The Punjab Pulse

Centre for Socio-Cultural Studies

Jasbir Sarai

Peshawar terrorist strike has many lessons for Pakistan

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Jasbir Sarai The Mosque targeted by terrorists in Peshawar, Pakistan On Friday, 04, March,  a lone suicide bomber shot the police guards at the entrance of a packed Shia Mosque at Peshawar's historic Qissa Khwani Bazar with a pistol. He then entered the Mosque and blew himself up in the middle of worshippers offering Friday prayers. At least 60 people were killed and … [Read more...] about Peshawar terrorist strike has many lessons for Pakistan

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The Baloch will go to any extent to secure their freedom from Pakistan

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Jasbir Sarai On 2 February  2022, 16 Fidayeen (suicide squad) of the Majeed Brigade of the Baloch Nationalist Army (BNA) executed simultaneous attacks on two military bases of the Frontier Corps of the Pakistan Army in Nushki and Panjgur. These well planned and professionally executed attacks, code named Operation Ganjal, were carried out by nine Fidayeen in Nushki and … [Read more...] about The Baloch will go to any extent to secure their freedom from Pakistan

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Militarisation of Kashmir: An adverse foreign sponsored fallacy

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Jasbir Sarai Foreign sponsored terrorism in Kashmir On 1 January, the troops of the Indian Army and the Pakistani Army exchanged sweets along the Line of Control (LOC), at Chilehana - Tithwal Crossing Point, to celebrate the spirit of the new year, share a gesture of goodwill and reiterate the will to maintain peace. It is notable here that the ceasefire has witnessed … [Read more...] about Militarisation of Kashmir: An adverse foreign sponsored fallacy

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Human rights violations by China need to be contested

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Jasbir Sarai The heat on China for gross violation of human rights in various "occupied provinces" - mainly Xinjiang, Tibet and Hong Kong  is increasing. It is so because the brutal leadership of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), under the virtual dictator, President Xi Jinping, has increased atrocities in these areas to a degree that is unacceptable to the civilised … [Read more...] about Human rights violations by China need to be contested

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Indo-China border dispute: India will not blink

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Jasbir Sarai China has, once again, opted to take a hard stand in the long standing dispute along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with India . A series of meetings, including the last corps commanders meeting in early October this year, have not yielded any forward movement. It is quite clear that the PLA will hold on to the existing friction points all through the … [Read more...] about Indo-China border dispute: India will not blink

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Indo-China War 1962: China should shed misplaced euphoria of victory

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Jasbir Sarai    The French born author and journalist, Claude Arpi, in his article, "Time to change the narrative on 1962 India-China war" carried by The Daily Guardian on 23 August, has made some very interesting observations on the actual fallout of the Indo-China War, 1962. While questioning the narrative of the war having ended with a crushing defeat for India, … [Read more...] about Indo-China War 1962: China should shed misplaced euphoria of victory

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Afghanistan on the brink: Challenges for India and the world

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Jasbir Sarai The inevitability of Taliban control over the whole of Afghanistan within a year or two of the US leaving the country was quite well appreciated. What was not appreciated was the speed with which it happened. According to reports, the Taliban is already in control of Kabul whose fall now coincides with the Independence Day of India. Mazar-e-Sharif and … [Read more...] about Afghanistan on the brink: Challenges for India and the world

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