Jaibans Singh Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif : Shaky from the word do Pakistan is desperately trying to build bridges with the United States; the foreign minister of the country, Bilawal Bhutto, recently visited the US, hat in hand. Not much was expected to come out from the visit since the US is reconsidering its priorities with regard to AfPak. Then Pakistan played … [Read more...] about Pakistan: A disaster waiting to happen
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Peshawar terrorist strike has many lessons for Pakistan
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
testUnstable Pakistan: A huge security concern for India
Hardeep Bedi Lt. General Faiz Hameed & leaders of the Taliban Pakistan is in a state of instability and flux yet again. On the one hand Prime Minister Imran Khan is under pressure from a resurgent opposition that is nipping on his toes in the Senate and other platforms and, on the other hand, the politically all powerful Pakistan Army is preparing for a change of … [Read more...] about Unstable Pakistan: A huge security concern for India
testPakistan is posing a big danger to world peace and security
Jaibans Singh Pakistan, with its abrasive postures toward all the major crises that the world is grappling with, is walking on a thin line. The country is indulging in negative and unsubstantiated propaganda and taking sides in international conflicts in a manner that gives rise to passions rather than diffusing the situation. It is going against the international … [Read more...] about Pakistan is posing a big danger to world peace and security
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Jaibans Singh The whole world is appalled by the recent Chinese aggression against Taiwan, a small island that believes in democracy and self governance and one on which China has cast an evil eye since decades. Sadly, China has been pursuing such belligerent, malevolent policies against its neighbourhood and beyond since decades and the world has always remained a mute … [Read more...] about India’s response to Chinese aggression against Taiwan
testIn resolving issues with India Pakistan needs to think out of the box
Jaibans Singh In a panel discussion recorded a few days earlier by Brighter Kashmir (a Kashmir based daily newspaper), this columnist while speaking about the recent initiative on "resolution of issues" between India and Pakistan had observed that there have been many earlier occasions when tall leaders like Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Dr. Manmoham Singh, LK Advani and others have … [Read more...] about In resolving issues with India Pakistan needs to think out of the box
testIndo-Pak Ceasefire: Pakistan’s end game and the Indian response
Dr. Simrit Kahlon It is now two weeks since India and Pakistan, through their respective Director Generals of Military Operations (DGsMO), recommitted to maintenance of the ceasefire protocols that were established in 2003. Ayesha Siddiqa, one of Pakistan's most authoritative analysts has said that the move has the approval of General Qamar Bajwa who, as is well known, … [Read more...] about Indo-Pak Ceasefire: Pakistan’s end game and the Indian response
testGeneral Bajwa’s peace inferences lack credibility
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 stand firmly committed to the ideal of mutual respect and peaceful co-existence,” he added. Such double … [Read more...] about General Bajwa’s peace inferences lack credibility
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