Support for Taliban must cease for Afghan peace The Statesman 06 Apr 2021 Afghanistan, as a nation, has only witnessed wars and bloodshed for the past four decades. Its turmoil began with the Soviet invasion in Dec 1979 and continues to date. The US entered after the 9/11 attack. After two decades, the US is now firming its plans […]
Flip flops from Pakistan CLAWS 05 Apr 2021 In end March, the Pakistan Economic Coordination Committee headed by the Finance Minister, Hammad Azar, met and recommended reopening of Indo-Pak trade. It suggested allowing procurement of cotton and sugar from India. Prime Minister, Imran Khan, as the in-charge of the Textile and Commerce ministry, had approved the procurement.[i] The same […]
India’s aggressive stance The Excelsior 04 Apr 2021 Indian response to Pak’s terrorist strikes had always been meek. The nation was used to hearing the words, ‘Kadi Ninda (strong criticism)’, as the standard response by Indian politicians post any terrorist incident. Indians were equally sick of hearing national leaders complain to the world on Pak’s terrorist strikes, while taking […]
Moving towards Atmanirbhar Bharat in defence manufacturing Sainya Sandesh Mar 2021 India has traditionally been amongst the largest importer of defence weapons. As per data, India in 2020, had the world’s third largest defence budget, after the US and China, and was the second largest importer of defence armaments, catering to 9.2% of global weapon imports. This, despite the […]
Is Pakistan serious on peace? (English version) Amar Ujala 01 Apr 2021 Speaking at the India Economic Conclave, General Naravane, the army chief stated, ‘In the whole month of March, not a single shot has been fired on the LoC barring an odd incident. This is the first time in 4-5 years that the LoC has been silent that […]
India and strategic autonomy Bharat Shakti 31 Mar 2021 India’s growing participation in the QUAD as also its increased proximity to the US is being dubbed as India losing its strategic autonomy. India has also been blamed for making other forums, BRICS and SCO, of which China and Russia are members, ineffective. In an editorial last week, the Global […]
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 […]
file:///C:/Users/Harsha%20Kakar/Downloads/Naad%20Issue%20March%202021.pdf Kashmir through the eyes of the ceasefire NAAD magazine Mar 2021 India and Pakistan have accepted a ceasefire along the LoC. This was announced post the weekly Director General Military Operations (DGMO) talks and is effective from 24/25 Feb. While still at the nascent stage, there is hope that for once the ceasefire would hold. This is a […]
Commenting on India’s internal matters The Excelsior 25 Mar 2021 The Indian parliament, in retaliation to London’s actions sometime prior, discussed the case of racism in UK’s Oxford University, where Indian student, Rashmi Samant was forced to resign as President of the University’s student union for apparent racist and anti-Semitic social media posts. Member of Parliament (MP), Ashwini Vaishnaw, […]
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 […]