Pakistan Army Drone Deal With Powerus Signals a Bigger Shift in Procurement
Reading Between the Lines of a Deal Nobody Saw Coming News that the Pakistan Army has struck a drone deal with US company Powerus dropped without much warning. Co-founder Brett Velicovich confirmed the arrangement to Reuters on Wednesday from Islamabad, describing a memorandum of understanding that already carries an initial order attached to it. That […]
Afghan Migrants Return to Taliban Rule as Iran’s War and Economic Collapse Leave Them With Nowhere Else to Go
A Border Crossing Overwhelmed by Returnees Thousands of Afghan migrants are walking back across the Islam Qala border into Afghanistan every day, driven out of Iran not by choice but by necessity. Local officials say voluntary returns have surged sharply in recent weeks. Most of these families are arriving with almost nothing. For years, Iran […]
Australia Tightens Student Visa Rules as Political Pressure Over Migration Grows
Summary The Australian government has unveiled a fresh set of Australia student visa changes, cutting back on family visas, backpacker extensions, and visitor visa flexibility. The announcement was made on Thursday by Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke and comes as political parties across the spectrum push for sharper cuts to migration numbers ahead of the […]
Why the Fed’s Credibility Is Being Tested Again
A hold that didn’t calm anyone down Investors expected a quiet Fed meeting. They didn’t get one. Interest rates stayed unchanged, yet the aftermath produced one of the sharper reactions in bond markets this year. To understand why, it helps to separate what the Fed said from what the Fed meant. This explainer breaks down […]
Politics of Possession: Hawaii, Oil and the Long Shadow of Expansionism
Politics of Possession by Muhammad Mohsin Iqbal There are certain facts buried deep within the annals of history that have been deliberately veiled, whether from motives of political expediency or to shield the interests of powerful parties, under such dense accumulations of silence that even the most diligent searcher after truth might labour long without […]
Explainer: India’s Economic Measures to Counter the US Russia Sanctions Bill
Summary Washington’s newest sanctions bill against Russia puts India in an uncomfortable spot: keep buying discounted Russian crude and risk steep US tariffs, or scale back purchases and pay more for oil elsewhere. New Delhi’s answer, at least publicly, is neither. It’s planning to keep diversifying where its oil comes from while leaning on diplomacy […]
Quetta Afghan Refugees Repatriation: 350,000 Returned
An important meeting regarding the repatriation of Afghan refugees was held under the chairmanship of Commissioner Quetta Division, Zeeshan Lashari. Quetta (Syed Sardar Mohammad Khondai) The meeting was attended by Deputy Commissioner Quetta Mehrullah Badini, Deputy Commissioner Quetta West Munir Ahmed Durrani, and officers from Police, FIA, Special Branch, Home Department, and the relevant agency […]