The increasing trust deficit between Kabul and Islamabad (read Rawalpindi) has been evident in recent times. The address to the UN General Assembly by the Afghan President, Ashraf Ghani, was clearly directed towards Pakistan, compelling Pak to take recourse to the ‘right to respond’. Similar were his comments during his recent visit to India. India and Afghanistan signed, amongst a […]
I had written an article in ‘The Wire’ on 07Jan 17, entitled, “India, Pakistan and a tale of two army chiefs”, (https://thewire.in/97846/bipin-rawat-qamar-javed-bajwa-india-pakistan/) in which I had stated that the Indian army chief controls only the Assam Rifles, while the Pak army chief controls all para military forces within the country. Thus, the Indian army chief controls forces deployed to ensure […]
The recent diplomatic battle at the UN general assembly between India and Pakistan, followed up by their respective ‘right to respond’ and press comments clearly indicate that animosity between the two nations is only increasing. Numerous counter comments by both, display of pictures, including a wrong one by the Pak permanent representative solely to make a point, only moved the […]
Today, India recollects the surgical strikes launched on 29th Sep last year, across the Line of Control (LoC) into Pakistan. The event coincided, this year, with an ambush on the NSCN (K) group which has evaded talks and has been regularly attacking Indian forces and local civilians. The period leading to the anniversary also included comments by Lt General DS […]
This week witnessed a series of addresses at the UN by heads of state or their representatives. The world followed as leaders from US, Pakistan, India, Afghanistan and Bangladesh shared their concerns. In many cases, the country against whom comments were made, exercised the right to respond and sought to discredit the statement of the previous leader. Trump while openly […]
Pakistan’s ex-President, General Parvez Musharraf recently stated in an interview that in Pakistan, the army has always come to power to pull the nation from the pits into which elected governments left it. He, like most of his army colleagues in Pakistan, are allergic to any democratically elected government, solely because of the power which they hold over the nation. […]
Trump’s latest tirade against Pak, solely blaming it for the failure in Afghanistan, has rattled the country. The past fortnight has witnessed statements emanating from the Pak army chief, their national security council and even the senate, criticizing the US. Pak has been in a state of denial, using every forum and media, but to no avail. A new irritant […]
Pakistan is now facing pressure from all directions. Internally it continues in turmoil, as Nawaz Sharif, though out of power, remains a force to be reckoned with. His rallies would draw immense supporters as the nation has realized that the judgement passed by the supreme court has been biased and delivered at the bidding of the army. Internal policies prevent […]
The Joint Investigation Team’s (JIT) report is now with the Supreme Court and the case to decide his future has commenced. The JIT found the Pak PM, Nawaz Sharif, to have disproportionate wealth, as also his family members. It recommended reopening cases which were either closed or ignored for a prolonged period. As calls for his resignation rise, opposition smiles […]
Every policy adopted by the government of Pakistan has an Indian bias, whether it be economic, foreign, defence or even home. It sees the Indian ghost in every nook and corner of the country. Every bomb blast, terrorist strike or even a border clash with Afghanistan is considered as Indian instigated. Indian RAW has assumed the proportion of the legendary […]