Defence Info Bureau The Pakistan based radical outfit, Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD), has warned India against "striking" Pakistan and asked it to hand over persons involved in the Samjhauta Express train bombing. The 10-point declaration was adopted at the "Defence of Islam and Pakistan's Stability" conference organised by JuD at the Jamia-al-Dirasat Islamia seminary in Karachi. It … [Read more...] about JuD warns India against striking Pakistan
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Pakistan’s doctrine of strategic depth is a strategic blunder
Jaibans Singh Pakistan’s military thinking has perennially focused on the creation of strategic depth against India. Always wary of India’s military might, Pakistan looks towards Afghanistan and the Central Asian Republics (CAR) as land masses that can meet its most significant strategic requirement. This has been the primary reason for its assisting Afghanistan during the … [Read more...] about Pakistan’s doctrine of strategic depth is a strategic blunder
In Pakistan anti-India sentiment is deep rooted
S Ranjan On May, 15, 2011, Pakistan’s ISI Chief, Ahmed Shuja Pasha, was called upon to address an in-camera joint session of the Pakistani Senate and National Assembly to submit a report on the incident involving the killing of Bin Laden in Abbotabad. In the course of his address, the ISI Chief also warned India that any Abbotabad like attack by it would invite a befitting … [Read more...] about In Pakistan anti-India sentiment is deep rooted
Security threat to India is as potent as ever
S Ranjan While joining the world in its euphoria over the killing of Osama bin Laden, India needs to pay more heed to the security challenges that have cropped up in the aftermath of this happening. Osama did not impact India’s security concerns directly, his organisation, al Queda, had minimal presence in the country, and as such, his death is not likely to have a profound … [Read more...] about Security threat to India is as potent as ever
Pakistan growing fundamentalism: who will stem the rot?
Prabhakar Gupta Pakistan is going through a process of vertical polarisation with its society getting a profile dominated by Islamic extremists while liberals are being reduced to an abysmal minority. With an overflow of fanaticism, as is evident from the outrageous murders in broad daylight of the Punjab Governor Salman Taseer and the minority Christian leader Shahbaz Bhatti, … [Read more...] about Pakistan growing fundamentalism: who will stem the rot?