Pakistan missing Biden’s Summit for Democracy a bit rich. Just like the invitation was
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Pakistan missing Biden’s Summit for Democracy a bit rich. Just like the invitation was

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Pakistan giving US President Joe Biden’s Summit for Democracy a miss is a bit rich as was Biden’s invitation to Islamabad in the first place. Especially considering Washington’s preference for the Bonsai democracy Pakistan is over Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. This is a transactional relationship that has gone steeply downhill.

MP IPS officer clubbing Sikhs, Muslims with terrorists reflects a dangerous mindset

MP IPS officer’s order to watch ‘Sikh, Musalman, JKLF, ULFA, SIMI, LTTE terrorists’, reported by ThePrint, would be a rib-tickler but for the communal prejudice it betrays. Singling out two communities to club them with terrorists reflects a dangerous mindset. IPS officers shouldn’t learn the wrong lessons from political bosses.