Jaibans Singh The elections in Pakistan, for whatever they were worth, are now over. By giving a mixed result, they have created more confusion than was prevalent earlier, and have caused considerable embarrassment to the Army Chief, General Syed Asim Munir. The General engineered the elections with a clear-cut aim of diminishing completely the power of his arch … [Read more...] about Pakistan: Wilting due to absence of a credible leadership
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Pakistani leadership: Flogging a dead horse
Jaibans Singh As the world witnessed the celebration of Eid-ul-Fitr on 20-22 April, the people of Pakistan, a country the was carved out on religious grounds, stood desolate and insecure as they grapple with a deep political and economic crisis. The situation has been steadily deteriorating over the past many years, now it has reached a level of being an existential … [Read more...] about Pakistani leadership: Flogging a dead horse
Pakistan needs to focus more on economy than Politics
Jaibans Singh Change of regime has not helped Pakistan get over its economic woes, the fiscal situation is continuing with its southward plunge with the new government spending more time in the proverbial blame game rather than taking some concrete steps to improve the situation. Even a novice economist would advise Pakistan to impose a financial emergency under Article … [Read more...] about Pakistan needs to focus more on economy than Politics
Pakistan’s premiership will not be a cakewalk for Shehbaz Sharif
Jaibans Singh Pakistan has managed to keep alive its rather ignoble tradition of no prime minister completing his/her full term in office. Imran Khan almost reached there, only to be shunted out unceremoniously at the tail end. Let us briefly run over the drama that was played out to bring about the regime change. Shehbaz Sharif exhibited his astute political skills by … [Read more...] about Pakistan’s premiership will not be a cakewalk for Shehbaz Sharif
Instability in Pakistan poses huge security concerns for India
Onkareshwar Pandey The Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan, has been cornered from all sides for quite some time now. The opposition is baying for his blood and has moved a motion of no-confidence against him due to the many defections from his own party; the Army Chief, General Qamar Bajwa is also disenchanted with him and has declared that the Army will stay neutral in … [Read more...] about Instability in Pakistan poses huge security concerns for India