Pahalgam attack
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Geography Is Not Power
India suspended the Indus Waters Treaty believing the upstream power holds the tap. It does not. From the Indus to the Nile, the country at the top of the river…
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On Bigotry
RecoveringNewsJunkie quotes comments about Hindus and Indians and objects that BP platforms hatred and false-flag claims about the Pahalgam attack, calling it an abuse of free speech.
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The Prussia of the Ummah
Building on RNJ’s comment that Munir’s consolidation makes a second Pahalgam unlikely, the post argues Pakistan’s army-led settlement is not a pause before collapse but a durable hybrid regime, ‘the…
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Op Sindoor Was Not a Pakistani Defeat: Precedents Two Days From Pahalgam
Two days from the Pahalgam anniversary, three precedents worth setting down before the narrative hardens: Sindoor was not a Pakistani defeat, the Crescent commentariat cannot keep living Western lives while…
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Pakistan’s Diplomatic Triumph (Trump?)
Notes Trump’s thanks to Shehbaz Sharif and Asim Munir for Gaza peace efforts; the author sees a post-Pahalgam pivot and argues India may underestimate Pakistan’s capacity to adapt.
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Pahalgam and Aftermath
Replying to a question on Twitter, the author argues the Pahalgam attack was Pakistan-backed, that the IAF underestimated Pakistan’s air force and lost aircraft on day one, and that both…
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Brown Pundits and the Echo Chamber Problem
The author warns that Brown Pundits risks becoming a right-wing echo chamber, and argues that after Pahalgam India’s position has weakened while Pakistan under Asim Munir and Shehbaz Sharif has…
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Pakistan’s Extraordinary Diplomacy
X.T.M argues that Pakistan, though feudal, fragile and low in human development, has shown near-perfect tactical diplomacy since the Pahalgam conflict. He rejects the US–Mexico analogy for India–Pakistan, doubts a…
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India, Pakistan & the Central Asian Dancefloor
X.T.M contrasts India joining the CAFA Nations Cup, a sign of its growing standing in Central Asia, with its withdrawal from a World Championship of Legends match against Pakistan after…
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🇮🇳Op Sindoor: A Podcast on Pahalgam, Pakistan, and the Limits of Peace
X.T.M reflects on the first half-hour of the BrownCast episode on Op Sindoor, covering the Pahalgam massacre, Modi and Nawaz Sharif’s failed diplomacy, the civil–military cycle in Pakistan, and India’s…
