Why is India scapegoating Pakistan, Muslims for COVID-19 crisis? on April 22, 2020A week ago, several Indian news channels reported that they had discovered a big conspiracy which involved Pakistan using COVID-19 as a biological weapon against India. Several channels, including Times Now, claimed that Pakistan plans to “infect the country by sending COVID-19 infected individuals to India from Nepal.” The triviality of rash reports didn’t stop […]
BJP’s 100 percent fascism amid ’30 percent’ Muslim challenge on April 9, 2020India under Modi is playing on very dangerous turf. The country may get out of the growing challenge from the COVID-19 pandemic but the religious bigotry and hatred against Muslims will surely destroy whatever is left of Gandhi’s India. Modi is eying the epidemic as an opportunity to advance his party’s agenda to institutionalize India […]
Defending national security in cyber space on April 3, 2020In the era of information explosion, the threats posed by strategic information warfare are real. A few months ago, a study published by the EU Disinformation Lab discovered a network of 265 fake media outlets in 65 countries serving Indian lobbying interests. The study noted that the global network has been put in place to […]
The Kashmir lockdown in the age of COVID19 on March 22, 2020The impact of the Corona viruses has brought the humankind to a standstill. Millions have been ordered to stay home, Businesses have been shut down, thousands are lying in hospitals, and millions are expected to go hungry as the crisis deepens worldwide. More than anything, the crisis has revealed that pandemics and plagues are not […]
Afghanistan’s Political Elite: the worst enemy of the peace deal? on March 14, 2020Afghanistan is currently ruled by two presidents’ -one with international endorsements and the other with domestic support from a large segment of ethnic groups and political elite. This is happening amid America’s effort to push the Afghan peace process into the second phase of the intra-Afghan dialogue. However, the discord being paraded by Afghanistan’s political […]
Kashmir in US’s South Asia policy on March 1, 2020After India’s illegal annexation of Jammu and Kashmir, Washington is clearly in a tough spot. Seemingly, the U.S. neither wants to openly threaten India over the issue nor does it want to derail the progress concerning the Afghan peace process where Pakistan’s role has become central. Pakistan, on its part, is going to make sure […]
Modi: A xenophobe’s isolation on February 14, 2020On Thursday, Pakistan’s foreign office in its weekly briefing warned that India may be preparing to carry out a false flag operation targeting Pakistan’s interests. The briefing further warned that the threat in this regard is feasible as Islamabad heads to welcome several international leaders and delegations in the coming weeks. “We are concerned that […]
Modi’s False Flag Ops on January 16, 2020Tensions between India and Pakistan are soaring at the Line of Control (LoC). The Indian government’s policy of imposing costs on minorities in the country and sustaining an air of armed conflict with Pakistan in the neighborhood have created serious concerns for the regional peace. While the UNSC was holding a meeting to discuss India’s […]
The Afghan Peace and process on January 4, 2020The Afghan peace process appears to be back on track after weeks of uncertainty. In September 2019, Donald Trump declared talks between the US and the Taliban “dead” as the world waited for an agreement to end the United States’ longest war. Trump’s decision stunned Pakistan, which had played a significant role in bringing Washington […]
Court’s judgment in Musharraf’s case: fast tracking vendetta or justice? on December 23, 2019The detailed verdict given by the special court is Gen Pervez Musharraf’s case is disturbing on many levels. The verdict is an example that unless Pakistan’s judicial system is reformed to the core, institutional clashes and the dispensation of justice will continue to remain a victim. Here are some thoughts. Globally, courts and judiciary often […]