Jaibans Singh Much has been written and talked about with regard to the situation in Afghanistan. In India, the role of Pakistan has been discussed in great detail. It would be interesting to analyse what is being said about the Afghanistan situation in Pakistan. This article will attempt to cover the Pakistani perspective on the basis of inputs available in Pakistani … [Read more...] about Afghanistan and Taliban: The Pakistani perspective
Shah Mahmood Qureshi
Afghanistan on the brink: Challenges for India and the world
Jasbir Sarai The inevitability of Taliban control over the whole of Afghanistan within a year or two of the US leaving the country was quite well appreciated. What was not appreciated was the speed with which it happened. According to reports, the Taliban is already in control of Kabul whose fall now coincides with the Independence Day of India. Mazar-e-Sharif and … [Read more...] about Afghanistan on the brink: Challenges for India and the world
Indo-Pak Ceasefire: Pakistan’s end game and the Indian response
Dr. Simrit Kahlon It is now two weeks since India and Pakistan, through their respective Director Generals of Military Operations (DGsMO), recommitted to maintenance of the ceasefire protocols that were established in 2003. Ayesha Siddiqa, one of Pakistan's most authoritative analysts has said that the move has the approval of General Qamar Bajwa who, as is well known, is the … [Read more...] about Indo-Pak Ceasefire: Pakistan’s end game and the Indian response
Pakistan’s hip-hop on J&K has no takers
Mehtab Karan Singh The change of constitutional status of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir carried out by a valid democratic process by the Indian Parliament has taken Pakistan by surprise. The time and space of this change is also not in favour of the country that is facing a debilitating financial crisis and simmering unrest in all Provinces. That Pakistani … [Read more...] about Pakistan’s hip-hop on J&K has no takers
For talks with India Pakistan must dismantle its terror machinery
Jaibans Singh Getting India to smoke the peace pipe seems to have become a crusade of sorts for Pakistani Prime Minister, Imran Khan. Twice in a period of two weeks, the premier of Pakistan has made an offer for resumption of talks between the two countries. On 26, May, when the massive mandate for the BJP and allies heralded the second term for Modi, Imran Khan … [Read more...] about For talks with India Pakistan must dismantle its terror machinery
Imran Khan: A worried and disillusioned prime minister
Jaibans Singh A series of events that have taken place recently are indicators of the very precarious security situation in Pakistan. The country is plagued with a series of small wars taking place across provinces. The Pakistan Army has reacted to the terrorist attack on the Hazara community at Hazarganji in Quetta, Balochistan with a massive crackdown in the Province. … [Read more...] about Imran Khan: A worried and disillusioned prime minister
Iran Khan’s olive branch to BJP
Jaibans Singh "Perhaps if the BJP - a right-wing party - wins, some kind of settlement in Kashmir could be reached." This statement has been made, not by a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate in election mode, but by Imran Khan, Prime Minister of Pakistan. Khan made this observation to a small group of foreign journalists in an interview on April, 09. He further … [Read more...] about Iran Khan’s olive branch to BJP