India was close to the pre-Taliban regime but it collapsed when the US pulled out in 2021 and its successors now look to Russia and China. A land link to Central Asia, India knows it must re-engage

The Taliban's inability to deal with terrorist groups on its soil means Islamabad has launched its own military action over the border. To restore order, international mediation is now needed

Some say Al-Burhan's forces need a significant victory to let them negotiate with their heads held high, but with the paramilitary RSF gaining ground, that looks less likely. Where does this end?

The Palestinian Authority president will meet Turkey's president who supports Abbas's rivals, representatives of whom may conveniently be in Ankara at the same time. Is this PR, or time to talk?

There are clues as to Trump's foreign policy, and a defence strategy outlines in some detail what his administration hopes to achieve. Yet, he will still shoot from the hip.

The interception of more than a dozen unmanned aerial vehicles in recent months has shown that smuggling has a highly effective new toy, while the Jordanians have a new security headache

The ousted Bangladeshi autocrat Sheikh Hasina relied on India for years, while India put all its eggs in the Hasina basket. Now she has fled the country and everyone looks silly

The Lebanon-based militia has evolved its approach to losing senior personnel. These days, few who are felled are big names. Yet its problems go deeper than public relations

After three children were killed, false reports on social media said the killer was a Muslim asylum seeker who had arrived on a small boat. Incensed, Britons have taken to the streets, bricks in-hand

Only with inside knowledge could Israel have killed so many senior figures from Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Iranian military. The axis of resistance needs to face facts: it is completely compromised