Ahsen Khan

Nov 4, 2024 | arabamericannews.com | Ahsen Khan

By Ahsen KhanAs the recent exchange between Tony Dokoupil and Ta-Nehisi Coates illustrates, there is a deep disconnect between how many White people view Israel versus how people of color view it. Like Mr. Dokoupil, White Americans support Israel to a far greater degree than other demographic groups. This suggests they either do not care or not believe Israel is an apartheid state.

Sep 29, 2024 | thefridaytimes.com | Ahsen Khan

Pakistan and India have been enemies since the day they were born. The growing gap in power between these two belligerents may soon tip the balances irrevocably in India’s favour. However, both suffer from particularly inept leadership, intent on implementing as many self-destructive policies as possible. As such, their conflict is best described as a race to the bottom.

Sep 24, 2024 | thefridaytimes.com | Ahsen Khan

Pakistanis are a diverse group of people with different perspectives on many topics. One of the few things most of us can probably agree on is that the Pakistani government is unbelievably incompetent and has been since its inception. It has a horrible habit of making the country's problems worse instead of solving them. A recent case of an alleged leaked audio of a man from its security services threatening the family of a member of the Pakistani diaspora in Australia shows exactly how.

Sep 15, 2024 | thefridaytimes.com | Ahsen Khan

Shortly before his death, Iran's late President Raisi spent several days visiting Pakistan. Like many state visits between Pakistani and Iranian officials over the years, his trip was filled with grand proclamations about the affinity between both nations and the need to improve ties. Both sides agreed to boost trade to $10 billion within five years. They also agreed to work together to bring peace and prosperity to Afghanistan and jointly condemned Israel's massacres in Gaza.

Aug 28, 2024 | thefridaytimes.com | Ahsen Khan

Pakistan is currently dealing with complicated insurgencies in two of its provinces. One is primarily being waged by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), while the other is being waged by an assortment of Baloch ethnonationalist groups in Balochistan. These developments have rekindled a debate that has flummoxed military strategists throughout the modern era – on how to implement an effective counter insurgency (COIN) strategy.