The Pakistan government and media have had a subdued reaction to Rajnath Singh’s comments about entering Pakistan and killing terrorists. In this case, silence is strategic.
There have been several allegations against India by the Pakistan government about assassinations, charges that have been denied by India in the past, and as recently as January this year.
The journey of Shahryar Khan, who retired as Pakistan’s foreign secretary and also served as chairman of PCB, traversed through the realms of sport, statecraft, and beyond.
Anjali Chakra is an Indian Hindu & Sufi Malik is a Pakistani Muslim, their ‘picture perfect’ relationship turned them into influencers. Instagram posts by the couple announced the end of the relationship.
PM Modi is skilled at communicating by not picking up the phone. Even as panic grew in Pakistan during the Balakot crisis, he declined a midnight call from his counterpart Imran Khan.
The issue of the Muslim quota has the potential to polarise SCs, STs, and OBCs along religious lines in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. It benefits the BJP.
Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.
A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.
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