NEW DELHI: In a country where cricket is much more than just a sport, a national unifier rather, Imran Khan gained iconic status when as captain of the Pakistani cricket team he lifted the world cup in 1992. That was down under and the team was down in the dumps, having won just one of […]Read More
NEW DELHI: The unabashed state-sponsored terror machinery operating from Pakistani soil remains rooted to a familiar modus operandi. Identify gullible or helpless youth in desperate need of money, indoctrinate them, drum radical and spiteful ideas into their impressionable minds and make them fight the so-called battle of jihad. If the catchment area extends to Kashmir, […]Read More
Pulwama, 2019: 40 CRPF personnel martyred Uri, 2016: 17 Army jawans martyred Mumbai, 2008: Over 160 people killed Mumbai train bombings, 2006: Over 200 killed Bombay serial blasts, 1993: Over 250 killed NEW DELHI: The list is painfully endless, yet Pakistan’s use of terrorism as a failed instrument of state policy lingers on. Despite global […]Read More
NEW DELHI: The long-simmering insurgency in Balochistan directed against Pakistani army excesses including human rights abuses and exploitation of its economic resources, seems to have taken a new turn with multiple attacks on Pakistani army posts resulting in casualties. Alok Bansal, director of the India Foundation think tank and a specialist on Balochistan, in a […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Pakistan has recently released a version of its National Security Policy, the first such document brought out publicly in the country. The document has the imprimatur of Dr Moeed W. Yusuf, who was earlier the Special Assistant to the Prime Minister of Pakistan on National Security Division and Strategic Policy Planning, later re-designated […]Read More
NEW DELHI: “I don’t take these documents seriously because there is nothing to back them up with. It’s part of an elaborate image building exercise. You know Pakistan is seen as the epicentre of terror or as the MEA once described it, as the mothership of terrorism.” Now geoeconomics has become some kind of a […]Read More
NEW DELHI: On ‘The Gist‘, Sushant Sareen, Senior Fellow at the Observer Research Foundation(ORF) in conversation with StratNews Global Associate Editor Amitabh P. Revi. ‘The Gist’ discusses several Afghan Taliban officials criticising Pakistan and the Inter-Services Intelligence(ISI) in interviews and whether they’re highlighting ruptures with their sponsors or if it’s just theatrics of independence, the […]Read More
NEW DELHI: A sulking Pakistan will watch from the sidelines as India hosts national security advisers (NSAs) of Russia and all Central Asian Republics in Delhi next week, to discuss the current situation in Afghanistan, the likely fallout for the region and the way forward. On Monday, Pakistan’s NSA Mooed Yusuf announced that he will […]Read More
NEW DELHI: On ‘The Gist‘, S.P.Vaid, Former Director General of Police, J&K in conversation with StratNews Global Associate Editor Amitabh P. Revi. Pakistan sponsored Lashkar-e-Taiba and its The Resistance Front (TRF) backed terrorists have claimed responsibility for the recent targeting of civi lians, especially of hindus and a sikh in Kashmir. Former DGP Vaid analyses […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Much has been said and written about the Indus Waters Treaty between India and Pakistan, signed so many years ago. While the general impression sought to be conveyed is that the treaty has been a success despite the discord between the two capitals, others differ. In this conversation on The Gist, Satish Chandra, […]Read More
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