India boxes Pak with supply offer to Afghanistan The Statesman 30 Nov 2021 The Taliban takeover of Kabul just over a hundred days ago, leading to a hurried US and NATO pull out, resulted in the world ignoring Afghanistan. No nation has yet recognized the Taliban government imposed by Pak, dominated by the Haqqani network, sidelining moderate Doha negotiators. […]
100 days of Taliban rule The Excelsior 29 Nov 2021 Last week Taliban completed 100 days of power in Afghanistan. The interim government (as it terms itself) was imposed by the Pak ISI, with the DG ISI visiting Kabul and brokering disputes on government formation. This Haqqani led government, sidelined moderates who were part of Doha negotiations, is inclined […]
How tennis player Peng Shuai’s disappearance is a classic case of China’s inherent insecurities First Post 25 Nov 2021 Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai has been missing since she posted a message on Chinese social media platform, Weibo, on 02 Nov, accusing former vice premier and close confidant of Chinese ruler, Xi Jinping of forcing her to have sex. […]
Stable Kashmir has eroded Pakistan’s Kashmir policy Chanakya Forum 24 Nov 2021 शायद कई दशकों बाद इस वर्ष घाटी के सभी स्कूलों में स्वतंत्रता दिवस समारोह मनाया गया और ऐतिहासिक लाल चौक पर तिरंगा लहरा उठा। हर जिले में राष्ट्रीय ध्वज फहराया गया, वाहन रैलियां हुईं और प्रतिभागियों ने गर्व से भारतीय तिरंगा प्रदर्शित किया। श्रीनगर कोर के जीओसी ने […]
Evolving concepts of national security The Statesman 23 Nov 2021 Addressing the 73rd batch of IPS Probationers in Hyderabad last week, the National Security Advisor, Ajit Doval, stated, ‘Wars have ceased to become an effective instrument for achieving political or military objectives. They are too expensive and unaffordable and at the same time, there is uncertainty about their outcome. But […]
Xi-Biden summit flops The Excelsior 22 Nov 2021 The over-hyped Xi-Biden summit held last week ended up as ‘much ado about nothing.’ The nearly three-and-a-half-hour summit was mainly both sides projecting their views with no joint statement being released, though this had already been hinted by the White House, prior to the meeting. However, the fact that the two […]
Dilemma for nations and for Afghanistan The Statesman 16 Nov 2021 Since the Taliban takeover of Kabul, nations in the neighbourhood have been competing with one another attempting to remain relevant players. While some seek consensus on Afghanistan, Pakistan considers it as its prodigal son and preciously guards it from nations which are on inimical terms with it. It […]
Is China planning something? The Excelsior 16 Nov 2021 In an interview to the media, the army commander of Eastern Command, Lt Gen Manoj Pande, stated that Chinese exercises in the region have increased as also has troop density. Its infrastructure development continues at a fast pace so are its construction of border villages. There was a Chinese intrusion […]
A confused state The Excelsior 10 Nov 2021 The Pakistan National Security Advisor (NSA), Moeed Yusuf, turned down the Indian invitation to attend NSA level talks hosted by his counterpart in Delhi, Ajit Doval. Yusuf stated in a press interaction, ‘A spoiler cannot try to be a peacemaker.’ In the same press conference when questioned about talks with India […]
How India’s NSA-level meet will help crack the Afghan riddle, expose Pakistan’s duplicity First Post 09 Nov 2021 The Indian NSA, Ajit Doval, will be chairing a Regional Security Dialogue of his counterparts on Afghanistan on 10th Nov. This is the third meeting in the series, the first after the Taliban takeover. The two earlier meetings were held in […]