Indian Punjab Referendum 2020 for Khalistan on October 19, 2018As published in the Mail on Line, London, on 12 August 2018, members of the Sikh community led by 'Sikhs for Justice' gathered in Trafalgar Square in central London on August 12, 2018 and called for a referendum by the global Sikh community to establish India's Punjab state as an independent country. The rally comprised of thousands of expatriate Sikhs and their supporters, who demanded a … [Read more...] about Indian Punjab Referendum 2020 for Khalistan
Pakistan should focus on advancing its relations with Russia on October 11, 2018In the post cold war scenario, the US wanted to contain China's peaceful rise, as the US had thought that an economically advanced China would challenge its superpower status. This policy was adopted despite the fact that China had never displayed any desire to challenge the US' position as a superpower. To contain China's rise, the US chose India as its strategic and major defence partner, as … [Read more...] about Pakistan should focus on advancing its relations with Russia
Threat of ISIS to Afghanistan and the region on October 5, 2018The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), also called IS-Khorasan (IS-K), made its entry into Afghanistan on January 2015. Initially, the IS-K comprised of some defectors from the Afghan Taliban and some from Pakistani Taliban, who had fled to Afghanistan, to escape from the Zarb-I-Azb operation of the Pakistan Army, and a merging of other factions from Afghanistan, who had pledged allegiance to … [Read more...] about Threat of ISIS to Afghanistan and the region
India is losing in Jammu and Kashmir on September 15, 2018Since 1948, India has negated the basic rights of the people of Jammu and Kashmir by refusing to collaborate with the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) in holding the plebiscite that was promised to them according to the resolutions passed in 1947, and 1948. This right was promised to the people of the state by Lord Mountbatten, the last Governor General of India and Mr. Nehru, the first … [Read more...] about India is losing in Jammu and Kashmir
Pakistan and Turkey need to adopt Asia centric foreign policies on September 12, 2018Pakistan and Turkey, being allies of the US and NATO in Afghanistan, Europe and the Syrian crises respectively, are being bullied by the US on various accounts. Moreover they are under US sanctions in different ways. The US is not giving both these countries due respect as its allies, which is compelling them to seek other major powers as their partners. Since long Pakistan is being blamed for … [Read more...] about Pakistan and Turkey need to adopt Asia centric foreign policies
Likely future trajectory of Pakistan-US relations on August 30, 2018Since its creation in 1947, Pakistan has been an ally of the US throughout important phases in modern history. First, in the cold war, then against the former USSR's military intervention in Afghanistan in 1990s and finally in the war on terror in Afghanistan since 9/11, 2001. But Pakistan has experienced that the US uses it as an ally to its advantage, but does not care much about protecting … [Read more...] about Likely future trajectory of Pakistan-US relations
India’s renewed strategy of destabilising Balochistan on August 21, 2018As is well known, and was also acknowledged by the former US Secretary of Defence, Chuck Hegel and former US commander in Afghanistan, Gen. MC Crystal, for the past many years, India has used Afghan soil to destabilize the Balochistan province of Pakistan. This was further confirmed when Pakistan arrested an Indian spy, a serving Officer of the Indian Navy, Kulbhushan Yadav from Balochistan in … [Read more...] about India’s renewed strategy of destabilising Balochistan
Elections are over, now what? on August 10, 2018As described by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP)and declared by the report of the International Elections Monitors Group — which oversaw the election process in Pakistan, the 2018 elections have been held in a fair and professional way. Because of the elections, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) emerged as the largest winner and status quo politicians/stalwarts of other parties, such as … [Read more...] about Elections are over, now what?
India is leaving no stone unturned to undermine Pakistan on June 30, 2018Since 1947, Pakistan-India relations have generally remained tense due to India’s unfair policies towards Pakistan. This includes Indian leaders’ statements against the creation of Pakistan, delays in and unfair distribution of assets, and illegal occupation of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir that resulted into 1947/48 war. The war ended only when the United Nations Security Council … [Read more...] about India is leaving no stone unturned to undermine Pakistan
India’s ladder to ‘super power’ status is missing a few steps on June 25, 2018In the post-Cold War and post 9/11 scenarios, India searched for a shortcut to become a regional hegemon and a major world power by ignoring its longterm relations with countries like Russia and shifting its strategic orientation towards the US and other western powers. This was a clever move to become a major power by exploiting the West’s sensitivities about China’s economic rise and their … [Read more...] about India’s ladder to ‘super power’ status is missing a few steps
