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Jawed Ashraf

Jawed Ashraf

Articles by Jawed Ashraf

West Asia conflict: Pushing Pause to Permanent Peace amid Pessimism

Shiite Muslims hold portraits of Iran's supreme leaders, Ali Hosseini Khamenei and his son Mojtaba Khamenei as they celebrate after the United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire on April 8, 2026. Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on April 8, 2026, that Islamabad would host delegations from the United States and Iran later this week following their ceasefire announcement. (Photo by Asif HASSAN / AFP)

Updated on Apr 9, 2026 02:51 IST

Familiar interventions in an unsettled region

As this conflict shows, war has doubtful efficacy as a deterrent, but strong incentives for escalation. (AFP)

Updated on Mar 25, 2026 15:20 IST

New beginning for a transformed world

This is a high-quality and comprehensive FTA that goes beyond trade issues to create a framework for economic partnership. (Reuters)

Updated on Jan 27, 2026 15:35 IST

The post-order moment, for India and the world

As Gen Z protests show, generational shifts in thought and methods will be quicker and sharper. (Bloomberg)

Updated on Jan 18, 2026 16:15 IST

Friends & foes in an uncertain, shifting world

The Indian political and street mood is now, justifiably, furious at how the country has been treated by the US even as everyone realises the importance of that country and the bilateral relationship. (PTI)

Updated on Aug 15, 2025 15:06 IST

In climate of conflicts, a corridor of necessity

IMEC is often imagined as a mega infrastructure project along a single multimodal route. (Shutterstock)

Updated on Jun 19, 2025 14:58 IST

A new legal architecture for nuclear power sector

At the initial stages at least, the government will have to retain full control of the complete nuclear fuel cycle. (Shutterstock)

Updated on May 29, 2025 14:45 IST

Keeping India-US ties out of the Pakistan trap

The US is now seeking to reorganise itself internally and reframe the terms of its responsibility and engagement abroad (AFP)

Updated on May 20, 2025 14:35 IST

Familiar challenges and a new level of response

We will have to further strengthen our ability to predict, prevent and pre-empt terrorist attacks (Hindustan Times)

Updated on May 7, 2025 16:07 IST

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