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0 comments | by IKRAM SEHGAL
My last article "Evaluating the Lessons of the Afghan War" evoked anger among some born Pakistani-haters, they could be of Indian origin or they could be disgruntled Pakistanis with a grouse either against the Army or for me personally. An American friend, someone who I have always admired and cherished for nearly 5 decades sent me the person's frustrated rant a
Read Full ArticleAUKUS Expedites the Coming EU Army & NATO’s Irrelevance
0 comments | by Joaquin Flores
While AUKUS formally exists to counter China, it does so on the basis of shared history and spheres of influence. That means that the logic of containing China within such a framework also contains AUKUS. The surprise announcement of the new AUKUS alliance has predictably provoked an outcry from the
Read Full Article2 comments | by Dr. Ejaz Akram, with Pepe Escobar
What happened in Afghanistan was not a mere change of government. A puppet state responsible for spreading subversion in the region was overthrown. After the Taliban named an interim government that was regarded as quite controversial inside Afghanistan and did not exactly please the nation’s E
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REBUTTING BLATANT FALSEHOODS by IKRAM SEHGAL My last article "Evaluating the Lessons of the Afghan War" evoked anger among some born Pakistani-haters, they could be of Indian origin or they could be disgruntled Pakistanis with a grouse either against the Army or for me personally. An American friend, someo
Read Full ArticleAfghanista: Before and after US Intervention
0 comments | by Saeed
Afghanistan: Before and After US Intervention “. . . the FBI has no hard evidence connecting bin Laden to 9/11.” John Ryan, Ph.D., Retired Professor of Geography and Senior Scholar, University of Winnipeg, Canada. I &nb
Read Full ArticleBurying The Past - Things have started moving suddenly..
0 comments | by Lt Gen (R) Naeem khalid lodhi
Things have started moving suddenly and apparently all in the right direction. A ceasefire along the Line of Control, peace offered by our own Prime Minister and Army Chief, a positive response by Indian PM Narendra Modi, the Pakistani Indus Water Commissioner’s visit to India, Bangladesh felicitating on Pakistan Day—pray this positivity may continue. It i
Read Full ArticleOp-ed: Pakistan, China, Iran must come together to counter US-India alliance
1 comments | by Izhar Hussain
It is essential for Pak-China-Iran to align themselves with one another to stop the US yolk of influence favoring India and the Indian dreams of sole regional supremacy. The three regional giants, Pakistan, China, and Iran located in three regional zones, South Asia, East Asia, and the Middle East have a pivotal role to play in t
Read Full ArticleChina’s massive Tibet infra push cause of worry for India
1 comments | by Subir Bhaumik
Chengdu is now the headquarters of the integrated Tibet-Sichuan military command that makes it possible for the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) to move strategic reserves swiftly from the borders with other Southeast Asian nations to beef up both offensives and strategic defence on the India front. China is planning
Read Full ArticleINDIA 2020 YEAR IN REVIEW: PROTESTS, PANDEMIC, AND THE PRC
7 comments | by Tanvi Kulkarni
2020 will unfortunately be remembered as the year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Like other countries, India has been grappling with the social and economic fallouts of COVID-19, on top of the public health catastrophe. Besides the pandemic, two other episodes dominated the India story in 2020: Delhi’s communal riots and the border conflict with China. Emerging clo
Read Full ArticleThe Teesta Quagmire: India’s Missed Opportunity?
1 comments | by Sayanangshu Modak
Amidst heightened border tensions between India and China, news that Bangladesh was considering moving ahead with extensive lending from China for management of the Teesta river came as a bolt from the blue for India
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