NEW DELHI: The Pashtun ethnic faultline running through Pakistan has acquired a dangerous new dimension. Islamabad’s relations with the Taliban, a Pashtun force entrenched in Kabul since last year, has worsened with gun battles reported on their border. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan continues to attack the Pak army, exacting a grim toll and the Pashtun Tahaffuz […]Read More
NEW DELHI: On ‘The Gist‘, Sushant Sareen, Senior Fellow, Observer Research Foundation, in conversation with StratNews Global Associate Editor Amitabh P. Revi. Sushant Sareen discusses General Syed Asim Munir, who takes over from General Qamar Javed Bajwa as the new Chief of the Pakistan Army on November 29, the implications of the Hafiz-e-quran General for […]Read More
NEW DELHI: “Straight Arrow” or “Mullah General”? Both descriptions have been ascribed to Lt Gen. Asim Munir, who was named as the next army chief by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday. Straight Arrow because he is known to call a spade a spade, but also because reportedly, as ISI chief, he told then prime minister […]Read More
India’s foreign secretary paid a call on Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing earlier this week in Naypyitaw and discussed the potential for comprehensive bilateral cooperation, even as many foreign governments continue to impose sanctions against the regime. Vinay Mohan Kwatra’s November 21 visit was the first to Myanmar by a high-ranking Indian government official […]Read More
NEW DELHI: The counting of votes is still underway in Nepal after elections on Sunday, but the trends are clear: incumbent Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba’s party the Nepali Congress is leading or has won in 70 seats. He is expected to return as prime minister but does that mean all’s well? In this chat […]Read More
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