China's Consumer Prices Rise Less Than Expected in September; Factory-Gate Charges Continue Decline for 24th Month

China’s Demographic Crisis Deepens: Aging Population, Falling Fertility, and a Growing Bride Market in South Asia

Earlier this year, a phrase ricocheted across Chinese social media platforms, encapsulating a fear that has long simmered beneath the surface of the country’s economic narrative. The phrase — “getting old before getting rich” — captured, with chilling clarity, a...
SMASH (Surface-to-Surface Mach-8 Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile)

Pakistan Navy Conducts Historic First Launch of Indigenous Hypersonic Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile, Reshaping Regional Naval Balance

The Pakistan Navy has achieved a landmark breakthrough in regional naval warfare by successfully conducting the maiden test launch of its indigenously developed SMASH (Surface-to-Surface Mach-8 Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile) from a frontline warship. The test marks South Asia’s first operational...
JF-17 Thunder

Bangladesh Poised to Buy JF-17 Block III: Possible JF-17 Block III Sale to Bangladesh Raises Strategic Stakes in South Asia

In a development that could reshape South Asia’s aerial balance, Pakistan’s announcement of a new export Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for its advanced JF-17 Thunder Block III fighter jet has triggered intense speculation that Bangladesh may be the undisclosed customer....
Bangladesh

Bangladesh’s Islamist Parties Attempt Strategic Coordination Despite Longstanding Rivalries

Historic rivalries, doctrinal rifts, and political pragmatism shape an uncertain pre-election landscape Bangladesh is heading toward its 13th parliamentary election, expected in February 2026, amid growing speculation over whether the country’s Islamist parties can finally overcome decades of doctrinal and...
Turkey-Bangladesh Air Defense Pact Marks Ankara’s Strategic Entry Into South Asia’s Security Architecture

Turkey-Bangladesh Air Defense Pact Marks Ankara’s Strategic Entry Into South Asia’s Security Architecture

South Asia’s most significant strategic recalibrations is quietly unfolding in Dhaka. Bangladesh, long known for its careful diplomacy and modest military posture, is on the cusp of signing a landmark defense agreement with Turkey — a deal that could reshape...
China - US

China’s Landward Advance: Can Washington’s Indo-Pacific Strategy Contain Beijing’s Expanding Influence in South Asia?

The great power contest between Washington and Beijing is playing out not just in trade tariffs and technological rivalry — it is increasingly manifesting in steel and concrete, in pipelines and ports, in the tension between sea lanes and land...
J-10C Fighter Jet

Bangladesh’s Interest in China’s J-10C “Vigorous Dragon” fighter jets Signals Bold Step Toward Advanced Combat Capability Under Forces Goal 2030

Dhaka’s pursuit of China’s J-10C “Vigorous Dragon” signals a turning point for its military aviation, reshaping South Asia’s air balance and deepening geopolitical fault lines. Bangladesh is preparing for one of the most consequential military aviation shifts in its history...
J-10CE fighter jet

South Asia’s Largest BVR Aerial Battle: Inside the 125-Fighter Jet BVR Battle Between India and Pakistan That Caught the World’s Attention

In a stunning show of force and technological prowess, the skies over South Asia became the stage for what is now being called the largest Beyond Visual Range (BVR) aerial engagement in history. The massive aerial clash between the Pakistan...
terror attack Pahalgam

Indian Investigators Conclude Pahalgam Terror Attack Was Orchestrated by Pakistan-Based Operatives

South Asia: Indian federal investigators have concluded that all three militants responsible for the April 22 attack near Pahalgam in Indian-administered Kashmir were Pakistani nationals affiliated with the United Nations-designated terrorist group, Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). The deadly assault on a group...
Pakistan Tests 450km-Range Abdali Missile

A New Nuclear Triangle: Tel Aviv, Tehran, and Islamabad on a Collision Course

New nuclear flashpoint, Meir Masri—a senior figure in Israel’s Labour Party and former Deputy Defence Minister—has issued a statement that reverberated far beyond its 280-character limit. Writing in both Arabic and Urdu on his verified X (formerly Twitter) account, Masri...
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