Tag: Pakistan Strategic
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Discussion on US Pakistan Relationship
Aadi and I had a good discussion on the future of the US-Pakistan relationship. We realised that the relationship is historical and multifaceted. It has gone through many ups and downs. One has to be pragmatic in viewing their inter-se relationship. They still need each other. We need to understand the entire issue in the…
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SOME HARD TRUTHS OF A NUCLEAR BEGGAR by LT GEN P R SHANKAR (R)
Preface Most of the cartoons are by Pakistanis. Hence there is fundamental truth in what I have written. Take any set of keywords and google them. You will get to a Pakistani or an International source to confirm the authenticity of what I have written here. However for most Pakistani watchers this must be old…
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Discussion on Pakistan in Afghanistan
Aadi. and I had a freewheeling discussion on Afghanistan. It started off as a discussion on Pakistan in Afghanistan. however it turned out to be more. We covered a whole range of topics and issues pertaining to the ongoing crisis in Afghanistan. We had this discussion as the Taliban were announcing their caretaker government. I…
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The Million Dollar Questions in USA and Packistan By Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Also Read The Afghanistan Trilogy The Afghanistan Fallout in Pakistan The Afghanistan Fallout on China The Afghanistrtan Fallout on India and The Naya World Of Naya Taliban Created by Naya Pakistan …Just days after the Taliban took Kabul, their flag was flying high above a central mosque in Pakistan’s capital. It was an in-your-face gesture intended to spite the…
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NAYA WORLD OF NAYA TALIBAN CREATED BY NAYA PAKISTAN by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
The Afghanistan Trilogy The Afghanistan Fallout in Pakistan The Afghanistan Fallout on China The Afghanistan Fallout on India Between two brothers it is brother vs brother. If the cousin is around. It is brother plus brother vs the cousin. If…
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THE AFGHAN FALLOUT IN PAKISTAN By lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
The Afghanistan Trilogy The Afghanistan Fallout on China The Afghanistan Fallout on India This article is a follow up on my earlier article The Sum of Pakistani Wishes(https://www.gunnersshot.com/2021/08/the-sum-of-pakistani-wishes-by-lt-gen-p.html ) An article by Abbas Nasir in Dawn states that ‘Pakistan was concerned of being ‘scapegoated’ and being isolated, for giving sanctuary to the Taliban leadership and fighters… There is no escaping…
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The Sum of Pakistani Wishes by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
They say ‘Be careful of what you wish for. It might come true’! Pakistan keeps boasting that it had defeated a superpower – USSR. Now it is loud mouthing that it is defeating another superpower- USA. Technically, the speed of Taliban advance and the rate of withdrawal from Afghanistan marks it as a US defeat. Pakistan’s wishes…
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China Pakistan Nexus : A Discussion
In this video, Aadi and I discuss various hues of the China Pakistan nexus. We trace this nexus from its roots and analyse as to why two ideologically opposite nations have gone to great lengths to forge a relationship. We also analyse this relationship in contemporary times and examine as to how it will affect…
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The Normal Men of Taliban Khan by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Many call him ‘Im the Dim’, But he is far from that. He is popular for his U-turns and is known as the U Turn Khan. Christine Fair calls him a political IED. It is not a matter of coincidence that the Prime Minister of the hybrid government of Pakistan is also widely known as…
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