Can Pakistan sell changed narrative to its people The Statesman 31 Mar 2021 Addressing the inaugural Islamabad Security dialogue in Mid-March, PM Imran Khan stated, ‘Climate change, food Security and economic vulnerability are some of the most challenging impediments to overcoming insecurity across Pakistan. Security of the common citizen is one of the most important issues.’ There was a […]
Stumbling blocks between India and Pak CLAWS 24 Mar 2021 General Bajwa, addressing the Islamabad Security Dialogue stated, ‘We feel it is time to bury the past and move forward.’ He added, ‘Kashmir dispute is obviously at the head of this problem. It is important to understand that without the resolution of Kashmir dispute through peaceful means, process of […]
The way ahead for India and Pakistan The Statesman 16 Mar 2021 The DGMO’s of Pak and India announced ceasefire, negotiated by high level backchannel diplomacy between the Indian NSA and senior Pak army officers, is currently holding. It is possibly the first time that India bypassed the Pak political leadership and discussed options directly with their army. It […]
Power the best vaccine for peace on the borders The Statesman 02 Mar 2021 Indo-China disengagement in Ladakh is progressing smoothly. Post successful disengagement in Pangong Tso, talks are underway to enforce the same in other sectors. De-escalation and de-induction would follow disengagement. Confidence exists within the Indian security establishment that it will be implemented across all friction points […]
Why is the Pak leadership offering talks? CENJOWS 17 Feb 2021 Last week, while addressing a graduation ceremony at the PAF Academy, in Risalpur, the Pakistan army chief, General Bajwa stated, ‘Pakistan is a peace-loving country that has rendered great sacrifices for regional and global peace. We stand committed to the ideal of mutual respect and peaceful co-existence. It […]
Farce behind Pak’s FATF actions The Excelsior 21 Jan 2021 Pakistan goes into sleep mode on actions against global terrorism immediately after Financial Action Task Force (FATF) meetings. As the next review appears, its courts and security agencies move on an overdrive sentencing terrorists and locating those which it has declared as missing. All these actions, just prior to […]
Prognosis for Pakistan 2021 CENJOWS 06 Jan 2021 The year 2020 ended on a bad note for Pakistan. Financially it was moving downhill. It had to borrow from China to repay loans from Saudi Arabia. In addition, understanding its financial decay, China demanded additional guarantees for financing its ML1 railway line, as aspect which has shaken Pakistan and conveyed […]
Golden jubilee of India’s greatest victory 25 Dec 2020 The Golden Jubilee year of India’s greatest victory, the 1971 war over Pakistan, has commenced. There is no doubt that it was India’s finest hour, wiping from memory the defeat of 1962. It was a period when the politico-military leadership worked in tandem and the political hierarchy had complete faith […]
Elections in Kashmir and Pakistan NAAD December 2020 The encounter last week, wherein four Pakistani terrorists were eliminated at Nagrota, while attempting to infiltrate into the valley from Samba, with large quantities of arms and ammunition displays desperation within Pakistan. Surge in ceasefire violations, targeting pro-Indian civilian population in Uri and Tangdar, increased attempts at infiltration, all failing, has […]
Pakistan’s plan to open Punjab flank 15 Dec 2020 The farmer agitation in India drew support from the global Khalistan movement. In London, there were thousands of protestors outside the Indian High Commission waving Khalistan flags. Amongst the participants were members of the Sikh Federation, UK, known to be associated with the Khalistan movement. Also present in the protest […]