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Strategic Essay: Comprehending NJ 9842 and the Region Beyond


Amit Krishankant Paul

This essay critically examines the origins, significance, and misconceptions surrounding NJ 9842—the northernmost demarcated point of the 1949 India-Pakistan Ceasefire Line (CFL) in Jammu and Kashmir. It argues that NJ 9842 emerged not as a terminus by design but as a consequence of an incomplete demarcation exercise halted by mutual consent due to terrain challenges and presumed irrelevance...

Pakistan-Afghanistan
The Pak-Afghan Border Clashes: Fallout of Unrealistic Expectations?


Ashish Shukla

Ever since August 2021, when Taliban fighters captured the seat of power in Kabul, the bilateral relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan started deteriorating. It was primarily because of Pakistan’s unrealistic expectations from the Taliban.....

Nepal
Nepal’s September Reckoning: How Gen Z is Rewiring Nepal’s Democracy


Afroz Khan

The comment analyses Nepal’s September 2025 Gen Z-led uprising that toppled Prime Minister K.P. Oli’s government. Triggered by a social media ban, the protests escalated into a nationwide revolt against corruption, inequality, and elite privilege.

Pakistan-Saudi Defence Agreement
Mutual Defence, Mutual Leverage: Decoding Pakistan–Saudi Security Agreement


Imran Khurshid

The Pakistan–Saudi Arabia Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement signed in September 2025 marks a formal deepening of bilateral security ties, declaring that “any aggression against either country shall be considered aggression against both.” This pact reflects shifting