Archive for the ‘Pakistan’ Category
Indo-Pakistan relations: Do not build castles in the air
Jaibans Singh Nawaz Sharif is all set to take over the reins of Pakistan after having won an impressive victory in the recently held elections. All eyes are set on the manner in which he relates to India. Will he live up to the encouraging words that he spoke just before and after the elections? Will Indo-Pakistan relations see the …
by Jaibans Singh on May 21st, 2013 Leave a comment »
Towards a positive engagement between India and Pakistan
Jaibans Singh Pakistan is standing on the threshold of a historic transition; the process started with the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) led government completing its full term and paving the way for a smooth general election by handing over power to a caretaker government and then entering the electoral fray like any other party. This became the first instance of …
by Jaibans Singh on May 7th, 2013 Leave a comment »
Chinese nuclear adventurism in support of Pakistan
Prabhakar Gupta “Beijing should not allow its ties with other countries to become an impediment to advancing Indo-China relations” – a very clear and direct message given by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to the new Chinese President Xi Jiping in their first meeting at Durban in the sidelines of the BRIC conclave. There is enough reason to believe that this …
by Prabhakar Gupta on April 22nd, 2013 Leave a comment »
Elections: a do or die battle for democracy in Pakistan
Jaibans Singh Elections in democracies are mostly carnival time; the media goes overboard with tell all stories that cause more confusion than creation of awareness; then there are the flags, the banners, the road shows, the helicopters landings in remote areas giving a new experience to kids born after the previous elections when the candidates last paid a visit and …
by Jaibans Singh on April 15th, 2013 Leave a comment »
Pakistan: towards good times or bad?
Jaibans Singh Pakistan is standing on the threshold of history, for the first time in its turbulent existence an elected government, however corrupt and ineffectual, has completed its full term and general elections have been declared for May, 11, 2013, by President Asif Ali Zardari. In accordance with the constitution of the country a care taker government needs to …
by Jaibans Singh on March 26th, 2013 Leave a comment »
Targeting India is not in Pakistan’s interest
Jaibans Singh Relations between Indian and Pakistan have touched a nadir due to some unsavoury and nasty activities on the part of the latter country in recent times. The attack by terrorists of Pakistan origin in Bemina, Srinagar on Mar, 13, 2013 caused considerable consternation in India. The last straw was the resolution passed by the National Assembly of …
by Jaibans Singh on March 22nd, 2013 Leave a comment »
India has a national obligation to support the people of POK
Prabhakar Gupta On February, 17, 2013, Ali Murtaza, a 22 year old resident of Gulhar, Kotli, in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) proceeded on a visit to his relatives residing near the line of control (LOC) with India. Three days later, his body was delivered back to his family by the district administration; it bore terrible marks of torture and mutilation. …
by Prabhakar Gupta on March 11th, 2013 Leave a comment »
Pakistan: foreboding of an implosion
Jasbir Sarai Bomb attacks on Sufi shrines in Pakistan add a very sinister dimension to its already failing state of governance. Two such attacks in the recent past have led to the death of about 100 innocent people. A possible spill over, as seen in the recent bomb blasts in Hyderabad, has ominous portents for India as well. Pakistan’s …
by Guest Writer on February 28th, 2013 Leave a comment »
Pakistan’s psychological operations and India’s response
Jaibans Singh Every nation has its own set of idiosyncrasies, more so loud and messy democracies. India has more than its fair share of such eccentricities. In our great and burgeoning democracy, the media, especially the electronic section, laps up controversies like a cat takes to cream. Hours upon hours of valuable media time and space is dedicated to issues …
by Jaibans Singh on February 5th, 2013 3 Comments »
Pakistan’s brutality cannot be left unpunished
Jaibans Singh The nation is just about coming to grips with the brutal gang-rape in New Delhi and now its collective sensibility has been assaulted by the equally brutal killing of two of its brave soldiers, Lance Naik Hemraj and Lance Naik Sudhakar Singh, while they were patrolling the line of control at Mendhar, Jammu and Kashmir, well within their …
by Jaibans Singh on January 9th, 2013 1 Comments »








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