EU envoy trips up in Pakistan The Statesman 09 Jun 2026

EU envoy trips up in Pakistan The Statesman 09 Jun 2026

EU envoy trips up in Pakistan The Statesman 09 Jun 2026 Kaja Kallas, the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, stated during Operation Sindoor, ‘Rising tensions between India and Pakistan are alarming. I urge both sides to show restraint and pursue dialogue.’ This came after the EU chief, Ursula Von der Leyen, condemned the terrorist strike in […]

Pakistan’s leadership failures alienate Baluchistan’s population Raksha Anirveda 05 Jun 2026

Pakistan’s leadership failures alienate Baluchistan’s population Raksha Anirveda 05 Jun 2026

The author is founder member STRIVE Pakistan’s leadership failures alienate Baluchistan’s population Raksha Anirveda 05 Jun 2026           On 24th May, the Baluchistan Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility for the suicide attack on a train carrying military personnel in Baluchistan. While the Pak army accepted 24 casualties, including soldiers and their families, the BLA assesses the number to be more […]

Abraham Accords in the limelight again The Excelsior 01 Jun 2026

Abraham Accords in the limelight again The Excelsior 01 Jun 2026

Abraham Accords in the limelight again The Excelsior 01 Jun 2026           Negotiations with Iran have been proceeding well and differences are being narrowed down after rounds of exchange of ceasefire terms, being managed by Pakistan and Qatar. Trump announced on his Truth Social media platform, ‘Negotiations with the Islamic Republic of Iran are proceeding nicely! It will only be […]

Talks with Pakistan are meaningless Raksha Anirveda

Talks with Pakistan are meaningless Raksha Anirveda

Talks with Pakistan are meaningless Raksha Anirveda Maj Gen Harsha Kakar, Founder Member STRIVE           In a recent interview to PTI, RSS General Secretary, Dattatreya Hosabale, mentioned, ‘If Pakistan is like a pinprick trying to create incidents like Pulwama, etc., we have to answer appropriately according to the situation because the security and self-respect of a country have to be […]

Untrustworthy Pakistan News 9 Live 21 May 2026

Untrustworthy Pakistan News 9 Live 21 May 2026

Untrustworthy Pakistan News 9 Live 21 May 2026           Senator Lindsey Graham, based on reports of Iranian aircraft parked in Pakistan’s Nur Khan base, mentioned, ‘I don’t trust Pakistan as far as I can throw them. If they actually do have Iranian aircraft parked in Pakistan bases…that tells me we should be looking, maybe for somebody else to mediate. No […]

Targeting innocents in conflict The Excelsior 24 Mar 26

Targeting innocents in conflict The Excelsior 24 Mar 26

Targeting innocents in conflict The Excelsior 24 Mar 26           Pakistan claimed it has run out of patience and declared ‘open war’ on Afghanistan on 27th Feb, claiming it was retaliating to the Taliban targeting its posts along the Durand Line. Pak called it Operation Ghazab Lil Haq (Operation Righteous Fury), in near similarity with Trump’s Epic Fury in Iran. […]

Condemning In Public, Cooperating in Private? Pakistan’s Credibility Crisis Times Now 02 Mar 2026

Condemning In Public, Cooperating in Private? Pakistan’s Credibility Crisis Times Now 02 Mar 2026

Condemning In Public, Cooperating in Private? Pakistan’s Credibility Crisis Times Now 02 Mar 2026           Pakistan attacked Afghanistan claiming it is supporting terrorist groups operating against it, including the TTP (Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan) and the Baloch freedom fighters, operating under the umbrella of Baloch Raaji Aajoi Sangar (BRAS), despite it doing the same. Pakistan received backing from the US on its […]

Failed marshal, unfailing crisis: How long can Pakistan endure First Post 17 Feb 2026

Failed marshal, unfailing crisis: How long can Pakistan endure First Post 17 Feb 2026

Failed marshal, unfailing crisis: How long can Pakistan endure First Post 17 Feb 2026           A former PM and cricketing icon losing his eyesight behind bars, protests for meeting him continuing, an economy in shambles, surviving on debt, rising unrest in western provinces, tensions with its neighbours India and Afghanistan, US threatening its third neighbour Iran and a failing CPEC, […]

Pakistan does U turn again The Excelsior 14 Feb 2026

Pakistan does U turn again The Excelsior 14 Feb 2026

Pakistan does U turn again The Excelsior 14 Feb 2026           The Pakistan government’s U turn on playing India in the ICC world cup was not unexpected. It was a matter of time and a possible face saving before they reversed their decision. The initial boycott, announced by their PM, Shehbaz Sharief, was illogical from the start and unexpected to […]