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India-Pakistan conflict

Divided We Fall: The Billion-Dollar Industry of India-Pakistan Hatred

The bitter river of hostility between India and Pakistan flows not from the natural springs of people’s hearts, but from the carefully constructed dams of political elites. Like colonial masters of old, today’s rulers in both nations have perfected the…

Coexistence with Hate: The Subcontinent’s Unending Paradox

(by Irshad Ahmad Mughal and Dr. Qurat ul-Ain Rana, a Ph.D in Sociology teaching in various universities as visiting faculty in various universities in Pakistan.) The lands now called Pakistan and India were once woven together by shared history, culture,…

The Rise of Autonomous Drone Warfare: Threats to Humanity and Freedom

by Irshad Ahmad Mughal “Recent drone strikes deep inside Russian territory—destroying fighter jets—forced me to contemplate Earth’s future, especially after the latest India-Pakistan war crises. The Middle East is already engulfed in flames, with Israel relentlessly erasing Palestinian lives despite…

“Eat Bread, or Face my Bullet.”

by Irshad Ahmad Mughal   This was a recent statement by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a speech delivered to an audience in Gujarat, intended to reinforce his image as a superhuman and undefeatable leader following a recent conflict with…

Indian Balochs Wish for a Supportive India on Sovereign Balochistan

Amid India-Pakistan confrontations, the Baloch community residing in Bharat urges the Union government in New Delhi to extend support to their causes by raising the issue of Balochistan at national and also international levels. Appealing to Prime Minister Narendra Modi…

The Manufactured Heroism Crisis: India-Pakistan’s Clash of Perceptions and Realities

by Irshad Ahmad The ceasefire between India and Pakistan remains technically intact, but the psychological war rages on. While Pakistanis celebrate what they perceive as a strategic success, India finds itself trapped in a vortex of confusion—its public torn between…