Category: Indo-Pak and Pak internal

Pak will seek to activate terrorism in Kashmir CENJOWS 13 Mar 2020

https://cenjows.gov.in/article-detail?id=246 Pak will seek to activate terrorism in Kashmir 13 Mar 2020 The confidence of the central government on the internal situation in Kashmir was evident last week when it lifted the final communication restrictions and opened social media sites. However, it maintained that speed restrictions would remain in place till mid-March. Presently, the only major sticking point of international […]

Ignoring Pakistan’s rhetoric The Excelsior 20 Feb 2020

Ignoring Pakistan’s rhetoric Ignoring Pakistan’s rhetoric 20 Feb 2020 Since assuming the mantle of Pakistan’s ‘selected’ Prime Minister, Imran Khan has displayed a flip-flop policy towards India. Initially he expressed a desire for talks which was rebuked by his deep state which continued backing terrorist strikes against India, leading to Indian retaliation at Balakote. This has been the history of […]

The Indian hierarchy warns Pakistan The Excelsior 05 Feb 2020

The Indian hierarchy warns Pakistan The Indian hierarchy warns Pakistan 05 Feb 2020 Prime Minister Modi while addressing NCC cadets on NCC day stated, ‘Pakistan has lost three wars against India, whose (Indian) armed forces would need not more than a week to 10 days to defeat the neighbouring country in case of another war.’ He added, ‘when our armed […]

Pakistan and US expectations are contrasting CENJOWS 27 Jan 2020

https://cenjows.gov.in/article-detail?id=238 Pakistan and US expectations are contrasting CENJOWS 27 Jan 2020 Last week there were two major events connecting Pak and the US. The first was an interaction between Donald Trump and Imran Khan on the side lines of World Economic Forum meeting at Davos, and the second was a visit to Pakistan by the US Acting Secretary of State […]

Prognosis grim for Pakistan in 2020 The Statesman 07 Jan 20

https://epaper.thestatesman.com/2499021/Kolkata-The-Statesman/7TH-JANUARY-2020#page/7/2 Prognosis grim for Pakistan in 2020 07 Jan 20 The last few months of 2019 gave a foreboding on what the present year would hold for Pak. The decisions of the supreme court, against General Bajwa and Musharraf, broke the jinx of the all-powerful Pak army. While, it may be just a display of bravado by the judges, aware […]

Exploiting Pakistan’s diplomatic blunder CENJOWS 30 Dec 19

https://cenjows.gov.in/article-detail?id=231 Exploiting Pakistan’s diplomatic blunder CENJOWS 30 Dec 19 Having an inexperienced Prime Minister can lead to a downfall in international institutions and standing, despite having experienced aides. That is exactly what happened to Imran Khan. On the side lines of the UN General Assembly, where he rambled on and on about nuclear warfare and genocide, he also met the […]

Pak ignored The Excelsior 27 Dec 19

Pak ignored Pak ignored 27 Dec 19 In a recent statement to the media, the Pak foreign office spokesperson, Muhammad Faisal stated that Islamabad was ready to host the 19th SAARC summit. This comment was made after the visit of their foreign minister, SM Qureshi, to Columbo. He added that ‘only one country, India, has a problem with it and […]

Battle between army and judiciary in Pakistan The Statesman 24 Dec 19

https://epaper.thestatesman.com/2478151/Bhubaneswar-The-Statesman/24TH-DECEMBER-2019#page/7/2 Battle between army and judiciary in Pakistan 24 Dec 19 Two recent judgements in Pakistan have led to speculations. The first is the supreme court judgement which has placed the extension of the Pak army chief in the hands of the senate and the second has been the death sentence awarded to Musharraf. While the army was silent on […]

Will America learn from the Pakistan lesson The Statesman 17 Dec 19

https://epaper.thestatesman.com/2467391/Bhubaneswar-The-Statesman/17TH-DECEMBER-2019#page/7/2 Will America learn from the Pakistan lesson 17 Dec 19 Last week, The Washington Post published US government papers covering the period of the Bush and Obama administration, under the title ‘The Afghanistan Papers’. This collection of over 2000 pages, comprise interviews with senior US officials and others directly involved in the Afghanistan conflict. These interviews were conducted by […]

Pakistan has more enemies than friends along its borders Bharat Shakti 10 Dec 2019

Pakistan has more Enemies than Friends along its Borders Pakistan has more enemies than friends along its borders Bharat Shakti 10 Dec 2019 Pak has commenced fencing both its volatile borders, Iran and Afghanistan. For this it spent money it had earmarked for CPEC projects, forcing it to approach China again for another loan. Pak has been rattled by terrorist […]