NEW DELHI: The protests by Iranian women against the hijab are now over two months old and with reports suggesting the morality police is being disbanded, the clerical regime in Tehran seems inclined to bend the rules a bit. But in this conversation on The Gist, Vivek Katju, former diplomat who was Secretary West […]Read More
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: What does one make of the wave of protests that engulfed China’s many cities, including Beijing and Shanghai? Were these only about the brutal Covid related lockdowns or did it have wider political implications? From her vantage position in Taiwan, Shikha Aggarwal, a research fellow at National Chengchi University, speaking on The Gist, […]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: 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
Identity, Islam, Imran & India: Pakistan’s Long March To…?
Pak’s Next Army Chief Could Be ‘Straight Arrow’ Asim Munir To Tame Imran
‘We Are Getting Hammered For Hambantota, Directly Or Indirectly’
“Those Trying To Sabotage Afghan-India Ties Won’t Achieve Goal, Taliban Not Controlled By Anyone”
“Not One Security Incident Directed At India’s Diplomats, Afghanistan Not A Playground For Powers”© 2022, SNG. All rights reserved
