Topic: India-Pakistan
If China-Pakistan came to peace table, BJP’s failed national security strategy helped too
There should be no doubt that the flawed national security strategy pursued by India over the last seven years requires a course correction. It seems Modi govt has decided to do it now.
Why the recent India-Pakistan ceasefire agreement is badly drafted
The Pakistanis are convinced that India just doesn’t have the staying power to maintain a hostile posture for any length of time.
India-Pakistan ceasefire pact won’t affect counter-terrorism operations in J&K, says Army
Lt Gen Y K Joshi said the northern command, which looks after J&K's security, remained on highest alert and achieved the impossible in the face of challenging situations along the borders.
What next after India & Pakistan announce surprise deal to stop fighting at LoC
In episode 691 of ThePrint's 'Cut The Clutter', Shekhar Gupta explains what led to the two sides making this move and why it is significant.
India, Pakistan could upgrade diplomatic ties, Delhi may let SAARC meet happen in Islamabad
Pakistan downgraded diplomatic ties after India scrapped Article 370, but the countries could now reinstate high commissioners in each other’s capitals.
Pakistan is isolated and talking peace. But India knows this game too well by now
As things stand now, the US, China and Saudi Arabia are pulling in different directions with Pakistan caught in the crossfire.
An Instagrammer did what two govts couldn’t. Indians and Pakistanis came to pawri together
Memes are the new confidence-building measures between two nuclear foes who are not talking. With pawri, Pakistanis are saying: ghar mein ghus ke laughter se maara.
Behind Pakistan’s talks offer to India lies a Khan-Bajwa plan
This is an old ploy that the Pakistanis have tried ever since 9/11, first with the Bush administration, then with Obama and now with Biden.
Pakistani General as Riyadh envoy brings Middle East policy under army. Eyes on Israel
Notwithstanding Pakistan’s strategic ties with Beijing, it does not want to be entirely in China’s camp.
Here’s the big exposé about India and Israel funding Pakistanis since 1947
Designating opponents as the best friend of India and Israel works like a charm in Pakistan. These publicly available photographs mean something else in Pakistani universe.
If China-Pakistan came to peace table, BJP’s failed national security strategy helped too
There should be no doubt that the flawed national security strategy pursued by India over the last seven years requires a course correction. It seems Modi govt has decided to do it now.
Record high petrol, diesel prices threaten India’s road to recovery, economists say
While revenue gains from taxes on retail fuel are key for India to boost spending, RBI sees those levies, along with elevated crude prices, already pushing core inflation higher.
Defence
Self-reliance in defence, cyber challenges in focus at Combined Commanders’ meet starting today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to address the Combined Commanders’ Conference, which will be held in Gujarat between 4 and 6 March.
Habeas Porcus — how our judiciary is murdering the principle of ‘bail, not jail’ routinely
Judiciary is responsible for ensuring our liberty, and habeas corpus is the usual route. But magistrates are acting as if the rule is ‘jail, and bail is above my pay grade’.