If Taliban Emir is Dead, what happens to his Momineen

Although still not confirmed, US officials appear quite certain that they have managed to ‘take out’ the Taliban mir-ul-Momineen (Leader of the Faithful) in a drone strike carried out in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. If indeed Mullah Akht

विदेश सचिवों की बैठकः स्पष्टवादी, हां; रचनात्मक, नहीं

नई दिल्ली में ‘हार्ट ऑफ एशिया’ सम्मेलन के दौरान भारत और पाकिस्तान के विदेश सचिवों की बैठक में क�

क्या भारत के पास है योजना ‘बी’ (बलूचिस्तान)

पाकिस्तान से बहस में कुछ बढ़त हासिल करने के लिए कुछ वर्षों से अब बलूचिस्तान भारत में एक प्रचलित-

Foreign Secretaries Meeting: Frank, Yes; Constructive, No

‘Still on square one’, pretty much sums up the meeting between the foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan on the sidelines of the ‘Heart of Asia’ Senior Officials meeting in New Delhi. In fact, the meeting was such a non-event that even th

अफगानिस्तान: विध्वंस की राह पर ?

चतुर्भुज समन्वय दल (Quadrilateral Coordination Group (QCG)) के नए शांति प्रयासों में जुटे शैतानी सरगना पकिस्तान, पीड़ित प

Does India Have A Plan ‘B’ (Balochistan)

Balochistan has, for some years now, become something of a buzzword in India to score some debating points over Pakistan. In the process, India has done great disservice to the Baloch who are waging a lonely battle against the might of the Pakistani

Afghanistan: Heading for A Meltdown?

Notwithstanding the charade of a new peace/reconciliation move by the Quadrilateral Coordination Group (QCG) comprising the villain-in-chief Pakistan, victim-in-chief Afghanistan, financier-in-chief USA and bystander-cum-freeloader-in-chief China, th

A Not-So Well Scripted Spy Story

If there is anything that the Pakistani spook service really lacks, it is good script-writers, which is surprising considering that Pakistan has a surfeit of writers who pen fairly plausible dramas. The manner in which the entire screen-play of the s

Steadfast in Siachen

After every tragedy in Siachen, it is almost laughably predictable to see a spate of articles and programs advocating a settlement (largely on Pakistani terms), if not an outright withdrawal, from the area. Most of these write-ups start with a palpab

Us-Pak Nuke Deal: Blockbuster or Merely Block and Bluster

A year or so before the US-Pakistan relations went horribly wrong in 2011 – the Osama raid, bombing of 26 Pakistani soldiers, the Raymond Davis affair – the two sides had made an effort to have a conversation on the possibility of a civilian nucl

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