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Power, politics, and rivers, how India’s regional dominance shapes Bangladesh’s sovereignty and the South Asian security dilemma.
#Geopolitics #SecurityDilemma #IndiaBangladesh
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Superyachts, sanctions & strategy, Punishing Putin by Stephanie Baker tells the story of how the West weaponized wealth to fight Moscow.
#BookReview #Russia #GlobalEconomy
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Strength with restraint. Pakistan’s precise strikes against terrorist hideouts inside Afghanistan show that peace is its preference, but sovereignty is non-negotiable.
#Pakistan #Deterrence #Security
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Once partners under the banner of “brotherhood,” Pakistan and Afghanistan now face the harsh test of cross-border militancy. Can trust survive the politics of betrayal?
#SouthAsia #PakistanAfghanistan #Brotherhood
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From Teesta waters to military might, India’s dominance has left Bangladesh navigating between cooperation and coercion. A deeper look at South Asia’s evolving power imbalance.
#SouthAsia #Security #India
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From brotherhood to border fire — Pakistan’s patience with Kabul is wearing thin as militancy persists across the frontier.
#PakistanAfghanistan #RegionalSecurity #SecurityDilemma
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Can money win wars? Stephanie Baker’s Punishing Putin dives deep into the global campaign to isolate Russia, and why sanctions, despite their scale, failed to change the Kremlin’s course.
#Russia #Ukraine #Sanctions
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After years of patience, Pakistan strikes back. The attacks from Afghan soil crossed a red line, Islamabad’s response reasserts sovereignty, deterrence, and the will to safeguard national security.
#Pakistan #AfghanBorder #TTP
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Pakistan’s decades of goodwill toward Afghanistan have yielded little reciprocity. The October 2025 clashes underline a strategic shift: sentiment gives way to security realism.
#Geopolitics #Pakistan #Afghanistan
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India’s hegemonic ambitions are reshaping South Asia’s geopolitics. Bangladesh’s response — balancing India and China — reflects the complex security dilemma facing smaller states.
#RegionalSecurity #IndiaBangladesh #IndiaChina
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Stephanie Baker’s Punishing Putin is a masterful account of how the West waged financial war on Russia. The book reveals both the reach and the limits of economic coercion.
#Geopolitics #EconomicWarfare #RussiaUkraineWar
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Pakistan has demonstrated strategic restraint amid cross-border provocations from Afghanistan. While pursuing dialogue in Qatar, it maintains the right to defend its sovereignty, a model of balanced power and diplomacy.
#PakistanAfghanistan #Security #RegionalStability
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India’s quest for dominance has trapped South Asia in a security dilemma — Bangladesh struggles to safeguard its sovereignty amid rising Indian power.
#SouthAsia #Geopolitics #SecurityDilemma
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Money became a weapon. Stephanie Baker’s Punishing Putin reveals how Western sanctions reshaped geopolitics, but couldn’t break Russia’s resilience.
#Russia #Sanctions #UkraineWar
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Pakistan’s message is clear: peace is a choice, not a weakness. After Taliban border attacks, Islamabad’s decisive response reaffirms sovereignty and deterrence.
#Pakistan #Afghanistan #TTP
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The modernisation of the OIC’s investment accord is more than reform, it’s a redefinition of Muslim economic agency in a globalised world.
#OIC #GlobalFinance #IslamicEconomy
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A missed perspective: Yemen’s story told through Washington’s eyes. Stark’s book is insightful, but real understanding begins with Yemeni voices.
#Yemen #USPolicy #RegionalStability
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Real change doesn’t start in parliament, it starts in the classroom and community. Let’s bridge Pakistan’s social and political divide through awareness and education.
#PoliticalReform #CivicConsciousness #PakistanFuture
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When arrogance meets righteousness, righteousness prevails. New York’s mayoral election wasn’t about politics, it was about people reclaiming their voice.
#NewYork #Democracy #PeoplePower
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“We’re building an Africa that is connected, confident, and sovereign.”
The AU’s aviation investment marks a defining step in Africa’s journey toward economic sovereignty and self-determination.
#AfricaUnity #Infrastructure #EconomicGrowth
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