Indus now a sacred word for Pakistan The Statesman 21 Jul 2026 Pakistan has, throughout its history, been desperate to create an identity for itself. Its history books have been modified every time a dictator has assumed power. Its current history does not commence from ancient civilizations, including the Indus Valley civilization, which existed in what is now Pakistan, […]
Pakistan’s rhetoric against failures The Excelsior 20 Jul 2026 Pakistan has been facing setbacks in its operations against groups in Baluchistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. In POK, protests continue with no sign of abating. Sindh is also showing signs of anger. The Pak government officially admitted that in a series of attacks in Baluchistan last week it lost 42 soldiers […]
Track dialogue: India should avoid talks with Pakistan Raksha Anirveda 07 Jul 2026 The Pak Express Tribune last week published a column mentioning that India and Pakistan had engaged in a Track 1.5 dialogue involving former diplomats, retired military officials and politicians. They claimed it was held on the sidelines of the International Institute for Strategic Studies’ (IISS) annual […]
Pakistan plays to its internal audience The Statesman 30 Jun 2026 Speaking as the co-chair at the Arria-formula meeting of the Security Council on ‘Bridging the Implementation Gap: Security Council Resolutions and the Maintenance of International Peace and Security,’ Pakistan’s permanent member to the UN, Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, raised Kashmir, as expected. He reiterated Pakistan’s standard cry for self-determination […]
Pakistan’s mishandling of its provinces News Nine 10 Jun 2026 Baluchistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have been on the boil for years, largely due to exploitation and mismanagement by successive Pak army chiefs, who have always believed that suppression is the solution. Instead of working to curb violence and rise of groups seeking independence by dialogue, Pakistan terms them as […]
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 […]
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 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 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 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 […]