India’s challenges amidst Sheikh Hasina’s travails The Statesman 13 Aug 2024
India’s challenges amidst Sheikh Hasina’s travails The Statesman 13 Aug 2024 A chapter in Bangladesh’s history has ended. The family which led the fight for freedom from the shackles of Pakistan and headed it for most part of its democratic phase will no longer have any role in its future. Sheikh Hasina’s departure from Dacca, amidst the rising violence, […]
The Bangladesh crisis and India Etv Bharat 08 Aug 2024
The Bangladesh crisis and India Etv Bharat 08 Aug 2024 What played out in Bangladesh over the past few weeks brings back memories of the Arab Spring of 2010-11, where a single incident sparked widespread violence resulting in overthrowing long-term authoritarian rulers across North Africa and the Middle East. The spark in Bangladesh was reservations, reducing employment opportunities, which […]
US-Pak ties President Joe Biden’s Positive Message To Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif E Tv Bharat 11 Apr 2024
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
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
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
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
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
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 […]