India’s Taliban problem

India had waited as wished by the US –its principal ally  - before making a move in Afghanistan when Russia, China and of course helpless Pakistan were getting knee deep. Now that the US is departing in a disorderly manner none are exactly keen to stand by Ghani’s government. Current Afghan

Why is Pakistan keen about peace in Afghanistan?

Pakistan’s Imran Khan has said that the US "really messed it up in Afghanistan" and the only solution to the situation is through a political settlement that was “inclusive” and involved all factions, including the Taliban.” Khan was talking on the PBS NewHour.  He added that there was “no military

Can Pakistan’s economic prioritization be realized?

South Asian leaders are slowly learning to accept the fact that the world has shifted from politics to economics and thus policies need a mind shift. The smaller non militarized South Asian states like Bangladesh, Nepal, etc are already rapidly moving towards that goal but all suffer from internal management

Pakistani players to get visa for T20 World Cup in India

Pakistani cricketers will get visas for playing in the upcoming T20 World Cup in India next October, BCCI said on Firday. Jay Shah, Secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, informed the Apex Council about the government's move on giving visas to Pakistan players, reports PTI. The council also decided

India’s Myanmar dilemma reflects a changing world

Once India worried only about Pakistan but now its headaches is spread across the region. The recent border cease-fire with Pakistan indicates that Pakistan is only one of its problems. Maybe the biggest but others are there too. For the moment, Myanmar doesn’t look good for India. It had hoped that

23rd March 1940 to 23rd March 1971

On this date in 1940, the Lahore Resolution was proposed and accepted by the top leaders of future Pakistan. It stated without any ambiguity that two independent states were to be formed, one on the Western and the other on the Eastern part of  India. It didn’t spell out the