India needs flexibility in its tightrope walk over an extraordinarily treacherous geopolitical minefield
Aam Aadmi Party’s recent complaints against Centre’s ordinance contradict their earlier support for the removal of Jammu and Kashmir’s state status
Observers of the fraught situation in Pakistan have been intrigued by senior US negotiator-diplomat Zalmay Khalilzad’s tweets targeting Pakistan Army chief Asim Munir. Khalilzad repeatedly demanded Munir’s resignation in a series of directly-worded tweets on May 12, May 15, and again on May 19. (His tweets on May 13 were neutral, welcoming the restoration of […]
Having taken aim directly at Pak army chief, Khan has redrawn the intense chess game in such a way that one of the two must get flicked off the board after checkmate
On the face of it, the strengthening of former PM Imran Khan seems like a thumbs down for the prospect of rapprochement between India and Pakistan
The upshot of the turmoil in Pakistan is that the country’s army has been weakened. Whichever way things turn out now, its role in Pakistan’s polity is likely to be diminished—perhaps severely reduced, at least for a while. This diminishment has been very obvious since the arrest of former prime minister Imran Khan on Tuesday. […]
This week’s mayhem in Pakistan presented a rare opportunity for those of goodwill within the Indian state and society to reach out to Kashmiris.
A huge question mark hangs over whether another power may covertly be fanning these flames of rebellion
Former Pakistan PM had already targeted the very heart of Pakistan’s real establishment, the ISI
If several important trading countries opt to settle dues in a currency other than the US dollar, the US economy could be thrown into crisis. Particularly since the 2008 financial crisis, the US has run up very large debts.