The message from the skies is becoming harder to ignore. On Tuesday, two rudimentary drones are said to have entered Pakistan’s airspace from Afghanistan. They were shot down by the electronic warfare system. This has happened on the heels of a quadcopter killing a nine-year-old in Bajaur last week. On the western front, the Afghan […]
Two Fronts
Between Two Fronts
Defence Minister Khawaja Asif’s warning that India seeks to keep Pakistan “busy on both western and eastern fronts” must be taken at face value. The claim does not emerge from hyperbole. It rings true given New Delhi’s recalibrated outreach in Kabul and Islamabad’s simultaneous diplomatic and security setbacks. India’s renewed presence in Afghanistan, reopening its […]