Prabhakar Gupta China is an enigma, an exotic puzzle that the best analysts attempt to decipher but remain partially successful at best. After remaining in the shadow of its towering communist cousin the Soviet Union for many decades it slowly and steadily built its national power to come to this stage where it has sounded the bugle to dislodge the self proclaimed sole super … [Read more...] about China should be engaged with the language of power
Gilgit-Baltistan
Persecution of religious minorities in Pakistan
Jaibans Singh At the time of partition, the vision of the creator of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, was of a nation that would adopt secularism to accommodate its historically multi-religious and culturally diverse population. The Hindu and Sikh families that chose to stay back were assured of security and basic rights equal to those of the majority community. Sadly, what has … [Read more...] about Persecution of religious minorities in Pakistan
Indo-China relations beyond the borders
Jaibans Singh On November, 20, 2013, Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh is embarking on a visit to two powerful countries that play a significant role in the geo-strategic environment of the country. It is also looked upon as his last major overseas trip before the general elections slated for 2014. The Prime Minister will be in Russia from November, 20 to November, 22 and will … [Read more...] about Indo-China relations beyond the borders
Pakistan is desperate to build Daimer-Bhasha dam despite its fault lines
Prabhakar Gupta Stuck with a power situation that is getting worse by the day and a public impatient to see him fulfil his poll promise, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is getting impatient. He has launched an all out campaign for generation of more power. Prominent on his ‘to do’ list is revival of the mammoth Daimer-Bhasha Dam project. There is ample reason for his eagerness to … [Read more...] about Pakistan is desperate to build Daimer-Bhasha dam despite its fault lines
Wholehearted support to Gilgit-Baltistan by India
Jaibans Singh A study of Pakistan newspapers like The Express Tribune, Dawn, The Nation, Frontier Post etc clearly indicates that these newspapers carry an exhaustive coverage of all provinces. There is, however, an alarming deviation; Pakistan Occupied Kashmir and more importantly the newly created province of Gilgit-Baltistan are given negligible coverage by Pakistani … [Read more...] about Wholehearted support to Gilgit-Baltistan by India