Now, Taliban controls Pakistan The Excelsior 20 Jul 2021 Imran Khan in an interview with the New York Times, stated, ‘Given that the US gave a date of withdrawal, from then onward, our leverage diminished on the Taliban. And the reason is that the moment the United States gave a date of exit, the Taliban basically claimed victory.’ SM […]
Failing on all fronts, Pak blames India for every wrong on earth India News Network 19 Jul 2021 The IED explosion in Johar Town of Lahore, supposedly aimed at terrorist mastermind, Hafiz Saeed, was blamed on India. The Pak National Security Advisor, Moeed Yusuf stated, ‘without a doubt I want to say, (the circumstances) of this entire attack leads […]
Pakistan and the drone challenge India news network 05 Jul 2021 The employment of drones to target the Jammu air force station opened eyes of the government on the damage which this simple, available over the counter, low-cost device can inflict. The efficacy of drones was already visible in multiple battlefields across the globe, including Syria, Libya, Iraq or […]
Countering Pakistan’s narrative on Kashmir The Excelsior 05 Jul 2021 Last week, Pakistan foreign minister SM Qureshi challenged India to conduct an opinion poll of Kashmiris around the world on its decision to abrogate Article 370. He added that if majority were opposed, India should revert its decision. Earlier he had written a letter to the UNSC claiming India […]
Hypocrisy, thy name is Pakistan The Excelsior 26 Jun 2021 The attack on a Muslim family in London, Ontario, Canada led the entire Pakistan political hierarchy claiming Islamophobia must be curbed. The same day, within Pakistan, local protestors blocked the funeral of an Ahmadi woman. It took a day of discussion between the provincial government and protestors to permit […]
India must not always be on the backfoot The Statesman 22 Jun 2021 Kargil in 1999 and Ladakh in 2020 had few commons, the most obvious being surprised and subsequently reacting. Indian polity had closed its mind to the fact that China was a threat, while in 1999, it never expected Pak to risk an offensive manoeuvre, considering differences […]
The dilemma Pak faces The Statesman 15 Jun 2021 It is confirmed that the US, while withdrawing from Afghanistan, are seeking drone bases in the region for monitoring, engaging terrorist targets and supporting Afghan forces in their operations against the Taliban. Simultaneously, it is pushing for an agreement within Afghanistan, resulting in the establishment of a coalition government. It […]
Pakistan views Kashmir through Afghan prism The Statesman 08 Jun 2021 Connecting dots flowing from recent statements and incidents provide an understanding of the dilemma faced by Pakistan on ties with India and Afghanistan, especially with the ongoing withdrawal of US and NATO forces. Currently, a ceasefire, part of backchannel talks, is underway between India and Pakistan, while US […]
India-Pakistan and the Palestine issue The Statesman 25 May 2021 The recently concluded conflict in Gaza cannot be termed as a Palestinian-Israeli conflict, as neither the Palestinian authority nor West Bank was involved. It was Hamas, controlling Gaza, which unleashed a collection of rockets in retaliation to Israeli police confronting Palestinian teens at the Al-Aqsa mosque and rumours of […]
Confusion over talks within the Pak hierarchy CLAWS 12 May 2021 There appears to be contradictory views within the Pak hierarchy on dialogue with India. An Indian Express report stated that during a select Iftar with journalists, Pakistan army chief, General Bajwa, mentioned that the Indian NSA, Ajit Doval, met the Pak Director General ISI, General Faiz Hameed, in […]