The General’s Republic: How Pakistan’s military hijacked the state (IANS Analysis)

IANS | June 29, 2025 9:49 PM

New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) Pakistan's political landscape has long been orchestrated not by its elected representatives but by the opaque influence of its military elite, whose grip on the nation's trajectory grows ever more evident with each successive episode. The recent visit of Pakistan’s Army Chief, General Asim Munir, to the United States—noticeably unaccompanied by the Prime Minister—serves as a striking indication of how far civilian authority has been marginalised.

FairPoint: Calling time on Pakistan's pretence, India leads where others flinch

Deepika Bhan | June 29, 2025 4:28 PM

New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) It is high time that India goes aggressive with everything that has a Pakistan connection on every international platform. Operation Sindoor has laid bare the world diplomacy and proven that the battle is one's own. The solution cannot be brought or aided by anyone else; it lies in standing up and pointing the finger strongly.

As NATO eyes Indo-Pacific, India offers strategic depth without alignment

Vas Shenoy | June 29, 2025 9:55 AM

Rome: The NATO summit held in The Hague on June 24-25 may be remembered less for its urgent reaffirmations -- support for Ukraine, increased defence spending, and condemnation of Iranian strikes -- than for a more disciplined, forward-looking pivot: the Indo-Pacific now occupies a central place in NATO's strategic imagination as the Indo-Mediterranean plunges into conflict.

Pakistani authorities slammed for illegal detention of Baloch leader, other activists

IANS | June 28, 2025 8:50 PM

Quetta, June 28 (IANS) Nadia Baloch, sister of Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) Central Organiser Mahrang Baloch, on Saturday appealed to lawyers, human rights organisations, the Baloch public, and all political leaders to raise their voice for the immediate release of the BYC leader and other activists who have been "illegally detained" by the Pakistani authorities.