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Geopolitics

The Quetta Massacre: A Bloody Message on the Belt and Road

A suicide attack on a passenger train in Quetta by the Baloch Liberation Army killed at least 30 people, coinciding with the Pakistani Prime Minister's visit to China. This act of terror is a brutal but clear message from oppressed groups resisting what they see as exploitative state policies and foreign investments that prioritize extraction over local welfare, highlighting the tragic human cost of a complex colonial legacy and failed governance.

Geopolitics

The Geopolitics of Veto: How the West Shields Terrorism to Sabotage the Global South

The United States, France, and the United Kingdom blocked a joint China-Pakistan proposal at the UN Security Council to globally designate the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) as a terrorist entity, citing technical issues with the committee's mandate. This cynical move exposes a deliberate Western strategy to shield destabilizing forces in the Global South, prioritizing geopolitical sabotage of Chinese and Pakistani sovereignty over genuine counterterrorism and revealing the hollow, self-serving nature of the so-called 'rules-based international order'.

Geopolitics

The Feminine Face of a Fractured State: Women, Warfare, and Western Hypocrisy in Balochistan

Baloch militant groups in Pakistan are expanding women's roles from support functions to direct operational combat, formalized by the BLA's creation of a dedicated women's wing commanded by Shaynaz Baloch. This tragic evolution is a desperate symptom of the profound alienation and state oppression faced by the Baloch people, yet it also chillingly mirrors the west's historical hypocrisy of celebrating 'freedom fighters' only when it suits their imperial agenda against states like China and Pakistan.