At ‘Off The Cuff’, Abdul Basit says Pakistan's stand is that talks need to be separated from terror, reiterates that Hizbul Mujahideen is “freedom fighting organization”
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India has had peace not only because of luck and vigilance at its end but also because somebody has chosen to put their foot on the valve at the other end.
Terrorist action peaked as did a very brutal state response to it. Until it reached a point where militants were convinced that the state had the strength to fight & would ultimately prevail.
The common thing between terror attack at Ayodhya and serial blasts in London is that the terrorists knew their politics and timed their attacks accordingly.
It is one thing to peg our entire relationship with Pakistan to Musharraf ending terrorism. But must we tie our larger relationship with the US also on Musharraf ending terrorism?
The Romans’ version of stoicism is rapidly picking popularity on Instagram — Marcus Aurelius, Epictetus, and Seneca are some names that get thrown at you when you fire up your screen.
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.
Arun Shourie’s time is over and I guess he still likes the limelight! But it is a sad state of India’s opposition that a bunch of discarded retirees have more punch than the entire political opposition.
Arun Shourie is a classic example of an individual who puts self-interests ahead of the nation. He is upset with Modi for not including him in the cabinet and hence desperately trying to embarrass NaMo. Arun Shourie is a spent force as far as constructive work goes and by that analogy now good for leftists in India, who would want to latch on to anything and everything to show Modi in a bad light.
Arun Shourie’s known unease with Modi government is no secret. A person of his calibre to make this raid public now is nothing but an attempt to rake up the surgical strike. Shud have avoided
Arun Shourie’s time is over and I guess he still likes the limelight! But it is a sad state of India’s opposition that a bunch of discarded retirees have more punch than the entire political opposition.
Arun Shourie is a classic example of an individual who puts self-interests ahead of the nation. He is upset with Modi for not including him in the cabinet and hence desperately trying to embarrass NaMo. Arun Shourie is a spent force as far as constructive work goes and by that analogy now good for leftists in India, who would want to latch on to anything and everything to show Modi in a bad light.
Vajpayee was a national security disaster. From Kargil to IA Hi Jack to Parliament. A Crypto Khangressi. Shayries, Iftaar, Skull cap and all
Arun Shourie’s known unease with Modi government is no secret. A person of his calibre to make this raid public now is nothing but an attempt to rake up the surgical strike. Shud have avoided