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[Kannan @telmispartan]

@ItsShubhangi @Manik_M_Jolly It’s good to see you. Do it everyday and bring back Finepoint.

[Shubhangi Sharma @ItsShubhangi]

For the past few months, I’ve been building, writing and anchoring “The Link” on Firstpost. An explainer series connecting the dots across geopolitics, history, economics and power.

2.5M+ views across the first 22 episodes.

Watch. Think. Find The Link. 👇🏻

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An interview with @MichaelKugelman at the Rising Bharat Summit.

Good insights on Pakistan’s vulnerability amid the Iran war, its conflict with Afghanistan, USA’s policy towards Pakistan, India-US trade deal, etc.

https://t.co/EQtAJh96sl

[Kannan @telmispartan]

Hi @Airtel_Presence @airtelindia @airtelnews
Very poor response for my request for shifting the WiFi connection. I’m just cancelling my connection.

[Shubhangi Sharma @ItsShubhangi]

Have been officially tagged as a RAA account by Pakistani AAAND FORCES 😂

[Shubhangi Sharma @ItsShubhangi]

Canada Seeks Massive Trade Deal and Uranium Pact With India | India-Cana... https://t.co/233250jjsL

[Shubhangi Sharma @ItsShubhangi]

India has rushed warships, transport aircraft and helicopters to cyclone Ditwah-hit Sri Lanka, extending critical relief to the southern neighbour. Be it Myanmar, Turkey, Nepal, Afghanistan or beyond, India shows up every single time. A reliable first responder.

[News18 @CNNnews18]

India’s Taliban Twist: India & Afghanistan Shock Pakistan With Two-Front Nightmare

@ItsShubhangi Shares More | https://t.co/JERx53KEu8

#IndiaAfghanistan #TalibanTwist #PakistanGeopolitics #TwoFrontChallenge #IndiaStrategy #AfghanistanIndiaTies

[Shubhangi Sharma @ItsShubhangi]

Pakistan wanted a pliant Taliban, it got a ferociously independent one. From Deoband to Bagram, India has flipped the Taliban script on Pakistan

[Shubhangi Sharma @ItsShubhangi]

After the setback in Operation Sindoor, Pakistan is in a quiet scramble to regain its footing. The operation dealt a blow not just to its military assets but to its image of deterrence. The silence from traditional partners deepened the sense of isolation in Rawalpindi and Islamabad.

Now, Pakistan is urgently courting Washington and Riyadh in a bid to recover leverage and legitimacy.

In Washington, Islamabad is attempting to reframe the relationship around economics and logistics rather than aid and security. It has reportedly offered the US access to a port along the Makran coast, likely Pasni or Jiwani. The offer is significant: it places an American foothold within sight of Gwadar (China’s flagship project) and not far from Chabahar (India’s investment with Iran).

For Pakistan, it’s a calculated move to remind Washington that its geography still matters. It gives the US a potential counterweight to both Chinese and Iranian influence on the Arabian Sea, while allowing Islamabad to hedge between Beijing and Washington. It also sends a quiet message to Tehran: Pakistan can still tilt the balance of regional access if relations with Iran sour.

In Riyadh, the approach is more urgent and transactional. Saudi Arabia remains Pakistan’s financial first responder, supplying loans, deferred oil payments, and political reassurance. Islamabad is banking on this partnership not only for fiscal breathing space but also to project that it’s not diplomatically isolated after Sindoor. The new Saudi–Pakistan defence pact gives Rawalpindi a talking point, if not a real guarantee.

Taken together, the US port offer and Saudi overtures reflect a strategy born of weakness, not confidence. Islamabad is trying to rebuild deterrence and credibility through diplomacy, geography, and symbolism rather than through hard power.

After Operation Sindoor, Pakistan is learning that when firepower fails to command respect, strategic location becomes its last usable asset. The question is how long that geography can keep buying relevance.

[News18 @CNNnews18]

For India, this confrontation isn’t just about oil. It’s about dignity, sovereignty, and refusing to be bullied. And Trump’s team has miscalculated spectacularly.

@ItsShubhangi explains

#India #TrumpTariffs #Trump

[Shubhangi Sharma @ItsShubhangi]

HILARIOUS! 🤣

[Shubhangi Sharma @ItsShubhangi]

Bihar is very lucky to have this information about Prashant Kishor beforehand.

[News18 @CNNnews18]

Of #NobelPrizes, Crypto Deals & Iran: India Must Harden Redlines Against Trump’s Pakistan Pivot | Finepoint

By: @ItsShubhangi

#Iran #Trump #Crypto

https://t.co/GEWh7z2EP4

[Shubhangi Sharma @ItsShubhangi]

Of Nobel Prizes, Crypto Deals & Iran: India Must Harden Redlines Against Trump’s Pakistan Pivot | Finepoint

Do read my latest. https://t.co/RwHyonnXFW

[Shubhangi Sharma @ItsShubhangi]

I haven’t seen anything like this in a while. The charm is working. But what’s cooking?

[Shubhangi Sharma @ItsShubhangi]

Even Marco Rubio couldn’t hold it back.

[Narendra Modi @narendramodi]

Together for global progress!

Productive exchanges with G7 leaders on key global challenges and shared aspirations for a better planet.

@G7

[Tushar Gupta @Tushar15]

How will we ever explain our children the eccentricities of this man?

[Shubhangi Sharma @ItsShubhangi]

Trump just called Tucker Carlson “kooky”

Tucker has been urging Trump to stay out of the Israel-Iran war.