Since 2001, jihad in Kashmir has often been perched on the edge of the abyss—only to claw its way back because of the failure to build a democratic political order.
Imran Khan ought to have been discredited by now. But he remains Pakistan’s most charismatic politician—and confident he can capitalise on the economic chaos in the election.
Facing an unprecedented financial crisis, Pakistan just doesn’t have the will—or resources—to fight back, raising the real prospect of a jihadist triumph.
For years, experts have argued the case for rethinking the Centre-state relationship regarding the police. The time to debate police financing is running out.
Like with ethnic Tamils in Sri Lanka or Bengali Hindus in Bangaldesh, violence against Chins has unleashed anger in Mizoram. New Delhi's time for cogitation is running out.
The irony with PC Alexander was that when Indira Gandhi returned to power in 1980, she handpicked him as Principal Secretary and he became her political adviser, conscience keeper and administrative trouble-shooter.
The 125 APAs include 86 Unilateral APAs (UAPAs) and 39 Bilateral APAs (BAPAs). The total number of APAs since the start of the APA programme has risen to 641, with 506 UAPAs and 135 BAPAs.
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