Pakistan’s Hollow Posturing at SCO: India & China Both Need To Take a Hand
1 year, 7 months ago

Pakistan’s Hollow Posturing at SCO: India & China Both Need To Take a Hand

The Quint  

In his interview—and on many other occasions—Pakistan’s position has been that both countries have been affected by terrorism. That position was, in fact, validated in the Lahore Declaration 1999 when both countries swore to fight terrorism, to bolster an emerging peace process under Nawaz Sharif. The rest of it— from the 1993 Mumbai blasts to all the violence across India that has left thousands dead, there is really no other origin than Pakistan. The end result of all that adventuring is the then policy in its tribal areas, where a Pashtun population has been run down as ‘terrorists’ in profiling that its proud people resent, and a determined Baloch fight for freedom starting in 1948 when the Khan of Kalat was forced to accede to Pakistan. Each surge of fighting—including 1958, 1963-69’s, 1973-77, and the present ongoing violence which has left thousands dead or ‘disappeared’ has only worsened the situation.

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Pakistan has made significant progress in countering terrorist financing, says US State Department report
1 week, 1 day ago

Pakistan has made significant progress in countering terrorist financing, says US State Department report

The Hindu  

Pakistan has made substantial progress in countering terrorist financing and addressing regional extremist networks, a US State Department report states while also highlighting significant security challenges, including a sharp rise in terrorist attacks in 2023. Madrassas’ compliance The report notes Pakistan’s continued efforts in countering violent extremism, including operating “deradicalisation” camps in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa that provide corrective religious education, vocational …

Pakistan terror attacks go up by 50 per cent: US State Department report flags 'grim' security landscape
1 week, 1 day ago

Pakistan terror attacks go up by 50 per cent: US State Department report flags 'grim' security landscape

India TV News  

A US State Department report states that in Pakistan, despite advancements in countering terrorist financing, the security landscape in 2023 remained 'grim'. Concerns regarding Pakistan terrorism continue to exist Noting Pakistan's continued efforts in countering violent extremism, including operating “deradicalisation” camps in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the report says that concerns continue to remain regarding madrassas failing to comply with registration and …

Pakistan: 12 soldiers killed as Islamist suicide attacker targets army outpost in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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1 month ago

Pakistan: 12 soldiers killed as Islamist suicide attacker targets army outpost in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

India TV News  

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Twelve security personnel and six terrorists were killed as a suicide bomber rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into a joint check post in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the army said on Wednesday. The terrorists attempted to attack a joint check post in the general area MaliKhel in Bannu district late on Tuesday night but their attempt to enter …

'Terrorism has eroded trust': India's strong response at UN on avoiding engagement with Pakistan
1 month ago

'Terrorism has eroded trust': India's strong response at UN on avoiding engagement with Pakistan

India TV News  

New York: The first issue in engaging with Pakistan is the cessation of terrorism, India’s envoy at the UN said, underlining that India has been a long-standing victim of cross-border and global terrorism and has zero tolerance towards the scourge. “With Pakistan, the main issue we have is of terrorism,” India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish said …

Why Pakistan’s proxy play may intensify in Jammu and Kashmir
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Why Pakistan’s proxy play may intensify in Jammu and Kashmir

Firstpost  

Pakistan damages more in friendship and peace than in enmity and war; the developments in Jammu and Kashmir must be seen in the context of larger geopolitical trends In the last 15-20 days, Jammu and Kashmir has seen nine terrorist attacks, including the attacks on civilian non-local labourers, market places, security forces, and civilian infrastructure. Before that, over the last …

4 security officers and 2 schoolchildren killed in bomb and mortar attacks in northwest Pakistan
1 month, 2 weeks ago

4 security officers and 2 schoolchildren killed in bomb and mortar attacks in northwest Pakistan

Associated Press  

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A roadside bomb exploded near a vehicle carrying security forces in restive northwestern Pakistan, killing four officers and wounding five others, officials said Thursday, and the same day two schoolchildren were killed when a mortar exploded near them elsewhere in the northwest. The roadside bombing happened Wednesday in South Waziristan district, a former stronghold of the Pakistani …

Pakistan Security Forces Kill 6 Militants in Two Shootouts Near Afghan Border
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Pakistan Security Forces Kill 6 Militants in Two Shootouts Near Afghan Border

Associated Press  

Pakistani security forces have killed six militants in two shootouts near the Afghan border. A militant commander was killed in the first raid, and five other insurgents were killed in the second raid. Pakistan has witnessed a surge in violence, mostly blamed on the Pakistani Taliban, who are known as Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan or TTP.

Terror attack in Pakistan: Roadside bomb targeting police kills 7 people, including 5 children
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Terror attack in Pakistan: Roadside bomb targeting police kills 7 people, including 5 children

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A powerful bomb attached to …

Nine Terrorists Killed in Pakistan Operation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province
2 months ago

Nine Terrorists Killed in Pakistan Operation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province

The Hindu  

Security forces in northwest Pakistan have killed nine militants in an operation targeting terrorists in the restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The operation, intelligence-driven, resulted in the deaths of two suicide bombers and a high-value terrorist, with the remaining militants being killed in a gunbattle.

India's Ambitious Stance on Pakistan's Role in Kashmir: A Crucial Moment in Indo-Pak Relations
2 months, 3 weeks ago

India's Ambitious Stance on Pakistan's Role in Kashmir: A Crucial Moment in Indo-Pak Relations

ABP News  

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has stated that resolving the issue of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (POK) is now paramount in the context of India-Pakistan relations. He emphasized that Pakistan's policy of cross-border terrorism will never succeed and that it will face consequences for its actions. Jaishankar further clarified India's position, stating that they will not tolerate Pakistan's involvement in terrorism and …

Ready for dialogue with Pakistan if it stops terrorism in J&K: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Ready for dialogue with Pakistan if it stops terrorism in J&K: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh

The Hindu  

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said India is ready to start dialogue with Pakistan if it stops terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir. Addressing an election rally in this assembly segment of Ramban district in support of BJP candidate Mohd Saleem Bhat, Singh said Article 370 of the Constitution that granted special status to J&K was revoked to end the …

Pakistan witnessed 59 terror attacks in August
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Pakistan witnessed 59 terror attacks in August

The Hindu  

In continued increase in terror attacks, a total of 59 terrorist attacks occurred across Pakistan in August 2024 killing 84 people compared to 38 such attacks in the previous month, a media report said on Tuesday, September 3, 2024. Most of these terrorism-related casualties resulted from the banned Balochistan Liberation Army orchestrated simultaneous attacks on August 26 in over seven …

Terrorist attacks in Pakistan condemned
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Terrorist attacks in Pakistan condemned

China Daily  

A man mourns the death of his father, who was shot by militants, at a hospital in Quetta, Pakistan, on Monday. BANARAS KHAN/AFP The United Nations and Pakistan have strongly condemned a series of terrorist attacks that claimed more than 50 lives in the country's southwestern Balochistan Province on Monday. At least 53 people, including 10 security forces soldiers and …

Motorcycle bomb kills three people and injures 16 in Pakistan
4 months ago

Motorcycle bomb kills three people and injures 16 in Pakistan

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A bomb blast in southwestern …

Pakistan making attempts to infiltrate highly trained foreign terrorists into J-K: LG Manoj Sinha
4 months, 1 week ago

Pakistan making attempts to infiltrate highly trained foreign terrorists into J-K: LG Manoj Sinha

India TV News  

Jammu: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday claimed that Pakistan has been pushing highly trained foreign terrorists into Jammu and Kashmir with the intent to destabilize the region's security situation. 'Pakistan is birthplace of terrorism' Pointing to the terror incidents in the Jammu region, Sinha said, "The incidents are sad. LG on Pakistan's fomenting trouble in J-K Asked to comment …

Pakistan terms PM Modi’s remarks as jingoism
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Pakistan terms PM Modi’s remarks as jingoism

Deccan Chronicle  

Srinagar: Pakistan has rejected the statement made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the 25th commemorative ceremony of the Kargil Vijay Diwas, terming it as “belligerent’ and smacking “jingoism.” A statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Islamabad late Friday evening said, “Pakistan rejects the Indian Prime Minister’s belligerent remarks made in Drass. Prime Minister Mr. Modi had …

Modi attacks Pakistan, says it refuses to learn, seeks relevance via terrorism
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Modi attacks Pakistan, says it refuses to learn, seeks relevance via terrorism

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday hit out at Pakistan, saying it has faced defeat after all its immoral and shameful acts but Islamabad refuses to learn from history and tries to maintain its relevance through terrorism and proxy wars. It is trying to keep relevant with the help of terrorism and proxy war..I want to tell these patrons of …

Kargil imprint on India and Pakistan
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Kargil imprint on India and Pakistan

Hindustan Times  

The fallout of the Kargil war, the first conflict fought by India and Pakistan under a nuclear overhang, continues to impact the security dynamics of the region even after 25 years. It is now well established that the Pakistan army, under General Pervez Musharraf, pushed India into the war by surreptitiously occupying strategic heights in Kargil sector of the Line …

Don’t be complacent, scale up security grid: Military experts
5 months ago

Don’t be complacent, scale up security grid: Military experts

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Complacency of the Indian security establishment, the armed forces and intelligence agencies has led to increased terrorist threats in the Jammu region, experts believe. The incremental deaths of the security personnel in the Jammu region of the Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory has led to multiple rounds of high-level meeting, including by the Home Minister Amit Shah and …

As Pakistan launches its latest counter-terror operation, Islamabad cannot have double standards while dealing with extremism
5 months, 3 weeks ago

As Pakistan launches its latest counter-terror operation, Islamabad cannot have double standards while dealing with extremism

Firstpost  

Pakistan cannot continue to nurture those terror groups that operate in its east while targeting those operational in its west Despite earlier operations, the menace of terrorism has persisted, presenting a challenge to Pakistan’s security. As per the annual security report of the Centre for Research and Security Studies, Pakistan “witnessed 1,524 violence-related fatalities and 1,463 injuries from 789 terror …

The Jammu Jihad: Is Pakistan marching to Beijing’s beat?
6 months ago

The Jammu Jihad: Is Pakistan marching to Beijing’s beat?

New Indian Express  

Does terror have a new address? Was Delhi caught napping as Pakistan’s terror machine came alive after a five-year hiatus with four back-to-back attacks—not in the Kashmir Valley as earlier—but in its new hunting ground of Jammu? Pakistan’s Army is returning to its old playbook, putting Kashmir front and centre of the long-running India-Pakistan confrontation, after a ceasefire agreement in …

True face of terror: Pakistan’s unilateral aggression in Jammu and Kashmir
6 months ago

True face of terror: Pakistan’s unilateral aggression in Jammu and Kashmir

Firstpost  

The Pakistani state’s persistent and unapologetic use of terrorism as a tool of foreign policy against India has once again been glaringly exposed. Over the span of three days, Jammu and Kashmir witnessed a disturbing surge in terror attacks orchestrated by Pakistan-backed groups, highlighting Islamabad’s relentless drive to destabilise the region. The violence continued unabated with a late-night assault on …

The timing of terror attacks in Kashmir: What does it mean?
6 months, 1 week ago

The timing of terror attacks in Kashmir: What does it mean?

Firstpost  

When India projects an election turnout in J&K topping 54 per cent, and also speaks of returning normalcy, it’s time for hackles to rise in Pakistan. Thus, when India projects an election turnout in J&K topping 54 per cent, and in the same breath speaks of returning normalcy, it’s time for hackles to rise in Pakistan. In the midst of …

Terrorist attacks in the Jammu belt: Time to make Pakistan accountable
6 months, 1 week ago

Terrorist attacks in the Jammu belt: Time to make Pakistan accountable

Firstpost  

There have been a series of terrorist incidents in the Jammu belt in the past few days, spread over distances, implying that there were a couple of terrorist groups operating in the region. The Kathua encounter possibly involved a newly infiltrated team of terrorists which were eliminated, while other encounters indicate two separate groups, operating independently, South of the Pir …

‘Have to start war with Pak if…’: Union minister says Reasi terror attack was ‘deliberate’
6 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Have to start war with Pak if…’: Union minister says Reasi terror attack was ‘deliberate’

Hindustan Times  

A day after a terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district claimed nine lives, Union minister Ramdas Athawale said that it was a “deliberately carried out” attack to spark fear on the same day when Narendra Modi took oath as the Prime Minister of India for the third consecutive term. A forensic official inspects a bus that fell into …

Pakistan: 7 workers shot dead by unknown gunmen in Gwadar, CM vows revenge for 'open terrorism'
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Pakistan: 7 workers shot dead by unknown gunmen in Gwadar, CM vows revenge for 'open terrorism'

India TV News  

Quetta: In a harrowing incident, seven labourers were shot dead in Pakistan's Balochistan province and one other injured on Thursday by unknown gunmen while they were sleeping in their residential quarters in Surbandar, Gwadar, according to Dawn. Gwadar Police Station Station House Officer Mohsin Ali told Geo News that terrorists attacked residential quarters near Fish Harbour Jetty in Sarband, Gwadar …

UK adds Pakistan to list of countries ‘too dangerous to travel’
8 months, 1 week ago

UK adds Pakistan to list of countries ‘too dangerous to travel’

Hindustan Times  

The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office of the United Kingdom has named Pakistan in its list of countries that are ‘too dangerous’ for UK citizens to travel to, Geo News reported, citing Manchester Evening News on Friday. READ | In Eid message, Pakistan PM's controversial remarks on Kashmiris and Palestinians: 'Facing atrocities' The blacklisted countries include Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, the …

Unravelling West's anti-Modi rants and narrative on India's war on terror
8 months, 1 week ago

Unravelling West's anti-Modi rants and narrative on India's war on terror

Hindustan Times  

After the flawless hosting of the G-20 summit in 2023, a narrative has been created by the West and India’s adversaries to portray the Narendra Modi government as a hyper-nationalistic regime which is not averse to breaking international laws when it comes to protecting national interests. While Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar have made it …

Pakistan is Bleeding with a Thousand Cuts as Terrorism Comes Home to Roost
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Pakistan is Bleeding with a Thousand Cuts as Terrorism Comes Home to Roost

News 18  

India, Afghanistan, Iran, BLA: Pakistan Has Made More Enemies Than It Can Afford A pompous Zulfikar Ali Bhutto had declared war on India in 1965. Today, as karma would have it, Pakistan is the country bleeding with a thousand painful cuts as life comes full circle for the terror hub of the world. Pakistan responded with air strikes on several …

Following reports of India carrying out killings in Pakistan, but...: WATCH US reaction to Guardian report
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Following reports of India carrying out killings in Pakistan, but...: WATCH US reaction to Guardian report

Firstpost  

The Guardian published a report on April 4 claiming that since the Pulwama attack in 2019, India’s intelligence agency RAW carried out assassinations inside Pakistan The United States Tuesday reacted to a media report of India’s foreign intelligence agency allegedly involved in the killing of up to 20 individuals in Pakistan since 2020, saying it has been following the development, …

India’s hand in extraterritorial killings of terrorists: Hackneyed Pakistani strategy and new low of British media
8 months, 2 weeks ago

India’s hand in extraterritorial killings of terrorists: Hackneyed Pakistani strategy and new low of British media

Firstpost  

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s statement, ‘Ghar mein ghus kar marenge’, does not mean that India has admitted its role in the alleged targeted killings of anti-social and anti-India elements in Pakistan The statement that 'The Guardian' makes into a contentious one is hardly different from what Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has often stated in speeches. The report becomes even more …

'Clear admission of culpability': Pakistan on Rajnath Singh's remark about crossing border to kill terrorists
8 months, 2 weeks ago

'Clear admission of culpability': Pakistan on Rajnath Singh's remark about crossing border to kill terrorists

Firstpost  

In an exclusive interview with Network 18 Group Editor-in-Chief Rahul Joshi, Singh said on Friday, “India will give a befitting reply to any act of terror emanating from our neighbouring country. Those who try to disturb India’s peace and carry out terror activities on Indian soil, we will enter their houses and eliminate them.” Pakistan on Saturday denounced “provocative remarks” …

Pakistan denounces ‘provocative’ remarks by Rajnath Singh
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Pakistan denounces ‘provocative’ remarks by Rajnath Singh

The Hindu  

A day after Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s comments that “if terrorists run away to Pakistan, we will enter Pakistan to kill them”, Spokesperson of Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Saturday “denounced the provocative remarks” while asserting that it stands resolute in its “intent and ability” to safeguard its sovereignty against any “act of aggression”. The office of the Spokesperson …

'Pakistan mein ghus kar marenge': Rajnath Singh's stern warning to terrorists | 5 quotes
8 months, 2 weeks ago

'Pakistan mein ghus kar marenge': Rajnath Singh's stern warning to terrorists | 5 quotes

Hindustan Times  

India will enter Pakistan to eliminate anyone who escapes over the border after trying to carry out terrorist activities in the country, defence minister Rajnath Singh told broadcaster CNN News18 on Friday. Rajnath Singh's interview in Hindi comes a day after British newspaper The Guardian published a report claiming that Indian intelligence agencies had killed about 20 people in Pakistan …

India will enter Pakistan to kill terrorists who flee there: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh
8 months, 2 weeks ago

India will enter Pakistan to kill terrorists who flee there: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh

India TV News  

New Delhi: Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday asserted that India will enter Pakistan to kill anyone who tries to escape in the neighbouring nation after carrying out terrorist activities in the country, a day after a report surfaced alleging that the Indian government was involved in the killings of at least 20 terrorists in Pakistan since 2020 as …

Rajnath Singh reacts to Guardian report claiming India carrying out assassinations in Pakistan: ‘If any terrorist...’
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Rajnath Singh reacts to Guardian report claiming India carrying out assassinations in Pakistan: ‘If any terrorist...’

Hindustan Times  

Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said no Pakistani terrorist trying to disturb India from across the border will be spared. Defence minister Rajnath Singh said Pakistan is aware of India's strength. On PM Modi's old ‘Ghar me ghus ke maarenge’ statement, Rajnath Singh said, "Whatever PM Modi had said is correct as India has that power and now Pakistan …

'False and malicious propaganda': India rejects allegations of targeted killings in Pakistan
8 months, 2 weeks ago

'False and malicious propaganda': India rejects allegations of targeted killings in Pakistan

India TV News  

New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs has slammed and rejected allegations of assassinating individuals in Pakistan as part of a strategy to eliminate terrorists living on foreign soil. This came after a report by the Guardian, where Indian and Pakistani intelligence operatives said India's foreign intelligence agency, the Research and Analysis Wing, had ordered killings of terrorists in Pakistan. …

If terrorists flee across border after attacks in India, we will enter Pakistan to kill them: Rajnath
8 months, 2 weeks ago

If terrorists flee across border after attacks in India, we will enter Pakistan to kill them: Rajnath

New Indian Express  

"Whatever the prime minister has said is absolutely true. And India has that strength and Pakistan has also started realising this," Singh said. At the same time, he said India always wants to maintain good relations with its neighbours. Asked about the possibility of removal of the Armed Forces Act from Kashmir, Singh said the Union home ministry has to …

Pakistan suffered 245 terror attacks in first quarter of 2024, 432 people killed: Report
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Pakistan suffered 245 terror attacks in first quarter of 2024, 432 people killed: Report

India TV News  

Islamabad: Pakistan saw at least 245 terror attacks, primarily in the violence-prone Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan provinces, during the first quarter of 2024 that resulted in 432 deaths and 370 injuries among civilians, security personnel and rebels, according to a think tank report. According to the security report issued by the Centre for Research and Security Studies, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa suffered …

March of ‘terror’: Pakistan grapples with deadly attacks on China interests
8 months, 3 weeks ago

March of ‘terror’: Pakistan grapples with deadly attacks on China interests

Al Jazeera  

Attacks on strategic facilities linked to China surge, as the killings of Chinese nationals test Pakistan’s new government. That pattern has prompted concerns within Pakistan’s security establishment, which believes that attacks on the Chinese in Pakistan is part of a “larger plan” to hurt the economic interests of the country, as well as sabotage ties between the countries, said Iftikhar …

Ramping up the fight against terror: China Daily editorial
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Ramping up the fight against terror: China Daily editorial

China Daily  

Security personnel inspect the site of a suicide attack near Besham city in the Shangla district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan on March 26. They have claimed responsibility for previous such terrorist attacks, including the one in July 2021, in which at least 13 people, including nine Chinese nationals, were killed when a suicide bomber detonated his vehicle near …

What lies ahead for Pakistan-Taliban relations | In Focus podcast
9 months ago

What lies ahead for Pakistan-Taliban relations | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

Pre-dawn air strikes by Pakistan on Afghan territory targeting Tehreek-e-Taliban, or TTP, militants on the 19th of March mark a new low in relations between Kabul and Islamabad. Pakistan claims that it retaliated against TTP strongholds in Afghanistan following a terror strike in North Waziristan on the 16th of March in which 7 Pakistani security personnel were killed. A spokesman …

India, Iran & Afghanistan: How Pakistan’s ‘Bleed Neighbours With Terrorism’ Policy Has Backfired
9 months ago

India, Iran & Afghanistan: How Pakistan’s ‘Bleed Neighbours With Terrorism’ Policy Has Backfired

Hindustan Times  

India, Iran & Afghanistan: How Pakistan’s ‘Bleed Neighbours With Terrorism’ Policy Has Backfired Pakistan seems to be caught in a disaster of its own making, facing adversaries on three fronts. Months after cross-border tensions with Iran, now Pakistan & its neighbour Afghanistan conducted strikes on each other's territories. Former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan, had praised the Taliban, hoping …

Taliban claims it hit back at Pakistan military after airstrikes, warns of 'worst consequences'
9 months ago

Taliban claims it hit back at Pakistan military after airstrikes, warns of 'worst consequences'

India TV News  

Kabul: In response to the Pakistani military's air strikes on the Afghanistan border, the Taliban claimed it has also carried out similar attacks on "Pakistani military centres with heavy weapons". Pakistan admits its forces carry out airstrikes on Afghanistan Later, Pakistan Foreign Office on Monday confirmed that Pakistan carried out “intelligence-based anti-terrorist operations” inside the border regions of Afghanistan, hours …

5 Years After Pulwama Attacks and Balakot Strikes
9 months, 2 weeks ago

5 Years After Pulwama Attacks and Balakot Strikes

The Diplomat  

Will the memory of Balakot as stressed by Indian officials make escalation more appealing and de-escalation harder for Indian leaders when confronting the next crisis? The fifth anniversary of the Pulwama attack and India’s reprisal airstrikes on February 26 provided occasions for senior Indian officials and analysts to reflect — albeit briefly — on the troubled relationship with Pakistan. “Believe …

The real threat to the ‘India as we know it’
10 months ago

The real threat to the ‘India as we know it’

The Hindu  

With the 17th Lok Sabha having ended, the stage is now set for the general election. The spectre of ‘Hindu majoritarianism’, whether intended or not, thus looms large in the minds of sections of the public, alongside a perception that ‘Mandir’ defines the nature of politics in an election year. The Opposition charge sheet includes aspects such as attempts to …

Hamstrung by history, divided by ambition
10 months ago

Hamstrung by history, divided by ambition

New Indian Express  

A neighbouring country under stress for long—especially one with whom we have had a troubled history—will not fade from the mind, whatever be its state. So many analysts are trying to figure what has changed in Pakistan after the recent general elections in which Imran Khan’s perceptibly popular party, Pakistan Tehreek e Insaaf, was axed out by a smart legal …

Five years after the Pulwama terror strike
10 months, 1 week ago

Five years after the Pulwama terror strike

Hindustan Times  

Today is the fifth anniversary of the Pulwama terror attack. The attack was followed by a punitive strike by the Indian Air Force on a terrorist training facility, a non-military target in Pakistan, across the international border in the early hours of February 26, 2019. Diplomatic relations nosedived since the Pulwama attack with India withdrawing Most Favoured Nation status to …

Pakistan Elections: A look at challenges awaiting new govt
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Pakistan Elections: A look at challenges awaiting new govt

Live Mint  

Will Pakistan manage to get a new prime minister this time? As per Pakistani media reports, the provisional results released by the Election Commission of Pakistan showed that independent candidates, mostly backed by former Prime Minister Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, were leading the poll results. Around 10:30 pm on Friday, news agency PTI cited the Election Commission of Pakistan's …

Bombings at Pakistani political offices kill at least 30 a day before parliamentary elections
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Bombings at Pakistani political offices kill at least 30 a day before parliamentary elections

Associated Press  

QUETTA, Pakistan — Bombs ripped through two separate political offices in southwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing at least 30 people, officials said, a day before the country was set to elect a new parliament. Shortly after, another bombing killed at least 12 people at the Jamiat Ulema Islam party office in Qilla Saifullah, about 130 kilometers away, according to Jan …

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