Prabhakar Gupta Despite many statements by foreign offices of US and Pakistan, the relationship between the two countries is fast deteriorating. USA, while wishing to maintain relations, is not confident about Pakistan’s dealings. Hence, while talking about a strong relationship it is not relenting from drone attacks. Several other incidents that have occurred of late need … [Read more...] about The South Asian situation and its implication on India’s security
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US-Pakistan: No love lost but compulsions rule the roost
S Ranjan On 9th December, The express tribune, a leading Pakistani English daily, published a story suggesting that Pakistan is enhancing its air defence capability on its western border. The Pakistani western border has always been very lightly guarded. It used to have next to negligible air defense or air interdiction capability. Most air fields in the western border region … [Read more...] about US-Pakistan: No love lost but compulsions rule the roost
Pakistan-Chinese nexus against POK and Northern Areas
Prabhakar Gupta Pakistan’s recent overtures to virtually cede the entire Gilgit-Baltistan region of the Northern Areas (NA’s) to its old and trusted Chinese friends have come across as a shocker, affecting the geopolitics of the entire Asian continent in particular and the world in general. So serious is the issue that the Indian Foreign Minister recently admitted in … [Read more...] about Pakistan-Chinese nexus against POK and Northern Areas
Pakistan versus America: The redrawn battle lines
Prabhakar Gupta Notwithstanding all evidences against it, Pakistan continues to be in denial mode. Neither has it stopped attacks in Afghanistan by its proxy, the Haqqani network, nor is it relenting in its anti-India pursuit of sending armed infiltrators across the line of control (LOC). Lately, even China is perturbed by its friends’ clandestine support to militants in the … [Read more...] about Pakistan versus America: The redrawn battle lines
US-Pakistan confrontation and India’s options
Prabhakar G The fact that US-Pakistan relationship is on a downward spiral has been known for some time now. Now, the American Congress is finally biting the bullet; in what is seen to be a renewed bid to pressure Pakistan to meet its benchmarks, it has set conditions on the award of billions of dollars in security assistance. A Wall Street Journal report reveals that Pakistan … [Read more...] about US-Pakistan confrontation and India’s options