Guest Essays

Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian displaying the memorandum of understanding signed to end the 2026 Iran-US war

The Strategic Consequences of Iran–U.S. War

Iran emerged from the 2026 war not as a defeated state but as one with growing leverage over the Strait of Hormuz, the world's most critical energy chokepoint. In this guest essay,

July 3, 2026

by Obaidurrahman Mirsab

Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha leads the 100-Day Nasha Mukt JK Abhiyan anti-drug padyatra in Bandipora

Kashmir Confronts Its Heroin Crisis as Sinha’s 100-Day Nasha Mukt Abhiyan Crosses Halfway Mark

Kashmir's long-hidden heroin epidemic is finally in the open as LG Manoj Sinha's 100-day Nasha Mukt J&K Abhiyan pairs a record enforcement drive with a new push on rehabilitation.

May 28, 2026

by Faisal Nabi Najar