Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.
The Pakistani political leadership is weak and devoid of any intellect. Its diplomacy is entirely India-China-US focused and suffers from a presumptive view of Afghanistan as a vassal.
This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.
By next weekend, Bangladesh will have an elected government. This is India’s moment to reboot broken ties by moderating the ‘ghuspethiya’ rhetoric in poll-bound West Bengal and Assam.
The key to fighting a war successfully, or even launching it, is a clear objective. That’s an entirely political call. It isn’t emotional or purely military.
No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.
Pakistan not only has zero chance of catching up with India in most areas, but will inevitably see the gap rising. Its leaders will offer its people the same snake oil in different bottles.
UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.
Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.
The challenge is no longer one of policy intent — the blueprint for a world-class ECCE system exists within the NEP 2020. The task now is implementation fidelity.
Fears that an escalation of the conflict could heighten a fuel squeeze & endanger the economy unnerved traders, with NYT reporting Iran stopped negotiating a truce with the US.
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.
Now what? India’s Balakot attack was less about the terrorists and more about signaling that India will cross the International boundary. They missed that lesson.
Now – after an intense slugging match, they will count scores. Punjabi bravado will be on full display. But the point that India widened the retaliation to ALL Pakistan airbases will be missed. Ceasefire unfortunately will only strengthen the warmongers in Pakistan!
Here comes the paki loving fake news peddler coupta again..no one gives a flying fuck about your jihadi buddies in pukidtan couptaji. Just flatten them out and move on
This guy speaks like RSS agent … Terrorism in kasmir is product of BJP … He hiding basic fact
You are one of the terrorist
Now what? India’s Balakot attack was less about the terrorists and more about signaling that India will cross the International boundary. They missed that lesson.
Now – after an intense slugging match, they will count scores. Punjabi bravado will be on full display. But the point that India widened the retaliation to ALL Pakistan airbases will be missed. Ceasefire unfortunately will only strengthen the warmongers in Pakistan!
Asim Munir is thinking about his country’s begging bowl.
Here comes the paki loving fake news peddler coupta again..no one gives a flying fuck about your jihadi buddies in pukidtan couptaji. Just flatten them out and move on
He has risked war for sure. Unfolding all around us now.
Is it just Munir or is it China? It’s impossible that china is not involved in this in some way.