Tag: #pakistan
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Rising Radicalism in Bangladesh and Pakistan : Can India Stabilise its Borders?
Radicalism is rising in Bangladesh and Pakistan. This phenomenon will destabilise our borders. We discuss the issues at hand in detail and outline steps to ensure that we have stable borders.
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PAKISTAN GOVERNMENT : PROBLEMS & CHALLENGES
Problems and Challenges faced by the Pakistan Government are well known. Earlier they had some solution to their issues…now they have none…as the Pak Army continues to manipulate to stay in power at the expense of the people. How long will it last? Oh incidentally Dr Ayesha Siddiqa did not turn up…why?…I do not know.…
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Pak Bangla Bonhomie & Implications For India
Dr Amjad Ayub Mirza and I had a conversation on why there is an increasing bonhomie between Bangladesh and Pakistan and what it bodes for India. Dr Mirza’s viewpoint represents a different strain of thinking which needs to be paid attention to and factored in our strategic calculations.
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Kashmir Elections – Impact on Pakistan
Mr Tahir Aslam Gora and I had a wide ranging conversation on Kashmir, Pakistan and Bangladesh. The significant issue is that he feels for the first time he sees signs break up of Pakistan due to synergies developing between militant, political and social stands of Baluch and Pashtun movements. It will be beyond the divided…
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Nature of Threats From an Unstable Pakistan
There is s perception gaining currency that the threat from Pakistan is reducing as its multi crisis endures and the economy enters into an unknown territory. As per evidence on ground Pakistan’s conventional and nuclear capability has not been affected despite the problems it faces. In fact the threat from an unstable Pakistan is much…
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EXPLODING FAULT LINES IN PAKISTAN
Lt Gen K J Singh (R) has this simple and direct view that Pakistan came into being with manufacturing defects. This unnatural nation has endemic fault lines which include its permanently unsettled borders, constitutional shortcomings, religious flaws. societal cracks and many more including the geographical fault of being dependant on only one river. It was…
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Will Pakistan Disintegrate?
The internal state of Pakistan is as cracked as it can be. It is riven by violent outbursts of internal dissent, peaceful movements seeking some sort of justice, intractable radical trends, economic degradation and a polity which is at odds with itself under the overarching umbrella of a predatory and greedy Army which seeks to…
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Integrating POK Into India
There has been a surge of terror activities in the Jammu region. Thet terrorists have resorted to ambushes and lure to kill tactics. In my opinion, we can keep doing whatever we have to prevent such actions. However, these are all defensive and temporary actions in nature and will not prevent Pakistan from pursuing its…
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Artillery in Kargil : The Winning Edge
Maj Gen Sanjaya Saran (R) is a decorated veteran of the Kargil war. He commanded an artillery regiment in the Batalik Sector. In this episode he recounts all the issues which went in to ensure that India won the war and how Artillery played a significant part in victory. This is a soldiers recall from…
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THE FUTURE CONTOURS OF CHINA PAKISTAN AXIS AGAINST INDIA
The contours of Pakistan China axis are changing due to many factors. The old assumptions are passed and new equations and factors are forming which need understanding.
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