K N Pandita The Istanbul Summit called under the aegis of the United Nations for 24 April to carry forward the peace process in war-torn Afghanistan was postponed. The Taliban had declined to participate unless the foreign forces completely left Afghanistan. The Doha agreement between the Americans and the Taliban provided no guarantee of peace in a scenario of inter – Afghan … [Read more...] about Afghanistan after foreign forces withdraw
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Pakistan: On the brink of collapse, requires international intervention
Mehtab Karan Pakistan has been touted as a failed state on the brink of collapse for a long time now. However, it has pulled along and is still minimally functioning. Politics, howsoever low, are still surviving; bureaucracy continues to exist and the tottering economy is not falling into the predicted abyss. And, of course, there is the very powerful Army with an … [Read more...] about Pakistan: On the brink of collapse, requires international intervention
Pakistan’s Kashmir policy: Changing contours
Farooq Wani Pakistan is eliciting a renewed, more inimical and more negative interest the affairs of Kashmir of late. There have been a series of incidents in the last couple of months starting with the killing of Indian soldiers in Poonch sector, followed by the attacks on Sanjuwan in Jammu region and Karan Nagar in Kashmir. These incidents have clearly established the … [Read more...] about Pakistan’s Kashmir policy: Changing contours
Out- of-the-box thinking required to contain Pakistan’s belligerence
Jaibans Singh An element of nervousness in India due to the casualties of our soldier in terrorist attacks across Jammu and Kashmir is palpable. The nervousness is being fed, in no small measure, by the sensationalist reporting that has become second nature for the country’s electronic media. The footage of crying families of soldiers is flashed without even an iota of … [Read more...] about Out- of-the-box thinking required to contain Pakistan’s belligerence
Pakistan unconcerned as Taliban smells victory
Jaibans Singh International headlines over the past month or so, on the crucial aspect of the much heralded talks between the government of Pakistan and the militant Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) also called the Pakistan Taliban run something like this - “Pakistan-Taliban peace talks begin in Islamabad,” Reuters February, 06. “Pakistan suspends peace talks with … [Read more...] about Pakistan unconcerned as Taliban smells victory