Tag Archives: India
Afghan prospects not necessarily gloomy
Posted on15. Jul, 2012 by Editor.
By Bhadrakumar The two interviews that the United States ambassador to Kabul Ryan Crocker gave last week as he completes his tour by end-July — with Wall Street Journal and Associated Press – are bound to give a rosy picture of the Afghan situation and the prospects ahead. He is actually reflecting on his own tenure, which he would [...]
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Sir Creek issue: Way out
Posted on27. Jun, 2012 by S M Hali.
By S. M. Hali Of all the bilateral disputes between Pakistan and India, Sir Creek has the simplest solution and can be resolved as a Confidence Building Measure (CBM), paving the way to settle the more complex ones. The issue like many others is a legacy of the undemarcated tracts at the partition of the [...]
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Whirling Dervish and TAPI Politics
Posted on23. May, 2012 by Peter Chamberlin.
Is the Whirling Dervish of TAPI Politics Finally Spinning America’s Way? By Peter Chamberlin It had to eventually happen–Afghan politics have come full circle, and then some. It was only a matter of time before the TAPI pipe dream would once again be offered as a solution to the Afghan conflict. The Taliban are once [...]
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Kabul Attacks and Pakistan-US Re-engagement
Posted on28. Apr, 2012 by Raja Mujtaba.
By Raja G Mujtaba On the subject, S M Hali conducted his weekly Talk, Defence and Diplomacy on PTV. In this talk, besides the author, Prof Salma Malik was also on the panel. The video clipping of the same is embedded at the end of the article. Today lies and fallacies of 911 stand exposed [...]
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Nuclear Security: Challenges and Way Forward
Posted on18. Mar, 2012 by Khalid Iqbal.
Nevertheless, there are apprehensions by several nations including Pakistan, Iran and North Korea that the Summit may be used to protect the interests of selected nations while censuring the developing nations. Some leaders may attempt to deal with a broader spectrum of non-proliferation issues. By Air Commodore (R) Khalid Iqbal Nuclear security has always been [...]
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Pakistan Being Subjected to Economic Terrorism
Posted on07. Mar, 2012 by Raja Mujtaba.
Defence and Diplomacy By Raja G Mujtaba (This paper is based on S M Hali’s weekly TV program Defence and Diplomacy where on the panel he had two eminent personalities who are considered to be authority in their fields of expertise. The video clipping is at the end of the article.) “The challenge of securing [...]
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King Cobras in Afghanistan
Posted on06. Dec, 2011 by Asif H Raja.
By Brig Asif Haroon Raja Unresolved Kashmir dispute, inflexibility of jingoistic and scheming Indian leaders to reconcile with Pakistan’s existence as an independent state and their burning desire to gain unchallenged hegemony over all South Asian nations has kept India and Pakistan on the warpath. Lack of trust built up as a consequence to three [...]
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India: Ladakh Awaiting Attention
Posted on23. Sep, 2011 by Wahab Munir.
By Wahab Munir Qureshi While referring to Indian occupied Kashmir (IOK), the first thing which comes to mind is the renowned Kashmir valley and Jammu district. Kashmir valley and Jammu district collectively constitute about 30% of IOK land, whereas rest of the 70% territory of IOK goes unnoticed. This vast territory is known as Ladakh. [...]
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Economic Rational for Imperialism
Posted on29. Aug, 2011 by Dr Raja M Khan.
By Dr Raja Muhammad Khan:
At 4.8 per cent of GDP, US military spending in 2010 represents the largest economic burden outside the Middle East.” As per the latest figures provided by SIPRI, the top four military spenders of the world are United States with; $698 billion, China; $119 billion, Great Britain $59.6 billion, and France $59.3 billion.
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Pakistan needs a Anna Hazare
Posted on24. Aug, 2011 by S M Hali.
By S M Hali:
During the 1965 Pak-India War, deployed at the Khemkaran sector, a Pakistani attack killed all his comrades in his convoy. His near brush with death convinced Kisan that he had been saved for a purpose, which he soon discovered through a booklet titled “Call to the youth for nation building” by Swami Vivekananda in a book stall at the New Delhi railway station. He realized that saints sacrificed their own happiness for that of others, and that he needed to work towards ameliorating the sufferings of the poor.
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