Pakistan

Pakistan ready to trade, India cautious

Recently, newly-appointed Pakistani Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar suggested that his country should resume its trade with India that it suspended in August 2019 following Delhi’s revocation of Article 370 for Kashmir. Pakistan will “seriously examine” whether to restart trade with India, he said.

Boneheaded generals of Pakistani army

By their misbehaviour, Gen Munir and the other Pakistani generals have convinced me that they are a bunch of fools, blockheads, ignoramuses, dolts, dimwits, cretins, and twerps, leading their country to disaster. The clearest proof of this is their destruction of the independence of Pakistan’s judiciary, as it happened after the events of 9th May […]

How Indian Subcontinent will create mighty modern industrial state

The basic problems of the Indian subcontinent are the massive and abject poverty of our vast masses, the record and rising unemployment, the appalling level of child malnutrition (every second Indian child is malnourished, according to the Global Hunger Index), the skyrocketing prices of food and other essential commodities, the almost total lack of proper […]

India, Pakistan advise students in Kyrgyzstan to stay indoors amid mob violence

The initial clash at a hostel led to social media outrage, sparking a mob to target accommodations housing international students from countries like India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.

Is PoK’s Unrest Linked to Pakistan’s Economic Crisis?

An alliance of civil rights group  Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) on Tuesday called off a protest march a day after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif approved a grant of 24 billion rupees

Protests turn deadly in PoK; Amit Shah responds

Violent protests have erupted in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) due to soaring costs of food, fuel, and utilities. Since May 10, the demonstrations have resulted in the death of a police officer and over 90 injuries. The unrest began when around 70 members of the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) were arrested during a strike against high living costs, leading to further clashes.

People of J&K feel marginalised, unheard: Waheed Parra

SRINAGAR: In an exclusive interview with The New Indian, PDP’s candidate for Srinagar Lok Sabha seat, Waheed ur Rehman Parra, highlighted a significant trust gap between Kashmiri youth and the establishment. He pledged to advocate for the empowerment of J&K residents who feel marginalized and stifled. Waheed criticized the National Conference for its reluctance to […]

Can Baloch form united opposition against colonization of Balochistan?

On 23rd March Pakistan celebrated Yaum-e-Pakistan or Lahore Resolution, 1940 which called for the creation of a sovereign independent state from Muslim majority provinces of the United India but while calling for the independence or rights of a section of Muslims, it forcibly annexed and colonized Balochistan which never wanted to be part of Pakistan. […]

PM Modi to witness ‘Bharat Shakti’ exercise in Pokhran featuring homegrown weapons

The exercise is aimed at demonstrating PM Modi's vision of 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat' (self-reliant India) in the defence sector, and encouraging the military leadership to adopt India-specific and geography-specific tactics and strategies

Karnataka Congress legislator’s love for Pakistan, morally irresponsible

The recent statement by Congress MLA BK Hariprasad that Pakistan is not an enemy country for his party, but only for the BJP, is not only factually incorrect but also morally irresponsible and misguided. Hariprasad has shown a complete disregard for the history and reality of India-Pakistan relations, which have been marred by four wars, […]