The recent military flare-up begged questions on who would win in the event of a nuclear or conventional war. Here, Al Majalla compares their arsenals and respective journeys to become nuclear powers.
India-Pakistan tensions reached a fever pitch after a 22 April attack in Pahalgam, a town in Indian-controlled Kashmir, a disputed region divided by a de facto border called the Line of Control. The…
With "three dozen countries" involved, international diplomacy was key to de-escalation, showing how a multipolar world can offer more levers for peace
Chabahar on the Gulf of Oman is India's first overseas port. It has the handy benefit of bypassing Pakistan, which is currently a key Chinese trade hub. But will New Delhi now be hit by US sanctions?
Beijing would like the week to mark a historic turning point in which a unipolar world finally gave way to multipolarity. To others, it was just tub-thumping bravura. In reality, it was a bit of both.
The country now sits at an energy crossroads: will its recovery be anchored in oil and gas, or will it seize the chance to lean into renewables and build something more resilient?
After Israel dealt Iran and its regional axis a string of crippling blows last year, Lebanon now finds itself better-positioned to reclaim its eroded state sovereignty. Will it grab the chance?
Recent books from Yemen, Egypt, and Syria take a new look at the 10th-century philosopher's famed letter 'The Epistle of Forgiveness', which is said to have inspired Dante's 'Divine Comedy'
An earthquake in Afghanistan earlier this week levelled entire villages and left people trapped under rubble for days, but in the shadow of the Hindu Kush, saviours were thin on the ground