NEW DELHI: As political strife and economic bankruptcy grips Pakistan, doomsayers have been quick to predict its break up and disintegration. In this conversation on The Gist, Ramanathan Kumar, former special secretary R&AW and an old Pakistan hand, looks at the situation since the second failed attempt by the authorities to arrest Imran Khan. He […]Read More

NEW DELHI: The government would need to take into account public sentiment in any major decision involving Pakistan, said External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar at the Asia Economic Dialogue in Pune on Thursday. “Obviously, it in is no nobody’s interest that any country, least of all a neighbouring country, get into serious economic difficulties,” he […]Read More

NEW DELHI: In an unusual reversal of roles, former Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan sabotaged a peace move with India proposed by then Army Chief Gen. Qamar Bajwa, says Pakistani journalist Mohammad Shehzad. In the second part of his interview with Ramananda Sengupta, he says Imran was advised by former foreign minister Shah Mahmood […]Read More

NEW DELHI: The current crisis in Pakistan will only benefit the hardline Islamic parties in Pakistan, says Mohammad Shehzad. The Islamabad-based journalist, who’s been writing for various Pakistani and foreign publications since 1992 is also the author of The State of Islamic Radicalism in Pakistan, and Love and Fear: Poems Beyond Time. When he’s not […]Read More

The earthquake could not have come at a worse time for Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Elections are due in May and the economy is in deep trouble with inflation estimated at around 58% and a wide budget deficit. Yet, he has no choice but to spend more, especially in the 10 provinces hit by […]Read More
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