Pakistan – A hybrid coup
ahmed sabirThere is an irony. In our part of the world, in 711 AD, tears of a woman moved an army into Sindh. 13 centuries later, neutrality moved women to tears!…
Rupturing the plug the coming non-kinetic war in Gilgit-Baltistan
By Saleem Akhtar Malik The breakdown of our critical systems, particularly in the theatre of war such as Gilgit-Baltistan, will cease all governmental and economic functions in the CPEC, shutting…
Interpreting president Putin’s congratulations to Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif
By Andrew Korybko Russia is a Great Power with centuries of world-class diplomatic experience and therefore knows how to pragmatically react to all situations, even those that evolve in directions…
Militarization of the civilian mind in Pakistan
By Saleem Akhtar Malik In the context of Pakistan, and especially for this article, militarization refers to the peculiar mindset of Pakistan's who's who the civil bureaucracy, feudal lords, politicians,…
Meet the new, resource – based global reserve currency
A new reality is being formed: the unipolar world is irrevocably becoming a thing of the past; a multipolar one is taking shape By Pepe Escobar It was something to…
The next CDS – Admiral Karambir Singh!
By Bharat Karnad The Narendra Modi government, having looked at all options, including “deep selection”, have apparently determined that the former Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Karambir Singh, who…
Pakistan……. Adrift again………….
By Saeed A. Malik It was towards the end of March 1971 that the military crackdown took place in Dhaka. This was predicated on the belief among the army high…
US ousts Imran Khan but his revolutionary narrative endures
By M K Bhadrakumar Washington has reactivated old cronies in Islamabad to unseat PM Imran Khan, but the latter has sown seeds of immense dissatisfaction with the old guard and…
‘Hatred, bigotry and untruth’ – communal violence grips India
Country appears more divided than ever along Hindu - Muslim lines and for many, Modi's BJP is to blame By Hannah Ellis-Petersen & Aakash Hassan The procession had begun peacefully.…
Indian state sponsored terrorism and false flag operation
By Ahsan Ali Zahid Pakistan on many occasions has provided sufficient evidence to Indian authorities, about Indian covert support in a number of terrorist acts in Pakistan. Hindu fundamentalists were…