Author: KN Pandita

After the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in 2021, the Islamic State of Khurasan Province (ISKP), has emerged as the “most globally ambitious and active branch in both its operations and propaganda of all radical Islamic groups.” The terrorist attack on Crocus City Hall in Moscow, Russia took place on March 22, 2024. More than 130 […]

Crossfiring with heavy weapons across the Pakistan -Taliban Afghanistan border has been active for some time but more fiercely this week. This is a curious turn in the contemporary history of the region. Pak-Afghan relations have not been cordial since the creation of Pakistan in 1947. Afghan monarchy in 1947 had serious concerns about the […]

In a country where democracy has been reduced to the level of a vote bank, it is no surprise if the national or regional elections have become an anathema to the Kashmiri Pandit community. In the first place, they are numerically almost immaterial in a State where, after suffering unceasing persecution for more than six […]

No astute statesman with a futuristic vision would have agreed to a ceasefire in Jammu and Kashmir in 1948 in circumstances in which India did. It was a political and not a military decision. The aggressor got recognition as a party to the dispute plus the legitimacy of a foothold in the strategically crucial area […]

For more than a year, Indian top leadership has been warning that it is determined to take back the illegally occupied part of the original State of Jammu and Kashmir. The message is sent across to Pakistan to vacate the aggression.   India takes cues from many sources to adopt a belligerent attitude. These could […]

New order A year ago on August 5, Ebrahim Raisi, the President-elect of Iran took the formal oath of office and replaced his moderate predecessor Hassan Rouhani. His election for the top position in Iran is a shot in the arms of the conservative clerics since Raisi is known as the diehard radical, close to […]