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Caught in crossfires: Pakistan's three fronts and evolving landscape in South Asia
Omer Ghazi •Pakistan must abandon its support for cross-border terrorism, a factor that has significantly contributed to strained relations with India and its other neighbours
ULFA peace pact will help stabilise internal security and break crime-terror nexus
Priyam Barooah •The peace accord with ULFA shows the Modi government’s commitment to bringing peace to the Northeast, breaking the nexus of financing, inter-state coordination, and foreign links of terror outfits, thus manifesting the concept of Amrit Kaal to its fullest
Why does Pakistan continue to protect Dawood Ibrahim?
Fp Explainers •Pakistan’s ISI reached an arrangement with Dawood Ibrahim after the 1993 blasts – protection in exchange for a cut of his ill-gotten gains and access to resources that could be deployed against India
FBI chief Christopher Wray should have focused on Pakistan, not Pannun
Anindad •If Wray visit’s sole purpose was India’s alleged role in the Pannun plot, not Pakistan-sponsored terrorism, then there’s something horribly wrong in the American policy of combatting global terror
‘Plot to kill Pannun’ a dubious narrative floated by American deep state to scuttle the trajectory of India-US ties
Sreemoy Talukdar •The timing of the ‘leak’ makes it clear that it is an internal wrangling of a faction unhappy with Biden admin’s courting of India
Global Watch | How Pakistan is carrying out brutal crackdown in university campuses in Balochistan
Arun Anand •Until an independent Balochistan becomes a reality, the Pakistani establishment will likely continue its brutal crackdown on Baloch students in an attempt to suppress the aspirations for freedom among the people in Balochistan
Vantage | Pakistan can't blame others for mess on its borders, terror within
The Vantage Take •While Pakistan reaps the harvest of its past actions, the repercussions extend beyond its borders, urging regional players to remain vigilant in this evolving geopolitical landscape
Unravelling the role of Pakistan in the 1947 Kashmir invasion
Arshia Malik •The raiders were not liberators but invaders who were sent by Pakistan to annex Kashmir. They did not spare the Muslim population and were responsible for the deaths of many innocent people
Global Watch | Pakistan’s neo-feudalism: The rise of entitled economic elite in Pakistani military
Arun Anand •The actions of the Pakistani Army have revealed a pervasive culture of corruption, marked by Machiavellian strategies that empowers it to wield excessive influence over the country's political landscape, which seems to be beyond anyone's restraint
Global Watch | Pakistan’s failure to deal with twin Taliban can lead to Af-Pak clash
Arun Anand •The Pakistan Army’s plan to tame TTP through the Taliban government in Kabul has failed miserably and it is unlikely to succeed in future