Return to hyphenation is dreaded because our successive govts have laboured for three decades to rid us of what we see as the equivalence big powers used to draw between us and Pakistan. Three things follow.
Islamabad and Rawalpindi do not want to create an impression of subservience to Chinese power, especially when the administration in the United States is about to change hands.
PTI leader Syed Zulfi Bukhari announced plans to raise Imran Khan’s incarceration with Trump’s team. Defense Minister Khawaja Asif said the government won’t relent even if Trump requested.
This is Asim Munir’s first trip to US as Pakistan Army chief and comes ahead of Pakistan general elections, slated for February 2024. Trip coincides with Supreme Court verdict on Article 370.
Agreement similar to one India signed with the US in September 2018 — Communications Compatibility and Security Agreement (COMCASA). India has declined to comment on development.
The gunman who demanded Siddiqui’s release in exchange for hostages at a Texas synagogue this weekend was latest in long line of jihadi attempts to free al-Qaeda-linked neuroscientist.
The baseless claim of Arunachal Pradesh as 'Southern Tibet' cropped up once again when an Indian national was harassed by Chinese immigration officials at Shanghai Airport.
Once acquired by IAF, the medium transport aircraft (MTA) will replace both AN-32s and IL-76s, it is learnt. The idea behind the revamp is to meet modern operational needs.
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.
If two countries are at war or very close to it ( Donald Rumsfeld or Donald Trump ) and a common friend douses the fire, we should not mind. Not one bit. If you stop all dialogue for a decade, a vacuum builds up. 2. Sphere of influence. That status has to be earned. Earlier, Monroe Doctrine, sheer predominance. Now, in a globalised world, through economic engagement, trade, investment flows as well. Which is what makes China a competitor, in South Asia, also South east Asia. Perhaps West Asia as well. 3. Even during the Biden administration, the bilateral relationship was under stress, undergoing reevaluation on both sides. More so now. 4. Indian foreign policy and its practise of diplomacy require many resets, radiating outwards from South Asia. Not in a sweet spot in any sense, in any part of the world.
If two countries are at war or very close to it ( Donald Rumsfeld or Donald Trump ) and a common friend douses the fire, we should not mind. Not one bit. If you stop all dialogue for a decade, a vacuum builds up. 2. Sphere of influence. That status has to be earned. Earlier, Monroe Doctrine, sheer predominance. Now, in a globalised world, through economic engagement, trade, investment flows as well. Which is what makes China a competitor, in South Asia, also South east Asia. Perhaps West Asia as well. 3. Even during the Biden administration, the bilateral relationship was under stress, undergoing reevaluation on both sides. More so now. 4. Indian foreign policy and its practise of diplomacy require many resets, radiating outwards from South Asia. Not in a sweet spot in any sense, in any part of the world.