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  • Pakistan’s Crypto Deal with Trump-Backed Firm Sparks Regional Tensions

    MEI News Analysis Team 20 May 2025 Pakistan’s recent agreement with World Liberty Financial (WLF), a cryptocurrency venture majority-owned by Donald Trump’s family, has thrust the South Asian nation into the global spotlight. Signed with the newly formed Pakistan Crypto Council (PCC), the deal aims to position Islamabad as South… Listen ⇢

  • Ali Khan Mahmudabad’s Arrest: A Clash of Free Speech and National Security Concerns

    Ali Khan Mahmudabad, a historian, political scientist, and poet, was arrested by Haryana Police in Delhi on May 18, 2025, following two First Information Reports (FIRs) filed at Rai Police Station in Sonipat. The FIRs were based on complaints by Yogesh Jatheri, a BJP Yuva Morcha leader and village sarpanch,… Listen ⇢

  • Our 100th Talk With Tom Cooper on Operation Sindoor

    🌟 JOIN US FOR A MILESTONE EVENT! 🌟 We at Middle East Insights Platform are thrilled to invite you to our 100th session — a special conversation marking a century of critical dialogue and global engagement. 🎙️ Topic: India’s Air Campaign in Operation Sindoor: A Case Study in Strategic Dominance… Listen ⇢

  • Houthi Blockade Threat: What It Means for Haifa Port and Adani’s Operations

    By Dr. Shubhda Chaudhary, MEI News 20 May 2025 Yemen’s Houthi rebels have announced a “naval blockade” targeting Israel’s Haifa port, a critical hub for the country’s imports and exports, in response to Israel’s ongoing bombardment of Gaza. Meanwhile, across Haifa Bay, China’s state-owned Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG) manages… Listen ⇢

  • India’s Port Clampdown: Why It Hurts Bangladesh

    By MEI News Analysis Team, 19 May 2025 India’s recent restrictions on Bangladeshi imports and transshipment facilities have sent shockwaves through bilateral trade, escalating tensions between the two South Asian neighbors. The measures, which include barring key Bangladeshi exports like ready-made garments (RMG) from land ports and limiting them to… Listen ⇢

  • Game Theory and the India-Pakistan Conflict: A Strategic Lens on Escalation

    By MEI News Analysis19 May 2025 The India-Pakistan conflict, reignited by the deadly terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, on April 22, 2025, which killed 26 civilians, has once again brought the volatile dynamics between these nuclear-armed neighbors into sharp focus. The four-day escalation, marked by missile strikes and… Listen ⇢

  • Online Course on Indian Foreign Policy

    Why do so many online courses feel… empty? Too often, they miss the real bridge — 1. Between policy and practice. No insights from experts, industrialists and diplomats. 2. Between students and mentors- No peer group communication 3. Between questioning and just consuming – When the course is over, its… Listen ⇢

  • India-Pakistan Ceasefire: Can It Endure Amid Deepening Tensions?

    By [MEI Analysis Team], 18 May 2025 On 10 May 2025, India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire to halt four days of intense cross-border hostilities, sparked by India’s Operation Sindoor missile strikes and Pakistan’s retaliatory Operation Bunyan Marsoos. The truce, brokered through US mediation, came after a deadly Pahalgam… Listen ⇢

  • India-Pakistan Border: Alleged Tunnel Discoveries Escalate Tensions

    By [MEI Analysis Team], 18 May 2025 Reports have surfaced claiming that India has uncovered 22 tunnels extending from Pakistan into Indian territory along the volatile Line of Control (LoC) and international border. These unverified allegations, circulating on social media platforms like X since 16 May 2025, suggest the tunnels… Listen ⇢

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