International

For decades, Iran has exploited divisions among its regional competitors and cultivated relationships with individual states and non-state actors. The recent Pakistan–Saudi Arabia–Türkiye defence agreement potentially reverses that advantage.

Dr Tomáš Kafka, Director of the Central European Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, talks to SouthAsia Magazine in this exclusive interview with Mariam Khan.

It was a hot, sultry night when my friend Saleem called to say his uncle had died in a small hospital in Gulshan‑e‑Iqbal.

Even a limited nuclear exchange could have a devastating effect on global agricultural production and pose a serious threat to worldwide food security

Both Iran and the United States seem to recognize a sobering truth: an all-out war would not resolve their rivalry

The Saudi-Emirati confrontation is not an aberration but a signal that the Middle East has entered a new phase

The abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro sets a precedent in recent history that the strong do as they can

The widespread perception of a struggling democracy is not unique to Pakistan and resonates across the Global South and North nations.

Hundreds of Palestinians, many of them children, have been killed since the ceasefire brokered between Israel and Hamas in October 2025

The continued support of EU countries and a hesitant yet influential United States has prolonged the Russia-Ukraine conflict, while millions of people continue to bear the brunt of this devastating war

In this year-ender, SouthAsia explores whether global diplomacy has created a meaningful impact or was it just a spectacle

The rise of Omar M. Yaghi, a Muslim of Palestinian heritage, to the Nobel stage says as much about individual determination as it does about the institutions and ecosystems that can nurture talent

Most civil servants and bureaucrats desire the best of both worlds: benefit from the system during service and seek glory, public approval, and recognition post-retirement

Trump’s 20-Point Plan seems to be the continuity of colonial solutions dressed as reform and could be referred to as a mirage of peace, adding a new chapter in Gaza’s endless subjugation

H.E. Surashete Boontinand, Consul General of Thailand in Karachi, talks to SouthAsia Magazine in this exclusive interview with Mariam Khan.

The Arab-Israeli conflict is thus not simply a clash of religions or cultures but the product of imperial strategy, dispossession, and selective morality.

Electing leaders from diverse backgrounds in London and New York, two of the world’s most prominent global cities, sends a powerful symbolic message.

Is the selection of the Dalai Lama solely a spiritual matter? The answer is no.

Iran’s nuclear journey did not begin in the shadows but under the warm glow of American partnership.