Rawalpindi may lie, but the Pakistani public must realise that troubled ties with India are not feasible Firstpost 07 May 2023 Pakistan journalists, Hamid Mir and Naseem Zehra, stated during a recent TV show that General Bajwa, the former Pak army chief, had, in an informal meeting with journalists, stated Pakistan ‘cannot go to war with India. It is […]
SCO meet throws up unexpected outcomes The Statesman 03 Mar 2023 The SCO defence ministers meet was held in Delhi last week. While the meet was attended by all defence ministers of the organization, less Pakistan (which attended virtually), statements emerging from discussions and bilateral meetings displayed differences between main players of the SCO. There were more accusations than […]
Defence budgets and capability development The Statesman 01 May 2023 The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) in its latest report listed India as the fourth largest military spender in the world, the leaders being the US, China and Russia, who account for 56% of global defence expenditure. It claimed Indian defence expenditure increased by 6% in 2022 to […]