Lessons not learnt from 1971 war by Pakistan The Statesman 13 Dec 2022 While India and Bangladesh celebrate the 51st anniversary of their victory over the marauding Pak army in 1971 on 16th Dec, Pakistan continues to attempt to exorcise the ghost of defeat. As recently as last month, Pakistan’s former army chief General Bajwa blamed the defeat on […]
Afghanistan: India’s quiet diplomacy winning odds in its favour India vs Disinformation 10 Dec 2022 When the US withdrew from Afghanistan on 15th August 2021, Pakistan believed it was solely due to its policies. It had assumed that its support to the Taliban throughout the US occupation would be repaid with interest. Imran Khan gleefully mentioned Afghans had ‘broken […]
The exploitation of Ukraine The Excelsior 07 Dec 2022 In early November the US State Department, in a note, post Biden releasing an additional USD 400 Million for military assistance to Ukraine mentioned, ‘This will bring the total US military assistance for Ukraine to an unprecedented level of approximately USD 19.7 Billion since the beginning of this administration.’ Of […]
Protests rock nations across the world The Statesman 06 Dec 2022 The Arab Spring in 2010-11 challenged and overthrew authoritarian governments in the Middle East and North Africa. They commenced in Tunisia and spread across the region covering Egypt, Yemen, Bahrain, Libya and Syria. Some countries including Algeria, Jordan, Morocco and Oman, offered concessions including constitutional changes to stall […]
Ghost of 1971 war still looms large on Pakistan India vs disinformation 04 Dec 2022 General Bajwa, a few days before he retired, stated in an address, ‘I want to correct some facts here. Former East Pakistan was a political failure and not a military one.’ He also mentioned that Pakistan only had 34,000 soldiers in East Pakistan, and […]
J and K needs a healing touch Amar Ujala 02 Dec 2022 हाल ही में उत्तरी सैन्य कमांडर लेफ्टिनेंट जनरल उपेंद्र द्विवेदी ने एक प्रेस कॉन्फ्रेंस में कहा कि, ‘लगभग 300 आतंकवादी जम्मू-कश्मीर के आसपास मौजूद हैं, लेकिन हम यह सुनिश्चित कर रहे हैं कि वे कोई कार्रवाई करने में सक्षम न हों।’ उन्होंने आगे कहा कि ‘हमारे आंकड़ों के […]
Threat from China will not go away in a hurry The Statesman 29 Nov 2022 Rajnath Singh recently commented that Indian troops along the LAC will not withdraw as threats have not diminished. Similar words were used by the army chief, General Manoj Pande, who stated, ‘the situation is stable but unpredictable.’ He added, ‘We all know that what the […]
General Bajwa’s farewell speech and thereafter The Excelsior 28 Nov 2022 Speaking for possibly the last time as an army chief on a public platform, General Bajwa made a few interesting comments. He stated that in Feb last year the army took a call to stay away from politics and hence did not intervene in the ‘no-confidence’ vote which […]
Imran’s U turns have added to the confusion The Excelsior 25 Nov 2022 Pakistan is heading for further internal unrest. Imran is moving his party cadre towards Islamabad and Rawalpindi intent on creating havoc, violence and forcing his agenda for early elections as also interfering in the appointment of the new army chief. He is aware that delay in […]
Pakistan: Corruption runs deep amongst Pak army generals India vs disinformation 23 Nov 2022 The Pakistan army has been in the headlines for multiple reasons in the recent past, none of which have been noteworthy. Imran has been training his guns on the generals for removing him from his chair to meet the demands of the US. Though he […]