The US Secretary of State speaks to Pakistan Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar after talks with its army chief, urging re-establishment of communication between New Delhi & Islamabad.
The US Secretary of State has been in touch with political leadership of both India & Pakistan since Pahalgam attack, but this is the first time that he has spoken to Munir.
Kashmir’s return to normalcy, for Pakistan Army Chief Gen Asim Munir, had to be reversed. Pahalgam wasn’t plotted in the week between the speech. It must have taken several weeks, if not months of planning.
With the Pahalgam terror attack coming days after Asim Munir called Kashmir 'Pakistan's jugular vein', speculations that threaten a regional conflict are off the charts.
That Munir should describe Kashmir as Pakistan’s jugular vein in 2025 is a reflection of changelessness. He set the stage for an outrageously sectarian massacre by Islamist insurgents.
This added power for COAS Asim Munir isn’t very good for the ruling PML-N coalition. A more confident army chief could easily abandon the government and enter negotiations with Imran Khan.
The arrest is a signal to the military fraternity—especially retired and serving officers who supported Imran Khan and stood against the current chief, General Asim Munir—to mend their ways.
For an industry globally classified as hazardous, protections such as health insurance and a provident fund for workers are necessities. In Sivakasi, they remain elusive.
The industry forecasts exports are set to grow 16% in 2025-26, boosted by surplus domestic production and a drive to push into 26 underserved global markets with strong potential.
Indigenisation level will progressively increase up to 60 percent with key sub-assemblies, electronics and mechanical parts being manufactured locally.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
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