West Asia opinion articles provide expert analysis and commentary on politics, economy, and social issues across the region. This section explores diverse perspectives, helping readers understand the factors shaping West Asia’s landscape.
As Lord Palmerston observed that Nations have no permanent friends or allies; they only have permanent interests. This observation helps explain the profound transformation unfolding the Middle East p...
On the evening of July, 2025 in Pakistan, cinemas across Karachi and Lahore witnessed a phenomenal event. Thousands of Pakistani fans, including cosplayers were lined up for the release of Demon Slay...
China’s growth and influence on Asia, or its military modernization and economic expansion were the major themes of China discussion for years. In today’s world, however, a new and more si...
Recently, the Chairman of India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), which is India’s premier agency responsible for military research and development, stated that the agency is rea...
Today, in 2026, Pakistan is globally known as a “Peacemaker” who not only stops the destruction of a whole civilization but saves the whole world from the brink of World War III. A war that caused mas...
A world having shifting alliances, grid locked diplomacy and rising tensions, power is no longer dependent on missiles, economies or military alliances. Rather, a more subtle but persistent influence ...
In today’s interconnected world, states compete through influence, values and image, without only relying on military or economic power. This is how public diplomacy shapes how a nation is perceived g...
Turkey’s engagement with Somalia shows the potential of humanitarian diplomacy as a means for higher-level public diplomacy. It started as a response to the crisis of famine and state collapse a...
India hosted an AI summit in the Global South from 16 to 20 February, organized by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. India holds ambitions to expand AI’s accessibility, equity, h...
Washington’s South Asia strategy has become increasingly centered on India. Given India’s economic rise, military modernization and growing role in balancing China, that shift is understandable. But a...