
- Opinion
- Aditi Bhaduri
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Opinion | Khalistan Meet, Then 'Kashmir' Event: Azerbaijan's Anti-India Jabs Are Growing
Recently, a group in Azerbaijan held a conference that had in attendance representatives of various Khalistani organisations, who openly called for international support for their 'movement'.
- Friday February 13, 2026
- Opinion
- Aditi Bhaduri
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Opinion | Pak Blames India For 'Losing' Afghanistan. Numbers Tell A Different Story
As relations between India and Afghanistan continue to be defined economically, it is Pakistan that will be the loser, perhaps an unintended consequence of its own inability to be a good neighbour.
- Friday January 16, 2026
- Opinion
- Aditi Bhaduri