Category: Pakistan
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Pakistan : Old Wine in a New Bottle
Mr Sanjay Dixit and I had a very lively discussion on Pakistan. The new PM wants Kashmir back. Cross LOC incidents are increasing and Pakistan army is increasing military links with China, Iran, Turkey and Russia irrespective of the precarious economic situation and wobbly politics. It is time to deal with the military state of…
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Water: The Werewolf of Pakistan
Pakistan will collapse …not because of its greedy politicians, its ruthless army or its money hungry elites. It will die because of Water or rather lack of it. Water is the werewolf of Pakistan which will eat it up internally. A combination of depleting water resources, poor deliver, mismanagement and neglect have pushed Pakistan to…
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Different Pages of Pakistan
Lt Gen Ata Hasnain (R) and I had an in-depth discussion on the squabbling politics , declining economy and dissent in the Army in Pakistan. Pakistan will continue to remain unstable is a forgone conclusion. It will remain internalised for some time. However if it degenerates further , then there are chances that it becomes…
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An Update From Pakistan and Open Session
In this session I gave out an update focusing on the internal voices and poor economic situation of Pakistan. Toxic politics, an army facing internal problems and looming instability are all on the cards.
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Pakistan Beyond Elections
The CASA web discussion on Pakistan Beyond Elections was very good. The real issues facing Pakistan came out loud and clear. The country is on a brink. Just as absence of war is not peace, absence of street protest is not calm or that peoples aspirations have been met. The Army, judiciary and political entities…
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Why Is Pakistan Army Not Accepting The PTI Mandate?
I did this analysis with Tahir Gora on Tag TV. Very detailed analysis on Pakistan and why it can not come out of the mess it is in.
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An Update and Open Session
In this update I clarified certain issues which had come up during our discussion on Pakistan Post Elections @ https://gunnersshot.com/2024/02/11/pakistan-post-elections/. Do we want a weak or a strong Pakistan as our neighbour? Neither. We need a Pakistan which is internally engaged with itself with very little time for India. That has been achieved by Pakistanis…
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Pakistan Post Elections
This discussion with Dr Tara Kartha, Dr Ayesha Siddiqa, Lt Gen Ata Hasnain(R) and Gautam Moorthy (R) was simply fantastic. We covered a lot of ground and many aspects of Pakistan which will define the country in the post election scenario. All pointers are that political instability will endure which will keep Pakistan internally occupied…
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Musical Chairs of Pakistan Elections
The elections are done in Pakistan but the picture is not clear. The post poll scenarios suggest a game of musical chairs which is all set to be played out. Which way the cookie crumbles is to be seen . All options are open.Mr Sree Iyer and I had a talk on this where we…
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The Munir Doctrine : Pakistan’s New Ploy
The Munir Doctrine first appeared in a Middle Eastern portal. It is an extension of the Bajwa Doctrine. It has been filtered into the environment without fanfare. It is ambitious and aims to revive Pakistan into a middle power with an emphasises on geoeconomics over geostrategy. Munir has plans to get FDI to the tune…
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