Hardip Bedi “It is time to extend a hand of peace in all directions,” said Pakistan Army Chief, General Qamar Bajwa, in an address at a military function recently. "Pakistan is a peace-loving country that has rendered great sacrifices for regional and global peace. We … [Read more...] about General Bajwa’s peace inferences lack credibility
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Fiscal mismanagement will lead to disastrous consequences in Pakistan
Dr. Simrit Kahlon Pakistan’s economy has been hurtling southwards for more than a decade now. Its present growth rate, hovering around 2-3 percent, makes it one of the lowest growing economies in South Asia trailed only by Sri Lanka and Maldives. Imran Khan won the … [Read more...] about Fiscal mismanagement will lead to disastrous consequences in Pakistan
India must remain prepared to counter Chinese malevolence
Jasbir Sarai As the eventful year -2020 comes to an end, one is reminded about a huge public outcry that was triggered by the so-called Chinese intrusions in Eastern Ladakh mid-year. Suddenly a bevy of self appointed "strategic experts" surfaced to give an impression that … [Read more...] about India must remain prepared to counter Chinese malevolence
Pakistan’s tryst to move from virtual dictatorship to actual democracy
Dr. Simrit Kahlon "Politics makes strange bed fellows" - this proverb, meaning that that political alliances in a common cause may bring together those of widely differing views, is today most applicable to Pakistan. Eleven political parties, including the PML (N) and the … [Read more...] about Pakistan’s tryst to move from virtual dictatorship to actual democracy
Enforced abductions unabated in violence infested Balochistan
Hardip Bedi Balochistan, the most restive province of Pakistan, has for long remained in the grip of violence. Reports of atrocities being committed on innocent civilians by the Pakistan Army and its sponsored terrorists are received frequently, despite an attempt to keep … [Read more...] about Enforced abductions unabated in violence infested Balochistan