Any threat directed at the Kashmiri Pandit community living in Kashmir today is not a minor or isolated issue—it is a brutal assault on Kashmir’s brotherhood, unity, religious freedom, cultural heritage, traditions, and the very soul of Kashmiriyat. Such intimidation and hostility mus

In 1992, the United Nations designated December 22 as "Minority Day" to express global solidarity with minorities; since then, the day has been observed worldwide. However, Pakistan is the only country that has deviated from the UN-designated date, observing Minority Day on August 11 in

Some of the most important lessons from the recently concluded AIDS 2026 Conference were learnt not inside the conference halls, but on the steep hillsides of dangerous favelas (urban slums) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Favelas in Rio de Janeiro are dense, informal urban communities where

Seventy-eight years after the United Nations called for the future of Jammu and Kashmir to be determined according to the will of its people, the promise remains unfulfilled. The anniversary of the United Nations Commission for India and Pakistan (UNCIP) Resolution of August 13, 1948, is therefor

Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, headed the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ irregular warfare division.

Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr was replaced as secretary of the Supreme National Security Council.Tasnim News Agency, CC BY 4.0, via Wi

For centuries, Kashmir has been celebrated as a land of spirituality, Sufism and coexistence—a place where “Peer-Veer” traditions brought people of different faiths together. The Valley’s identity was never limited to one religion. Its spiritual landscape was enriched by S

Time is a stern teacher of nations. It changes the character of alliances, reshapes national priorities and repeatedly reminds states that geography is destiny only when political wisdom knows how to use it. Countries may differ in ideology, resources and ambitions, yet history repeatedly brings

Attacks across Badakhshan are puncturing the Taliban’s aura of invincibility, even if the armed resistance remains far from threatening its rule nationwide.

Badakhshan, Afghanistan’s vast and mountainous northeastern province, was a center of resistance to Taliban rule durin

This refers to “The Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026” passed in US Senate with 86-11 and now heads to the House of Representative and then will go to the POTUS for his signature as reported at https://indianexpress.com/article/world/us-senate-russia-sanctions-bill-100-percent-t

Every year, as August begins, Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s historic speech of August 11, 1947, becomes a subject of debate. The government claims that minorities enjoy equal rights under the Constitution, whereas minorities vehemently protest that they do not possess the equal rights

The United Nations Security Council's 10,205th meeting on "Threats to International Peace and Security Caused by Terrorist Acts" on August 5, 2026, delivered a message that should resonate far beyond the Council chamber: the fight against terrorism must remain firmly anchored in int

Mystery Babylon Falls: If you’ve never gotten deep into the actual events of the Tribulation, you must be somewhat shocked. I’m researching and updating my notes for the third or fourth time and still feel my stomach churning and keep thinking of those people I know, and some I love,

At a recent global meet, a session cut through the usual conference optimism with a stark warning: the global AIDS response is being hit by a coordinated anti-rights and anti-gender backlash at the precise moment when funding is collapsing.

Gender justice, bodily autonomy and the leader