Mughal manuscript painting, sponsored as it was by the wealthy Mughal court, used fine quality paper imported from Persia and Italy, as well as pigments derived from rare & expensive minerals.
Once 'regime change' is accepted as legitimate, the permissive discourse expands. Rival powers, jealous of influence and suspicious of the West, will invoke same logic elsewhere.
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.
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