Turkey Said Yes to the Mecca Pact. Troops Still Need a Second Vote
The Turkey Mecca pact vote of 5 November ended 279 to 119, and the government’s own side then confirmed that no soldier moves without a…
South Asia & Neighbourhood
Granular tracking of South Asian security fault lines, Pakistan’s military procurement and internal provincial/Balochistan crises, Bangladesh political transitions, and Indian Ocean neighbourhood diplomacy.
India Put ₹4,850 Crore Into the Maldives. Male Has Now Signed a Defence Pact With Pakistan
The Maldives Pakistan defence agreement signed in Islamabad on 21 October is one of 20 MoUs and agreements, and its text has not been made…
Pakistan New Provinces Plan: Who Would Rule 15 Units?
The Pakistan new provinces plan could put 12–15 units under nominees of the government, per The Economist. What it means for the NFC, Reko Diq…
BLF’s KAAD Female Unit: Balochistan’s New Combat Force
Key Takeaways The Balochistan Liberation Front has fielded the KAAD female unit — its first all-women combat formation — and claims its fighters killed nine…
Powerus’s Pakistan Bet: The Same Drone Firm Already Sells to India
On 30 June 2026, Paras Defence and Space Technologies told India’s stock exchanges that a little-known American drone company had handed it the exclusive right…
Pakistan’s Three-Front Crisis: Kabul, Balochistan, IMF
Pakistan’s three-front crisis crested in a single week of September 2026: air strikes into Afghanistan, an intensifying two-insurgency war in Balochistan, and an IMF review…
India Pakistan Naval Collision: Why a 1991 Treaty Was Invoked
In brief On the evening of 15 September 2026, a Pakistan Navy vessel collided with a frontline Indian Navy warship in international waters of the…
Pakistan FATF Compliance Strategy: The Masood Azhar Bounty Timed to the IMF Calendar
Pakistan’s FIA raised the Masood Azhar bounty eight days before an IMF mission and weeks before the FATF plenary — a pattern, not a coincidence.
Bangladesh’s Rafale Claim Is About Hasina, Not the Sky
Bangladesh’s Foreign Ministry has tied Tarique Rahman’s India visit to Sheikh Hasina’s extradition. With that track closed by domestic pressure, Dhaka’s spokesperson reached for a…
Indian Navy 2026: Five Times Pakistan’s Tonnage, Third Carrier Still Pending
2026 is the Indian Navy’s biggest induction year on record. TES walks through what’s actually been delivered, what Pakistan and Germany are doing in response,…
Why Turkey Supports Pakistan: Strategy Over Religion, and What It Means for India
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Sheikh Hasina’s Gamble: A Deposed Prime Minister, a Death Sentence, and a Diplomatic Headache for India
The Eastern Strategist | South Asia | 15 July 2026 Sheikh Hasina says she is going home. The 78-year-old former Prime Minister of Bangladesh, who…
Hasina Signals December Return to Bangladesh, Setting Up Test of Dhaka’s Post-Uprising Order
News Analysis | South Asia 11 July 2026 New Delhi: Sheikh Hasina, the former Bangladesh prime minister who has lived in exile in India since…
BSF to Get Sharper Teeth: Inside India’s Plan to ‘Enemy-Proof’ Sir Creek
Following high-level security reviews along the western frontier, India is executing a comprehensive Sir Creek border strategy to transform the disputed marshlands into an impenetrable,…