Trump halts the Indo-Pakistan conflict
The ceasefire is an achievement but don’t confuse that with peace
Hinduism
India and Pakistan exchange fire after Jammu and Kashmir terror attack
The Indian military launched a series of air and missile strikes overnight against what it described as nine terrorist training camps inside Pakistan. The operations were in response to the April 22 terrorist...
Op-eds
‘Valid for all countries except Israel’
Authorities in Bangladesh announced that they were reintroducing what is essentially a disclaimer on the passports issued to its citizens.
Op-eds
From Non-Alignment to Realignment
The US and India expanded cooperation across various domains in the second reporting period of 2023. The two moved to materialize projects and initiatives that were conceived in the first quarter,...
Op-eds
‘Securing India against China should matter to the world’
‘One of the things it comes down to is the CCP attempting to get rid of any entity that could be a threat to them, and I think India right now is one of the biggest threats that they face,’ says Se Hoon Kim.
Op-eds
India
Iran’s new push to erase its millennia of Jewish history
The story of the biblical queen Esther and her cousin Mordechai is among the most dramatic and moving in the Old Testament: After the pair learn of a plot to destroy the Jews hatched by the evil vizier...
Op-eds
Occupied Elsewhere
Selective Policies on Occupations, Protracted Conflicts, and Territorial Disputes
Monographs
Ayman al-Zawahiri defends 9/11 hijackings in anniversary address
Ayman al-Zawahiri defends the 9/11 hijackings in a video released on the 18th anniversary of al-Qaeda’s most devastating attack. The production, released by al-Qaeda’s As Sahab propaganda arm, is titled...
Op-eds
India Ends Special Status for Only Muslim-Majority Territory
The President of India issued an Order on Monday effectively repealing Article 370 of the Indian Constitution, a move supported by the Indian Parliament. The Order fundamentally changes the relationship...
Policy Briefs
Half of Germans view Islam as a threat, says new study
The new study surveyed 1,000 people. It was conducted by the foundation’s Religion Monitor department and the data was collected in the Spring of 2019.
Op-eds
Bring Asia Bibi to America
She lives in an unfree and intolerant nation, and her life is in imminent danger.
Op-eds
In Turkey and Pakistan, discouraging elections
Not so long ago, freedom and democracy seemed to be on the march in the world, with Turkey and Pakistan, two strategically important Muslim-majority nations, near the front of the parade. That tu...
Op-eds
Latin America’s socialist-Islamist-narco-terrorist alliance
At the U.N. last week, President Trump had harsh words for the “socialist dictatorship” that has impoverished Venezuela. He railed against “Islamist extremism” and “...
Op-eds
What went wrong in Pakistan
Pakistan was meant to be a model, an example for other nations to emulate. It was founded after World War II, as the sun was set...
Op-eds
Border disputes
Al Qaeda does not value diversity and it’s not an equal opportunity employer. The same can be said of the Islamic State. And when the rulers of the Islamic Republic of Iran want to commit a...
Op-eds
The Battle of Bangladesh
Over the past ten months, there have been more than 30 terrorist attacks in Bangladesh. In recent days, an Italian aid worker was gunned down as he went for a jog. Also shot to death was a Cathol...
Op-eds
Call it genocide
In the Yemeni port city of Aden earlier this month, Islamists attacked a Catholic home for the indigent elderly. The militants, believed to be soldiers of the Islamic State, shot the security gua...
Op-eds
Skirmishes on the Indian front
What do you make of this month’s attacks on Pathankot Air Force Station and Bacha Khan University? My guess is you don’t know -- you’ve heard next to nothing about either....
Op-eds
Iran’s Supreme Censor
The Blind Man’s friend: Don’t suffer because of the past. You censored books for the sake of God. . . . What is...