Articles by Karthik Menon
Breakthrough: Iran-US Peace Accord Nears Official Announcement
This piece presents a , near-term breakthrough in Iran-US relations, not a report of real events. It imagines that, within hours of publication, high-level officials from Iran and the United States...
Pakistan PM Shahbaz Sharif Hails Zhejiang Development Model, Eyes CPEC Phase II Leap in Industry, Agriculture, and Tech
Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif met with Wang Hao, the Secretary of the CPC Zhejiang Provincial Committee, and used the occasion to praise Zhejiang’s remarkable development achievements unde...
Taliban Holds Northern Afghanistan Security Summit as Badakhshan Tensions Escalate
Senior Taliban officials convened in northern Afghanistan for a high-level coordination meeting, bringing together provincial governors, intelligence representatives, and police commanders from Bal...
Maldives Suspends Luxury Dive Vessel License After Five Italian Tourists Die in Diving Tragedy; Probe Into Depth Violations Underway
Authorities in the Maldives have suspended the operating license of a luxury dive vessel following the deaths of five Italian tourists, including a marine biology professor, her daughter, and two r...
Port-au-Prince Gang Clashes Leave 78 Dead, UN Toll Confirms, Deepening Haiti Crisis
In a brutal escalation of gang violence in the suburbs of Port-au-Prince, at least 78 people have been killed since Saturday, including 10 bystanders, according to a provisional toll released Thurs...
Former Afghan Minister Naderi Slams India-Taliban $46M Deal, Warns of Foreign Interference in Kabul
Former Afghan Minister Sayed Sadat Mansoor Naderi has condemned a purported $46+ million deal between an Indian company, TCRC, and Taliban-controlled Afghan authorities for laboratory projects in K...
Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the U.N.
Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the U.N., met with Mr. Stefano... 📅 May 12, 2026 📡 Source: News Desk ...
Pakistan Demarches Afghan Taliban Regime Over May 9 Attack on Fateh Khel Police Post in Bannu
Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the Afghan Chargé d’Affaires to deliver a formal demarche following the vehicle-borne IED attack on the Fateh Khel Police Post in Bannu District, Khy...
Images of Unity and the Burden of War: A Critical, Balanced Take on Wartime Solidarity
This piece offers a detailed, comprehensive reflection on the claim that images of Pakistani civilians standing shoulder to shoulder with their armed forces during recent hostilities with India wil...
🚨Israel is scared of Pakistan 🇵🇰⚔️🇮🇱 A new survey confirms I...
Israel is scared of Pakistan ⚔️ A new survey confirms Israel is scared of Muslim nations with Pak... 📅 May 6, 2026 📡 Source: News Desk ...