A Major Boost for Pakistan’s Airpower The United States has approved a $686‑million package to modernize Pakistan’s existing F‑16 fleet, marking the most significant upgrade to the aircraft in years. Unlike a fresh procurement, this initiative focuses on enhancing networked capabilities, situational awareness, and survivability of the jets, extending their operational life into the 2040s. The…
A Sudden Alert After a Violent Night Japan was jolted into heightened vigilance this week after the government issued an unusually rare “megaquake advisory”—a step taken only when seismic activity hints at the possibility of a far larger event. The trigger was a magnitude-7.5 offshore earthquake near Aomori that injured dozens and rattled northern Honshu…
Democratic lawmakers are sounding alarms that Donald Trump’s tariff barrage against India is on a collision course with one of Washington’s most consequential strategic priorities: maintaining a durable partnership with New Delhi at a moment of intensifying rivalry with China and persistent uncertainty around Russia. What was long viewed as a “low-cost, high-benefit” relationship is, they…
A New Financial Orbit for Musk’s Space Empire Elon Musk’s SpaceX is reportedly preparing a public listing of unprecedented scale, targeting more than $30 billion in fresh capital at a colossal $1.5 trillion valuation sometime in 2026–27. If executed, it could eclipse Saudi Aramco’s 2019 debut and instantly become the largest IPO in market history. What…
A New Inflection Point in India’s Digital Growth Story Amazon’s latest commitment—over $35 billion in fresh investment by 2030—marks one of the largest long-term bets by any global tech company on India’s digital economy. More than a routine expansion, the announcement frames India as a dual engine for Amazon’s future: a critical AI development hub and…
Trump Media & Technology Group’s decision to anchor an investment of USD 5 billion (roughly ₹1 lakh crore) in Telangana’s planned Bharat Future City has instantly transformed the initiative from a regional urban experiment into an international talking point. Announced at the Telangana Rising Global Summit 2025, the commitment marks a significant escalation of foreign interest…
Historic Military Restructuring On December 5, 2025, Field Marshal Asim Munir was appointed Pakistan’s first Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), concurrently serving as Chief of Army Staff for a five-year term. The appointment, approved by President Asif Ali Zardari on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s advice, follows the 27th Constitutional Amendment that abolished the Chairman Joint Chiefs…
A Deal That Redraws Hollywood’s Power Map Netflix’s proposed multibillion-dollar takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery’s studios, HBO, and streaming operations has thrown the global entertainment industry into one of its most consequential debates in decades. What began as a bold strategic bid to consolidate premium content under a single platform quickly escalated into a political flashpoint…
The Crisis Returns to a Long-Contested Frontier The Thailand–Cambodia border has flared once again, reviving a conflict that has simmered for decades around the rugged terrain of the Preah Vihear Temple. Although the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled in 1962 that the ancient sanctuary belonged to Cambodia, ambiguities in old Franco–Siamese treaties left the surrounding…
India’s announcement that it will soon offer free 30-day e-tourist visas and 30-day group tourist visas to Russian citizens marks one of the most significant people-centric policy moves in the recent history of India–Russia relations. Revealed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his joint press conference with President Vladimir Putin in New Delhi, the unilateral waiver—covering…
