There is no evidence that Hafiz Saeed’s political party would do any better than the many Islamic parties which have been losing elections for years in Pakistan.
Rahimullah Yusufzai
In the first of a three-part opinion series on Pakistan, Paul Kapur writes that solving Pakistan’s jihad problem requires more than just reforming its Army—or threats from the U.S. Pakistan needs to change its national narrative.
Paul Kapur
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.
Disenfranchisement by institutional fiat is profoundly undemocratic. The effect of the ECI's new documentary process in Bihar will tilt the scales in favour of the BJP.
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.
Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.
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