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2026 @InGlobalAffairs Nonresident Fellow. Co-host @BeyondtheLoCpod. Formerly @stimsoncenter, @catofp, @inkstickmedia. RT≠E. Chai lover.
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It’s up! In our @WarOnTheRocks piece, @Faisalmuh89, @Haleema_Saadia, and I, identify five major strategic shifts shaping Pakistan’s evolving approach to warfare:
1. Conventional strike capabilities are essential for escalation control, but they need to be employed very carefully to avoid triggering a regional war.
2. Multi-domain warfare is now the baseline, and hence needs to be prioritized.
3. Jointness is not just about fighting together but also about escalating coherently.
4. Because of the Iran war, India can no longer remain the focus of force planning.
5. Crisis management is now a multilateral affair.
Read the piece here to find out why: warontherocks.com/pakistans-…
“There is, nevertheless, a contradiction in the American approach that cannot be waved away. Washington wants India to contribute to an Asian balance favourable to the United States while sometimes treating independent Indian judgment as an obstacle to be overcome. It cannot seek a stronger India and simultaneously insist upon a more obedient one. The freedom to make difficult choices is part of what makes India a consequential strategic actor.”
An excellent piece by Ambassador @NMenonRao: indianarrative.com/opinion/i…
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Proud to showcase @jekavanagh's sharp, independent research and assessments on @RStatecraft. Here's her proposal to withdraw US military assets to the second island chain in the Pacific which has Washington types' hair on fire. 🧯responsiblestatecraft.org/fi…
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Hundreds of Afghan women are at risk of losing access to higher education as the State Department has pulled its funding for the American University of Afghanistan.
nytimes.com/2026/10/01/world…
Iran’s foreign minister suggested in private talks that his country was willing to restore nuclear inspectors’ access to bombed facilities in exchange for sanctions relief, people familiar with the discussions said bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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The UAE nuclear deal is considered the "gold standard" because the UAE agreed to forgo enrichment and reprocessing, two paths to bomb-grade material.
The proposed Saudi deal doesn't require the same, explains @khansahar1 in @RStatecraft.
responsiblestatecraft.org/sa…
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Episode 2 of Season 2 is out!
What happens when a chokepoint thousands of miles away disrupts South Asia?
In "The Price of Hormuz," we look beyond oil at how the Iran war is affecting LNG, fertilizer, food security, remittances, aviation, tourism and trade - from 🇵🇰and 🇮🇳 to 🇳🇵, 🇧🇩, 🇱🇰, 🇧🇹 , 🇲🇻 and 🇦🇫.
The bigger question: How much economic vulnerability can South Asia actually absorb?
🎙️ Listen/watch:
youtube.com/watch?v=JwY6MbAn…
@khansahar1 @Haleema_Saadia
Congress owes the American public to ask the Trump administration for clarity on the U.S.-Saudi nuclear deal. Here is my take in @RStatecraft: responsiblestatecraft.org/sa…
Also, a shoutout to @InGlobalAffairs and the team for an excellent report on the American public's views on the #IranWar. Spoiler alert: Americans are wary of it. Read here: instituteforglobalaffairs.or…
Congratulations @mideastXmidwest and @InGlobalAffairs!!
Excited to share that None Of The Above is a finalist for the 2026 @signalawards!
Such an honor to be recognized alongside such an outstanding group of podcasters.
Please vote for us in the News/Politics category by Oct. 15. 🗳️
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“I have visited just Islamabad on this first visit. My desire was also to see Lahore, Sialkot or Faisalabad,” says India’s National Coordinator for SCO in Islamabad
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One of the best things we can do as a society for those we lost in all our recent conflicts is to avoid the messy business of concluding a war by not starting them in the first place, writes @dan_grazier
responsiblestatecraft.org/us…
At #UNGA last week, South Asian leaders made one thing clear: They may not start global wars, but they certainly pay the price for them.
In Episode 2 of @BeyondtheLoCpod’s “The Iran War Through South Asia,” @Haleema_Saadia and I unpack how disruption in the Strait of Hormuz is rippling across the region, from energy and food prices to remittances, trade, and travel.
🎧: youtube.com/watch?v=JwY6MbAn…
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👉 @AkbarSAhmed's new book and @connor_echols review today stand as ballasts against any of these Bidenite liars, cowards, and Israeli compradores from getting into any future admin again. In fact it helps to shame them as they pop up in public life too.
A fantastic piece by @AliVaez, explaining the paradox of what looks like another long war in the Middle East. One of my favorite lines is: “As long as Tehran and Washington remain capable of and committed to hurting each other, the war won’t end no matter how much they talk.”
Seven months in, Iran & the U.S. each believe they have tools to make the other blink, fortitude to wait the other out, and disinclination to make concessions the other seeks.
My latest for @ForeignAffairs 👇
tinyurl.com/4vudctak
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As the US meets its September deadline for a withdrawal from Iraq, re-plugging my March piece for @IndianExpress when I had contextualized the impending withdrawal, against the US-Iran war.
Read here - indianexpress.com/article/ex…
What happens to the nonproliferation regime when Washington uses military force to deny an adversary enrichment capabilities, while leaving the door open to a security partner?
In my latest for @RStatecraft, I look at how the congressional debate over the Saudi deal exposes this contradiction and why the consequences could extend far beyond Riyadh: responsiblestatecraft.org/sa…
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NEW: @khansahar1 @InGlobalAffairs explores the chances for killing the flawed US-Saudi agreement which raises too many flags for proliferation. It leaves the door open for the Kingdom to enrich its own fuel, something the US wouldn't allow anyone else to to
responsiblestatecraft.org/sa…
Very cool @AribaShahid!
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When does diplomatic access become leverage?
That was one of the questions we explored in S02E01. Weeks later, Pakistan is still trying to keep the US-Iran diplomatic channel alive and the question looks even more interesting.
A useful time to revisit the argument.
youtube.com/watch?v=__UM7ozh…
@khansahar1 @Haleema_Saadia
