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					<title><![CDATA[Rethinking Pakistan’s National Security: Has Policy Evolved Since Kargil?]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/08-Sep-2026/rethinking-pakistan-s-national-security-policy-evolved-since-kargil]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[A few days ago, veteran journalist Jehangir Khattak, who hosts the Khabar-o-Nazar channel, reached out to me.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 04:50:32 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Grand Slam To Tashkent: Reflections On An Upcoming Defence Day]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA["In war, truth is the first casualty.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 02:02:00 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Let Dung Cook Dinner And Straw Light The Grid]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Pakistan throws away two fortunes every day: the food scraps and dung that could cook its dinners, and the crop stubble and city garbage that could power its grid.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Faisal Islam]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Faisal Islam]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 19:00:31 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Sothassi’s Quest To Localize Pakistan's Premium Bike Market]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[According to the Duke of Wellington, the battle of waterloo was won on the playing fields of Eton and Harrow.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tariq Aqil]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Strategy]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Tariq Aqil]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 14:59:11 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Is Missile Defence A Financial Trap Or A Phantom Shield?]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[For decades up till now, the concept of a "missile shield" captured the imagination of military planners and policymakers.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nadir Mansoor]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Economy, Features, Perspective, Strategy]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Nadir Mansoor]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 07:06:25 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Why Pakistan Must Give Up On The Illusion Of Borrowed Bonanzas]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[For a large section of Pakistanis, it is more of a windy going all along than anything close to winds of change, let alone a turnaround windfall.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Faryal Shahzad]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Economy, Features, Perspective, Strategy]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Faryal Shahzad]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 22:51:51 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Has The Middle East Hijacked America’s Pacific Pivot?]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[There is a saying in naval circles that nothing sends a message quite like 100,000 tons of diplomacy.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nadir Mansoor]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, Strategy]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Nadir Mansoor]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 00:31:59 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Can NATO Adapt Without Creating A New Security Dilemma?]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/14-Aug-2026/can-nato-adapt-without-creating-new-security-dilemma]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Europe's security landscape has changed more rapidly over the past three years than at any time since the end of the Cold War.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kanan Heydarov]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Kanan Heydarov]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 17:32:28 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[When Human Rights Meet Sovereignty - The Legal Dilemma Of Jammu And Kashmir]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/31-Jul-2026/human-rights-meet-sovereignty-legal-dilemma-jammu-kashmir]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[When we think of the Jammu and Kashmir conflict, the conversation usually begins with borders, military strategy, or politics.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shehrbano Shahzad]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, History, Perspective, Strategy]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Shehrbano Shahzad]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 22:16:41 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[2 Decades And $2 Trillion Later, What Did The US Gain From The Afghanistan War?]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/29-Jul-2026/2-decades-dollar-2-trillion-later-us-gain-afghanistan-war]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[&ldquo;We had a twisted culture in which killing earned you respect, as if shooting Afghans was the ultimate proof that you were competent.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Economy, Editor's Picks, Features, Strategy]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 01:26:32 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Seyyed Ali Khamenei As Unyielding Architect of Global Resistance]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/25-Jul-2026/seyyed-ali-khamenei-unyielding-architect-global-resistance]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Seyyed Ali Khamenei passed as he had lived: in direct confrontation with the forces of imperial domination, undefeated in will, uncompromised by pressure.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Taha Zeinali, Alborz]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, History, Legacy, Strategy]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Taha Zeinali, Alborz]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 05:26:54 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Morality, Winners And War Crimes: Robert McNamara On America’s Wars]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/21-Jul-2026/morality-winners-war-crimes-robert-mcnamara-america-s-wars]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Of Morality, Winners And War Crimes: Robert McNamara On America&rsquo;s Wars
 
A primary lesson from McNamara&rsquo;s tenure is that wars escalate into catastrophes when adversaries fail to understand each other's history, fears, and motivations
 
 
&ldquo;If we&rsquo;d lost the war, we&rsquo;d all have been prosecuted as war criminals.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, History, Strategy]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 06:11:51 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Why Iran's Leaders Choose Ideology Over Western Rationality ]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[&ldquo;ما ملت شهادتیم، ما ملت امام حسینی&ldquo;
&ldquo;We are the nation of martyrdom; we are the nation of Imam Hussain,&rdquo; Martyred Quds Force commander, Qasem Sulaimani.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bilal Hyder Simair]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, Strategy]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Bilal Hyder Simair]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 22:39:11 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[America’s Forgotten War: The Invasion Of Mexico, 1846-48]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/13-Jul-2026/america-s-forgotten-war-invasion-mexico-1846-48]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[We continue to be reminded of America's War of Independence against Great Britain, the horrible Civil War that took nearly a million lives, the two World Wars, the Korean War and the Vietnam War.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, History, Strategy]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 17:58:27 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Balochistan’s Unfinished War]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/12-Jul-2026/balochistan-s-unfinished-war]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Balochistan, Pakistan's southwestern province, has been at war with the centre, on and off, since the country's inception.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Saima Jafri]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Dr. Saima Jafri]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 18:03:30 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[India’s Assault On Pakistan's Water Security Will Force It To Fight For Life]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/22-Jun-2026/india-s-assault-pakistan-s-water-security-will-force-fight-life]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Before proceeding further on our current river water disputes with India, there should be no doubt in any Indian mind that any diversion of rivers that are allocated to Pakistan under the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) of 1960 is an act of war and, as enunciated by the Pakistani government many times, it will be treated and responded to as such.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Parvez Mahmood]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Economy, Editor's Picks, Environment, Features, Main Slider, Strategy]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Parvez Mahmood]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 19:36:39 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[From Pax Americana To Multipolarity: Marc Saxer On Geopolitical Conflict Today]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/16-Jun-2026/pax-americana-multipolarity-marc-saxer-geopolitical-conflict-today]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Marc Saxer is a political analyst, strategist and writer.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, Interview, Strategy]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 19:16:39 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[How Topography Shapes Destiny]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/14-Jun-2026/topography-shapes-destiny]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[There exists a wonderful tradition at my husband&rsquo;s workplace that they give their employees a set of carefully selected books every December to read in the coming year.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Faiza Idrees]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Books, Diary, Features, Strategy]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Faiza Idrees]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 19:35:36 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Can AI Arrest The Decline Of US Great Power Status?]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/01-Jun-2026/can-ai-arrest-decline-us-great-power-status]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[In my prior columns, I argued that the US seems to have reached the apogee of its status as a great power.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Economy, Editor's Picks, Features, Strategy]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 23:59:45 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Pakistan’s Middle Power Aspirations Are A Balancing Act Between Diplomacy And Domestic Crisis]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The month of May brought significant military and diplomatic gains for Pakistan this year, as well as the last.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Faryal Shahzad]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Economy, Features, Strategy]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Faryal Shahzad]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 15:08:05 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Great Powers Overstretch, Decline And Fall – Will The US Be An Exception?]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/19-May-2026/great-powers-overstretch-decline-fall-will-us-exception]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[King Charles' visit to the US in April was a stark reminder of how the roles had reversed between the coloniser and the colony.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Economy, Editor's Picks, Features, Perspective, Strategy]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 01:39:04 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Tolls, Taxes And Trade: The Story Of Control In The Persian Gulf]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/17-May-2026/tolls-taxes-trade-story-control-persian-gulf]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[The previous article on the Strait of Hormuz discussed the effect of geography on its politics.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Parvez Mahmood]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Economy, Editor's Picks, Features, History, SPOTLIGHT, Strategy]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Parvez Mahmood]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 23:45:50 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Beijing 2026 - Seeking Stability In The World’s Most Important Bilateral Relationship]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/14-May-2026/beijing-2026-seeking-stability-world-s-important-bilateral-relationship]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[US President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for a new round of face-to-face talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping from 14 to 15 May, a meeting arriving at a particularly delicate moment in global politics and the international economy.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chen Ziqi]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Economy, Editor's Picks, Features, Strategy]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Chen Ziqi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 17:57:20 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Why The Kurds Don't Have A Nation-State: A Conversation With Jamal Mamkhezri]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The Iran War has once again put the Kurds in the spotlight.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, History, Strategy]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 05:21:07 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Geography, Piracy And Superpower Rivalry In The Strait of Hormuz]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/11-May-2026/geography-piracy-superpower-rivalry-strait-hormuz]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[In the wandering of tectonic plays, nature sometimes plays a cruel joke.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Parvez Mahmood]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Economy, Editor's Picks, Features, History, Strategy]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Parvez Mahmood]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 00:36:42 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Why Nuclear Weapons Haven't Lowered Pakistan’s Defense Budget]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[After a long time, Pakistan is getting positive coverage in the global media due to the very constructive role it is playing to mediate an end to the Iran War.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Economy, Editor's Picks, Features, Interview, Strategy]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 00:55:29 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Is Iran A Threat To European Security As Giorgia Meloni Claims?]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Italy&rsquo;s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has condemned a deadly missile strike on a girls&rsquo; school in southern Iran, calling it a &ldquo;massacre&rdquo; and demanding accountability, while also warning that Tehran&rsquo;s nuclear ambitions pose a serious threat to Europe.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nazeer Ahmed Arijo]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Strategy]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Nazeer Ahmed Arijo]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 21:45:17 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[How Iran's Nuclear Good Faith Was Weaponised Against It]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/24-Apr-2026/iran-s-nuclear-good-faith-weaponised]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[The international system is not a legal order.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Iftikhar Talpur]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, Perspective, Strategy]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Iftikhar Talpur]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 17:52:13 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[ The Futility Of Nuclear Weapons – II]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/21-Apr-2026/futility-nuclear-weapons-ii]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[As discussed in Part I of this two-part article, nuclear weapons, contrary to their stated intent, do not yield an economic dividend.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui, Julian Spencer-Churchill]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Economy, Features, Strategy]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui, Julian Spencer-Churchill]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 04:35:36 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Humility Over Hubris: How Pakistan's Quiet Diplomacy Is Brokering The US-Iran Peace]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[As the Pakistani capital of two million people goes into a diplomatic overdrive again, anticipating hosting the second round of US-Iran peace talks, Islamabad&rsquo;s serene image aptly reflects the calmness and control that broadly define the salvaging stance of its mediating leaders.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Faryal Shahzad]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, Strategy]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Faryal Shahzad]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:26:12 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[How The Trump-Netanyahu Alliance Is A Threat To Global Security, Health And Prosperity]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/15-Apr-2026/trump-netanyahu-alliance-threat-global-security-health-prosperity]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Israel, led by Benjamin Netanyahu, continues to violate international law.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nazeer Ahmed Arijo]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Economy, Features, Strategy]]></category><language>en</language>
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					<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:29:29 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Of Defiance and Devastation: Evaluating Iran’s Survival Against Superior Firepower]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[This article is about Dars Haaye yak Dargiri Khoonin &ndash; about self-examination on the part of Iran about how their conduct has been flawed since their Islamic revolution 57 years ago and what lessons they can draw from the 40-day bloody, destructive war they have bravely gone through.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Parvez Mahmood]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Perspective, Strategy]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Parvez Mahmood]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:46:05 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Futility Of Nuclear Weapons – I]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The case for developing nuclear weapons is predicated on two assumptions.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui, Julian Spencer-Churchill]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui, Julian Spencer-Churchill]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 04:48:48 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Why An Exhausted Empire Turned To Islamabad To Talk Peace]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[As the delegations arrive in Islamabad, they bring with them the wreckage of every assumption that launched this war.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Iftikhar Talpur]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Iftikhar Talpur]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 23:17:08 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Nuking Iran – Might Trump Do It?]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/07-Apr-2026/nuking-iran-might-trump]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[A temporary ceasefire in the six-week-old US-Israeli war on Iran, brokered by Pakistan, has just been announced.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Pervez Hoodbhoy]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Pervez Hoodbhoy]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:44:12 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Are Pakistan’s Nuclear Assets In Israel’s Crosshairs?]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/06-Apr-2026/pakistan-s-nuclear-assets-israel-s-crosshairs]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Israel, in conjunction with the US, has been engaged in a war against Iran with multiple objectives, including regime change but also including the destruction of its ability to develop nuclear bombs.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui, Julian Spencer-Churchill]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, Perspective, Strategy]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui, Julian Spencer-Churchill]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 20:34:13 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Can Pakistan Play A Military Role In Iran If It Becomes Necessary?]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/30-Mar-2026/can-pakistan-play-military-role-iran-becomes-necessary]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[The Iran War has now entered its second month, and there is no end in sight.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui, Julian Spencer-Churchill]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Economy, Features, Perspective, Strategy]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui, Julian Spencer-Churchill]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 20:20:35 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Why The Strait of Hormuz Crisis Might Dwarf The 1973 Oil Embargo]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/24-Mar-2026/strait-hormuz-crisis-might-dwarf-1973-oil-embargo]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Iran will collapse in a few days, once its leadership is wiped out.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Economy, Editor's Picks, Features, SPOTLIGHT, Strategy]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 06:48:28 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Shattered Shield – How The 2026 Hormuz Escalation Is Reshaping Gulf Security]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The March 2026 escalation in the Strait of Hormuz represents more than a tactical confrontation; it is the herald of a fundamental shift in regional security.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kanan Heydarov]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Economy, Features, Strategy]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Kanan Heydarov]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 22:38:33 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[How Will The Iran War Affect Energy Prices And Availability In Pakistan?]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/09-Mar-2026/will-iran-war-affect-energy-prices-availability-pakistan]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Wars always have unintended consequences.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Economy, Editor's Picks, Features, Strategy]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 16:32:15 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Illusion Of Social Engineering: How Washington Misunderstands Iran]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/07-Mar-2026/us-strategic-blind-spots-social-engineering-fails-iran]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Washington&rsquo;s repeated attempts at "social engineering" in the Middle East have hit a dead end, primarily because they consistently ignore the socio-cultural fabric and historical consciousness of the nations they target.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kanan Heydarov]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Kanan Heydarov]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 05:34:22 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[License To Intervene: Monroe Rebranded In Caracas ]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[When President James Monroe articulated his doctrine in 1823, European powers viewed it as a warning that the Western Hemisphere was no longer open for colonial expansion.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Asad Ejaz Butt, Rabia Aslam]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Asad Ejaz Butt, Rabia Aslam]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 23:31:22 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Trump’s Greenland Ambition And The Copenhagen School]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Donald Trump wants Greenland.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Tariq Rahim]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Dr. Tariq Rahim]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 02:17:11 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The String Of Pearls And Global Unrest]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[In the grand theatre of 21st‑century geopolitics, the Indian Ocean has become the primary stage for a silent naval ballet known as the &ldquo;String of Pearls.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Akram Saqib]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Akram Saqib]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 06:06:59 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Has Pakistan Entered A Geopolitical Golden Age?]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The impression one gets from reading some of the recent commentaries in Pakistani papers is that a golden age has dawned.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 22:20:52 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[How The US And Israel Systematically Eroded Iranian Sovereignty]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[By December 2025, the geopolitical landscape of the Middle East has been irrevocably altered by the fires of the "Twelve-Day War" just six months prior.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nadir Mansoor]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Nadir Mansoor]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 25 Dec 2025 21:51:08 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[When The World Stopped Believing India]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[On 14 December 2025, Bondi Beach in Sydney became a crime scene.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Akif Khan]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Akif Khan]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 06:22:03 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Why Pakistan’s Eastern Garrison Collapsed Within Two Weeks In December 1971]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[In Dhaka, on 16 December 1971, under clear skies, and in front of a restless crowd of nearly a million Bengalis, Lt Gen AAK Niazi surrendered to Lt Gen Jagjit Singh Aurora of the Indian Army.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 23:22:43 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[General Yahya Khan’s Fatal Gamble]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA["One cannot be at all sure that any operational plan will survive the first encounter with the main body of the enemy" 
In 1871, Prussian Field Marshal Helmuth von Moltke the Elder wrote that dictum.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2025 20:39:00 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Replacing Civilian Oversight With Intra-Military Discretion - A Constitutional Shift]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Pakistan&rsquo;s 27th Constitutional Amendment marks a watershed moment in the evolution of civil&ndash;military relations.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mustafa Arif]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Mustafa Arif]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 05:21:32 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Allies, Adversaries And Beyond: How Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations Were Forged In Conflict]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The relationship between Pakistan and Afghanistan has long been one of the most intricate and shifting dynamics in South Asia.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Abdul Hannan Mansoor]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, History, Strategy]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Abdul Hannan Mansoor]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2025 19:42:50 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Can A Muslim Hegemon Also Find Its Space In A Multipolar World?]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[While attending the launch of an important new book on world order, my mind inevitably drifted to relating the subject to my own area of interest&mdash;the Muslim world.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Akbar Ahmed]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Book Review, Books, Editor's Picks, Review, SPOTLIGHT, Strategy, Features]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Akbar Ahmed]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 19 Oct 2025 00:05:19 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[From The Brink To The Pivot: Is Pakistan Experiencing A Strategic Reboot?]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[From the cricket pitch to the corridors of global diplomacy, Pakistan has once again found itself at the centre of international headlines.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mustafa Arif]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, Main Slider, SPOTLIGHT, Strategy]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Mustafa Arif]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2025 16:39:42 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Beyond Kinetic Force: A Pakistani Case For Political Dialogue In Balochistan]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Left-leaning insurgencies, while diverse, often manifest common patterns such as carrying out onslaughts on power structures, taking to guerrilla warfare tactics.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Masood Hameed]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, History, Perspective, Strategy]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Masood Hameed]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 14 Sep 2025 22:14:45 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Afghan Government Relocates TTP Training Camps To Urban Centres, Pakistan Left In The Crosshairs]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Recent cross-border strikes conducted by Pakistan against Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) training facilities inside Afghanistan have unveiled a deeper and more complicated game being played by Kabul, sources in both Pakistani and Afghan security agencies have disclosed.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zalmay Azad]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Strategy]]></category><language>en</language>
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					<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2025 21:11:56 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Anticipating Modi: Hindutva, Militarism And The Shadow Over South Asia]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Let this piece begin with a rejoinder that there exists a differentiation among the Hindus of India between those who are adherents of RSS ideology and those who are not.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Parvez Mahmood]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, Strategy]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Parvez Mahmood]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2025 17:18:18 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Russia’s Nuclear Dilemma And The South Asian Precedent — The Day-After Doctrine]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Every serious realist &mdash; not the euphemists in policy circles &mdash; sees that the world is sleepwalking from &ldquo;No First Use&rdquo; to &ldquo;Pre-emptive First Use.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Abdul Munim]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, Perspective, SPOTLIGHT, Strategy]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Abdul Munim]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2025 03:38:48 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Divide And Rule 2.0: Is A Dangerous Game Being Played With IS In Balochistan?]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The recent purported video of the Islamic State Khorasan threatening Baloch militants has sent a shiver down the spine of all those who have been opposing religious fundamentalism, sectarianism and fanaticism.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Abdul Sattar]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Perspective, Strategy]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Abdul Sattar]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2025 14:56:58 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Siege Of The Indus: Treaty Suspension, India's Threats And The Architecture Of Resistance]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[India&rsquo;s abrupt declaration in April 2025 to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty marks a shift from latent posturing to explicit escalation.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Abdul Munim]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Editor's Picks, Environment, Features, Main Slider, SPOTLIGHT, Strategy]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Abdul Munim]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 25 May 2025 17:14:25 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Beyond Tactical Success: The Unfinished Business Of Pakistan's Doctrine On India]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The recent Indo-Pak clash of 7-10 May, including the air battle, is being described as the first conflict of the modern age where &ndash; as per the official spokesmen and media defence specialists &ndash; long-range air and ground launched weapons, supported by airborne and land-based electronic warfare platforms, were fully and seamlessly.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Parvez Mahmood]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, Focus, History, Main Slider, SPOTLIGHT, Strategy]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Parvez Mahmood]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2025 22:08:10 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Beyond The Line Of Control: Geopolitical Fallout From South Asia's Hydro-Politics]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The Line of Control (LoC) between India and Pakistan is one of the most militarized borders in the world.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Hina Majid]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Perspective, Strategy]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Hina Majid]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2025 18:05:09 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Ceasefire Without Peace: Costly Aftermath Of A Clash Between Nuclear Neighbours]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA["Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nazeer Ahmed Arijo]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Economy, Features, Strategy]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Nazeer Ahmed Arijo]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2025 22:04:12 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[IFF: Notes On Pakistan's Clash With Modi's New Normal]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The outcome of our latest round with India would be debated for a long time to come.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lt Gen (r) Asad Durrani]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, Main Slider, SPOTLIGHT, Strategy]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Lt Gen (r) Asad Durrani]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2025 01:31:11 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Why South Asia's Skies Worry Washington]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Critics and commentators raised questions over what looked like Washington&rsquo;s discernible disregard for peace in South Asia after the US vice president observed that the war between Pakistan and India was &ldquo;fundamentally none of our business&rdquo; &ndash; till it somehow did become their business the very next day.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Faryal Shahzad]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Faryal Shahzad]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2025 04:45:10 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA['Blast From The Past']]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The madness is dying out, but tiny sparks prevail.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ambreen Shabbir]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, Strategy]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ambreen Shabbir]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2025 05:45:51 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Armed Militancy In Kashmir And Pakistan’s Involvement: Separating Fact From Fiction]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Unfortunately, I have come across only a few Indians on social media who are questioning the Modi government narrative of making Pakistan responsible for Pahalgam.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Hurmat Ali Shah]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Analysis, Editor's Picks, Main Slider, Strategy]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Hurmat Ali Shah]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2025 22:06:42 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Battlefront In The Making: The Indus Water Treaty Under Fire]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The Pahalgam terror attack, the deadliest since the 2008 Mumbai attacks, claimed 26 lives along with the veneer of normalcy in Kashmir and the uneasy peace between the two perpetually conflicted neighbours.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ambreen Shabbir]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis, Editor's Picks, Features, Strategy]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ambreen Shabbir]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2025 00:44:16 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Pahalgam Tragedy: Security Lapse Or Sinister Calculation?]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/24-Apr-2025/the-pahalgam-tragedy-security-lapse-or-sinister-calculation]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[The bloodshed in Pahalgam has shaken South Asia's conscience.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mubashar Naqvi]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, Perspective, Strategy]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Mubashar Naqvi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2025 01:30:08 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Of Multipolarist Delusions And 'Abki Baar, Trump Sarkar 2.0']]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA["We in India connected well with President Trump and with the words of candidate Trump, "Abki Baar, Trump Sarkar", rang loud and clear&rdquo; &ndash; these words were spoken by the right-wing Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, in August 2019, openly supporting the re-election campaign of Donald Trump in the 2020 US presidential election.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Patryk Tadeusz]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2025 00:09:16 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Trump 2.0: Madness Or Strategy?]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The word that aptly describes Trump 2.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ambreen Shabbir]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ambreen Shabbir]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 12 Apr 2025 21:30:29 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[The Spectre Of Nuclear War Haunts South Asia: A Conversation With Paul Avey]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[In a recent essay, Professor Paul Avey of Virginia Tech discussed whether nuclear weapons act as a deterrent to war.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, Interview, Strategy]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 22 Mar 2025 18:02:17 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[NATO's Russian Illusion]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Just when we believed the peak had been reached with JD Vance&rsquo;s address at the Munich Security Conference, the White House presented us with the Zelenskyy spectacle.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Changez Shafi]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2025 19:45:19 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[India And Pakistan’s Questionable Rationale For Expanding Nuclear Weapons Programmes]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Every nation has justified its decision to develop nuclear weapons as an act of self-defence.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2025 18:20:16 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Hostages And Intel-Gathering: Insurgents' Growing Capabilities Are Transforming Balochistan's Conflict]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA["I had to say goodbye to my father at the station, a man who is battling heart disease.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Imtiaz Baloch]]></dc:creator>
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					<pubDate>Sun, 16 Mar 2025 03:09:15 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Analysing The Ceasefire: How Gaza Turned The Tables On Israel]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s never wise for an analyst to predict the outcome of an armed conflict, no matter how small or large its scale and how one-sided it may be.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Parvez Mahmood]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Parvez Mahmood]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2025 19:28:12 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Ocalan’s Prison Manifesto: Can Words End A Decades-Long War?]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[When Abdullah &Ouml;calan speaks, people listen&mdash;whether they agree with him or not.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nadir Mansoor]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Nadir Mansoor]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2025 05:16:38 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Keep Calm And Mediate: Qatar's Foreign Policy Goals]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Channelling conflict by fostering discussion, understanding, and addressing root causes, while establishing innovative approaches for conflict resolution, is pivotal in today&rsquo;s international conflict management arena.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Momina Khan]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Momina Khan]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2025 03:35:52 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Revisiting General Musharraf’s Solution To The Kashmir Imbroglio]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[In early 2007, eight years after he had launched a covert military operation in Kargil, General Pervez Musharraf, as president of Pakistan and the army chief, offered a peace plan to India&rsquo;s prime minister, Manmohan Singh.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, History, Strategy, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:21:16 +0500</pubDate>

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										<description><![CDATA[The United States became one of the first countries to recognise Pakistan on the 14th of August 1947.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tariq Aqil]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Tariq Aqil]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jan 2025 22:58:49 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[In A New Era In Bangladesh-Pakistan Relations, Opportunities For Regional Transformation Could Arise]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The winds of change are sweeping through South Asia as Bangladesh and Pakistan, two nations historically divided by animosity, embark on a remarkable journey towards reconciliation.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Iftikhar Talpur]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Economy, Editor's Picks, Features, Strategy]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Iftikhar Talpur]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jan 2025 17:00:07 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Nuclear Power, Weapons And The Risks Of War: A Conversation With MV Ramana]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Professor Ramana is the Simons Chair in Disarmament, Global and Human Security at the University of British Columbia.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Books, Economy, Editor's Picks, Features, Interview, Perspective, Strategy]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jan 2025 03:40:24 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[CPEC As A Cultural Bridge: Exploring Chinese Influence In Pakistan]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) goes far beyond its infrastructure elements, serving as a vital cultural connection between two earliest civilizations.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Qazi Sawera Waheed]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Culture, Economy, Features, Strategy, Technology]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Qazi Sawera Waheed]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2024 08:07:29 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Why Are Pakistan And Belarus Eyeing A Strategic Partnership?]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The diplomatic relationship between Pakistan and Belarus has evolved significantly since its inception in 1991, following the dissolution of the Soviet Union.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Faisal Ahmad]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Economy, Features, Strategy, Technology]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Faisal Ahmad]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 10 Dec 2024 19:05:09 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Syria, The Axis Of Resistance And The Future Of West Asia]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[A long effort backed by the West, various Arab states, and Turkey &ndash; which started after the Arab Spring and involved changing the political landscapes in Syria for greater geopolitical gains &ndash; has finally succeeded in the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad on 8 December 2024.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bilal Hyder Simair]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Perspective, Strategy]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Bilal Hyder Simair]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 10 Dec 2024 00:20:35 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Carnage In Kurram And The Writing On The Wall]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The volatile tribal district of Kurram witnessed another scene of carnage, death and destruction on 21 November 2024.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tariq Aqil]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Tariq Aqil]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 23 Nov 2024 14:21:38 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Palestine's Suffering And The Toothless Tigers Of The Muslim World]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Since 7 October 2023, the people of Gaza are facing a deadly genocidal Israeli onslaught that has extinguished the lives of over 45,000 Palestinians and left countless others severely wounded.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tariq Aqil]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Perspective, Strategy, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Tariq Aqil]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 20 Nov 2024 15:20:47 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[How Trump's Presidency Will Impact The Global Order]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The election of Donald Trump signifies the advent of a new geopolitical era.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kanan Heydarov]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Kanan Heydarov]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Tue, 19 Nov 2024 15:10:24 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[China, Global Leadership And The Spectre Of World War 3]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/14-Nov-2024/china-global-leadership-and-the-spectre-of-world-war-3]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Amid the ongoing escalation of the Middle Eastern conflict, with Israel now dragging Lebanon into the war and missile strikes from Iran, the regional conflict is on the verge of becoming a global one.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Aqsa Wazir Khan]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks, Features, Perspective, Strategy, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Aqsa Wazir Khan]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 14 Nov 2024 17:41:51 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Maverick Returns: What Trump 2.0 Means For The World]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[https://www.thefridaytimes.com/08-Nov-2024/maverick-returns-what-trump-2-0-means-for-the-world]]></link>
										<description><![CDATA[Former President Donald Trump achieved a thumping victory in the 2024 Presidential elections, defeating Kamala Harris of the Democratic Party by a wide margin to become the 47th President of the USA.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tariq Aqil]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Perspective, Strategy, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Tariq Aqil]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sat, 09 Nov 2024 14:29:43 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Navigating Commercial Criticism: How China Responds To Allegations Of Technological Theft And Dumping]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[As economic tensions expand across the globe, China finds itself at the centre of an increasingly contentious debate regarding its trading practices.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tehreem Ahmed]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Economy, Features, Perspective, Strategy]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Tehreem Ahmed]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 03 Nov 2024 22:03:49 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[China's Evolving Geostrategic Identity: A Modern Power Rooted In Tradition]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[China is one of the oldest living civilisations in the world, with an imperial period of two millennia.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Duaa Asad]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Focus, Perspective, Strategy, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Duaa Asad]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 28 Oct 2024 14:41:11 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[New Wave: How Chinese Pop Culture Is Shaping Global Trends And Diplomacy]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Chinese pop culture is expanding significantly on the global scene, influencing others &ndash; from computer games and fashion to music and film.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ishra Salam Abbasi]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Culture, Features, Music, Perspective, Strategy, Television, Entertainment]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ishra Salam Abbasi]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 14 Oct 2024 21:28:07 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Dereliction Of Duty: General McMaster’s Stinging Critique Of US Involvement In Vietnam]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Much of the vast literature on Vietnam focuses on the conduct of the war and what happened after it ended.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Book Review, Books, Editor's Picks, History, Legacy, Perspective, Review, Strategy]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 14 Oct 2024 20:32:56 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[How The 1965 War Continues To Cast A Long Shadow On Pakistan's Politics]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Fought 59 years ago, this war implanted the army in the strategic culture of Pakistan as the saviour of the nation.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Economy, Editor's Picks, Features, History, Legacy, Strategy, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ahmad Faruqui]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 09 Sep 2024 14:37:00 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Afghanistan's Status Quo Is Not Sustainable: Prospects For A Regional Solution And Pakistan’s Role ]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[On the 15th of August, we commemorated the third anniversary of the Taliban's military takeover of Kabul.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nasir Ahamd Andisha]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Features, Perspective, Strategy, Main Slider]]></category><language>en</language>
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					<pubDate>Wed, 28 Aug 2024 22:24:59 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Observing The Decline Of US Influence In The Arab World]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The armed action by Hamas forces against Israel on 7 October 2023 had a significant impact on regional politics and the United States' influence in the Arab world.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sehar Mughal]]></dc:creator>
					<category><![CDATA[Perspective, Strategy, Main Slider, Citizens' Voice]]></category><language>en</language>
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											<author><![CDATA[Sehar Mughal]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 19 Aug 2024 14:45:36 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Afghanistan Under The Taliban: Is There A Future?]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Afghanistan suffers from chronic instability since the 1980s if not before.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr Ejaz Hussain]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Dr Ejaz Hussain]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jul 2024 22:57:35 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Is The China-Pakistan Bonhomie Running Into Problems?]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[The relationship between China and Pakistan remains steadfast with both nations keeping each other&rsquo;s back at international forums, strategic coherence on issues of mutual interest and most importantly having similar geopolitical interests.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Hassan Raza]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Hassan Raza]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jul 2024 21:47:25 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Security In Balochistan And The CPEC Question]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Launched in 2015, the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has been regarded by Beijing as a &ldquo;flagship project&rdquo; of the Belt and Road Initiative and by Islamabad as an &ldquo;economic game changer.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Talbot]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Ian Talbot]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jul 2024 18:43:08 +0500</pubDate>

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					<title><![CDATA[Troubled By Trump: US And EU Elections This Year Will Shape A Dangerous Decade To Come]]></title>
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										<description><![CDATA[Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel once said, "War dispels the dark clouds gathering over the world.]]></description>

					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kanan Heydarov]]></dc:creator>
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											<author><![CDATA[Kanan Heydarov]]></author>
									
					<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2024 19:16:23 +0500</pubDate>

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