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• Peace Premium Returns: Markets Surge, Crude Falls, Rupee Hits 5-week High
  June 16, 2026
  Analysts suggest that the near-term outlook for crude remains bearish unless resistance levels are reclaimed. The Indian Stock Markets reacted sharply to the announcement of the Iran and United States (US) peace talks
• China & Taiwan Update, June 12, 2026
  June 16, 2026
  CCP General Secretary Xi Jinping implicitly legitimized North Korea’s demands for recognition of its nuclear program and sanctions relief. Xi’s tacit support may embolden North Korea to seek concessions from the
• The Fault Lines in China’s Power
  June 13, 2026
  America Must Build—and Use—Leverage Against Beijing The U.S.-Chinese trade war of 2025 lasted barely a month, but the strategic deficit it exposed had been festering for decades. On April 2, his so-called Liberation
• UNAMA confirms 13 civilian deaths in Pakistani airstrikes in eastern Afghanistan
  June 13, 2026
  The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said Thursday that Pakistan airstrikes carried out in eastern Afghanistan killed 13 civilians and wounded 10 others, most of them women and children, marking the latest
• UN agency alarmed by Herat crackdown, Pakistan airstrikes
  June 13, 2026
  The UN humanitarian agency has expressed concern over a worsening human rights situation in Afghanistan, citing new restrictions on women and girls, violence against Herat protesters and civilian casualties from recent
• HRW says Taliban used excessive force against Herat protesters
  June 13, 2026
  Human Rights Watch on Thursday said Taliban used excessive force against protesters in the western city of Herat, saying the Taliban beat demonstrators, fired into crowds and carried out arrests following Tuesday’s
• Tracking the Islamic State: Activity Trends, African Shifts, and U.S. Dormancy
  June 13, 2026
  As a landmark tool for tracking the group’s activity hits another sobering milestone, U.S. officials cannot let regional crises completely overshadow important shifts in jihadist threats around the world. In March
• Hindu Nationalism: A Century-Long Path to Political Dominance
  June 13, 2026
  Hindu nationalism is a political doctrine holding that Hindu identity coincides with Indian national identity. This is its fundamental distinction from the “geographical” nationalism of the Indian National Congress.
• Pakistan’s New Role in the Difficult Iran­–US Dialogue
  June 13, 2026
  In diplomatic history, the naming of a process matters because it transforms geography into political infrastructure. Geneva, Oslo and Doha became more than venues; they evolved into recognised architectures through
• Fierce rivalry
  June 13, 2026
  On the early morning of June 10, 2026, Pakistani military aircraft launched a series of cross-border airstrikes, targeting civilian and residential areas in the eastern Afghan provinces of Khost, Kunar, and Paktika.