US-Pak ties: President Joe Biden’s Positive Message To Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif E Tv Bharat 11 Apr 2024 US President Joe Biden recently sent a communication to Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif mentioning that Washington will continue to stand alongside them ‘to tackle the most pressing global and regional challenges of our time.’ There had been no contact between […]
The Guardian’s dubious art of distorting Defence Minister’s statement on terrorism FirstPost 07 Apr 2024 A couple of days ago, The Guardian, a British publication, released a report, quoting anonymous sources from within both, India and Pakistan, deducing that India’s external agency RAW was behind the killing of anti-India terrorists in Pakistan. Approximately twenty low to medium level functionaries […]
Pakistan and Taliban-led Afghanistan: Co-existence of incertitude and deep mistrust India vs Disinformation 28 Mar 2024 Last week there were conflicting messages from Pakistan on its relations with the Taliban dispensation in Kabul. Pakistan’s defence minister, Khawaja Asif, in an interview with the “Voice of America,’ mentioned, ‘Force is the last resort. We do not want to have an armed […]
Pak and Afghanistan at one another’s throats The Excelsior 27 Mar 2024 On 15th August 2021, Pakistan PM, Imran Khan celebrated the withdrawal of the US from Afghanistan by stating the country has broken the ‘shackles of slavery.’ The same day, his party’s spokesperson, Neelam Irshad Sheikh, in a television news debate, gleefully mentioned, ‘Taliban have said that they […]
India’s neighbourhood may undergo changes The Excelsior 25 Jan 2024 The Muizzu government in Maldives came to power on an ‘India Out’ campaign. Relations with India are on a sticky wicket as President Muizzu demands the withdrawal of unarmed Indian soldiers on the island, managing gifted air assets to the country, while Indians call for boycotting tourism in Maldives. […]
After tit-for-tat missile strikes, Iran and Pakistan de-escalate tension; yet, trust fades India vs Disinformation 21 Jan 2024 The missile and drone strike into Pakistan by Iran on 16th Jan, hitting camps of the Jaish al-Adl, a US and Iran designated terrorist group, led to a retaliatory strike by Pak, a day later. Pak employed aircraft, in addition to […]
Onus rests on Maldives The Excelsior 16 Jan 2024 In democratic nations, during elections, political leaders are known to make sweeping statements to win public support. Once they occupy the high table, they are expected to be suave in their comments. Playing to the gallery and demanding action from allies, they cannot do without, displays political immaturity. Leaders need […]
New Delhi- Male row: will Maldivian tourism suffer a blow India News Network 09 Jan 2024 The recent Maldives fiasco displayed strong Indian nationalism, the likes of which have not been seen in recent times. It commenced with PM Modi’s visit to Lakshadweep, during which he tweeted photographs of his walk on the beach, mentioning, ‘I am still in […]
Democracy has different connotations The Excelsior 10 Jan 2024 While in prison on multiple charges, Pakistan’s ex-PM, Imran Khan, published an article in The Economist. In the article, apart from continuing to accuse the US of being behind his ouster he stated that elections (if held) would be a ‘disaster and a farce.’ He added, ‘such an election would […]
Deportations of Afghans by Pakistan The Excelsior 28 Nov 2023 On 03 Oct this year, the caretaker government of Pakistan, headed by Anwaar Kakar, considered close to the army, ordered all ‘illegal’ Afghan refugees (claimed to be approximately 1.7 million) to leave the country within 30 days. The decision was criticized by the UN and global rights organizations on […]