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TopicPervez Musharraf

Topic: Pervez Musharraf

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.

Rajnath Singh is discovering India-Pakistan civilisational ties

Even as India, Pakistan have seemed on the edge of war, their intelligence services have often sought to find space to de-escalate tensions and reduce risks for the two countries.

Musharraf kept Kargil misadventure secret from me—what Nawaz Sharif said in 2007

In 2007 Walk the Talk, Nawaz Sharif discussed his many contentions with Pervez Musharraf and the simmering nuclear tensions during the Kargil war.

Saif Ali Khan to Gen Musharraf to Liaquat Ali Khan. A tale of ‘enemies’ and property

The sentiment behind 'enemy property' has changed over the years, most significantly in 2017, when an amendment completely prevented Indians from laying claim to ancestral properties.

‘Ghar mein ghus ke maarengey’ — what India gained from covert war & what are the costs

While PM Modi has attacked previous govts for fighting terrorism with dossiers, its use was institutionalised by Vajpayee govt. Policy succeeded more than many can grasp.

Musharraf went from being warmaker, dictator to yelling on Indian TV channels

His worldview was shaped by the foundational logic of Pakistan — that its people could preserve its purity only in a separate State achieved by mutilating India.

Musharraf told Pakistanis not to be India-centric but also called India a permanent threat

Man of paradoxes Musharraf talked about building sustainable democracy but continued to rule with the help of Pakistan Army and intelligence services.

General Musharraf’s death will cast harsh spotlight on troubled legacy he bequeathed Pakistan

Delhi-born Musharraf served in 1965 India-Pak war & fought in 1971. When choosing him as Army chief, PM Nawaz Sharif had little inkling that Kargil war & dictatorship would follow.

‘Nawaz Sharif wants to soften heart of Generals’ — Why Pakistan is inviting ailing Musharraf back

An ailing Musharraf wants to ‘spend rest of his life’ in Pakistan, and Nawaz Sharif — whom he had ousted in a coup — wants to the government to facilitate the return.

The Great Damagers: Why Pakistan will debate which dictator harmed it more, Musharraf or Zia

Dictator Musharraf badly damaged Pakistan: Assassination of Benazir, 26/11 attacks in India and the US Navy SEALs raid that killed Osama in Abbottabad. But he believed he was a democrat.

On Camera

Period pain is real. Blanket menstrual leave policy isn’t a fix

The Supreme Court is right to point out the 'mindset of employers', who, because of this policy, may deduce that 'women are inferior.'

Red carpet for industry honchos as AAP kicks off Punjab investors summit. Rs 10,000 cr pledged on Day 1

At 2nd such summit in Punjab for top investors organised by AAP since it came to power in Punjab, Lakshmi Mittal announced his Bathinda refinery has increased production of LPG by 3,000 tonnes/day.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Trump brings the Age of Humiliation for friends. Modi needs stoicism abroad, humility at home

Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.