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India and Pakistan: A Proxy Battleground for Global Arms Powers?
By Dr. Shubhda Chaudhary, MEI Analysis17 May 2025 The India-Pakistan rivalry, rooted in historical disputes over Kashmir and marked by nuclear capabilities, has long been a flashpoint in South Asia. Recent escalations, notably following the April 2025 terrorist attack in Pahalgam, have intensified military tensions, raising questions about whether this… Listen ⇢
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China’s Role in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir Post-Operation Sindoor
New Delhi, 17 May 2025 The launch of India’s Operation Sindoor on 7 May 2025, targeting nine terrorist bases in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), has escalated tensions between New Delhi and Islamabad, drawing global attention to the volatile region. The operation, a response to the 22 April Pahalgam terror… Listen ⇢
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Why an Independent Balochistan Could Benefit India: A Geopolitical Analysis
New Delhi, 17 May 2025 Balochistan, Pakistan’s largest province by area, has long been a flashpoint for separatist movements since its contested accession to Pakistan in 1948. On 9 May 2025, Baloch nationalist leader Mir Yar Baloch declared the “Democratic Republic of Balochistan,” urging India to recognize its sovereignty and… Listen ⇢
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Trump Claims Credit for India-Pakistan Ceasefire: What’s Behind the Narrative?
6 May 2025 US President Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed his administration brokered a “historic” ceasefire between India and Pakistan, crediting trade incentives and threats as key to halting the recent escalation. The claims, made in speeches, social media posts, and interviews, have sparked debate, with India firmly denying any… Listen ⇢
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Unmasking TRF: Inside the Pahalgam Terror Attack’s Masterminds
The Resistance Front (TRF) is a militant organization implicated in the deadly terrorist attack on April 22, 2025, in Pahalgam’s Baisaran Valley, Jammu and Kashmir, which claimed 26 civilian lives, primarily tourists. This attack, one of the deadliest in the region since the 2008 Mumbai attacks, has drawn significant attention… Listen ⇢
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Flowing Tensions: Turkey’s Water Politics and Erdoğan’s Problematic Intervention in the Indus Waters Treaty
By Dr. Shubhda Chaudhary, MEI News, New Delhi15 May 2025 Turkey’s control over the Tigris and Euphrates rivers has long fuelled tensions with downstream neighbours Iraq and Syria, with critics arguing that Ankara’s unilateral actions—exemplified by the construction of the Atatürk Dam—undermine its credibility in discussing equitable water treaties. Meanwhile,… Listen ⇢
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Could Trump’s Syria Policy Reshape Iran-India Relations?
By Dr. Shubhda Chaudhary, MEI News, Middle East and South Asia Analyst15 May 2025 US President Donald Trump’s announcement on 13 May 2025 to lift sanctions on Syria and his subsequent meeting with Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Riyadh have sent ripples across the Middle East. The push for… Listen ⇢
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