Posted on 01 May 2012.
USA’s stay in Afghanistan beyond 2014 has pitfalls Asif Haroon Raja The US military supported by the armies of 48 countries including 27 of NATO swooped upon heavily sanctioned impoverished Afghanistan, devoid of regular armed forces, technical and technological means. Afghan Northern Alliance that was in disarray re-conquered Afghanistan with the help of massive backup [...]
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Posted in Current Affairs, Pak CA, Politics, US CA, US Int Rel., US Poli
Posted on 05 April 2012.
An unknown commodity has been transformed into a household name and an internationallly known personality. The US has admitted it lacked the evidence to convict the the $10 million man, one called Hafiz Saeed. Despite the collosal bounty the US State Department was a bit confused about the bounty. Almost all American bounties are “Wanted [...]
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Posted in Current Affairs, Pak CA, Politics, US CA, US Int Rel., US Poli
Posted on 04 March 2012.
Stratfor is a thnk tank which has deep links with the intelligence services. Many think that Stratfor is a run by US intelleigence services, but it turns out that Stratfor sells its reports to those who wish to buy them. Stratfor, it turns out provides secret intelligence services to government agencies, and large corporations intel [...]
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Posted in Afghan, Current Affairs, Politics, S. Asia History, US CA, US Int Rel., US Poli
Posted on 01 March 2012.
The Iran-Pakistan pipeline is the only one in the world which is not impacted by the US and Europe. US-Iran relations not withstanding, Pakistan has the gumption and the backbone to defy the US “geethar bhapki” (fake threat) and build the pipeline. Ms. Clinton may or may not know, but there is no political party [...]
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Posted in Current Affairs, Pak CA, Politics, US CA, US Int Rel., US Poli
Posted on 28 February 2012.
A subtitle of this article should be “Strategic Ally” or “Strategic Satellite”. Several authors from Bharat and the US are saying the same thing. Here is Amit Gupta who qualifies the situation ”that given major differences in the worldviews of the two countries, it would be difficult to develop a strategic partnership”. Dr Subhash Kapila has [...]
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Posted in Current Affairs, India CA, Pak CA, Pakistan, Politics, US CA, US Int Rel., US Poli
Posted on 09 February 2012.
We have actively followed and reported on the going on in the Maldives. Since the arrival on the scne of Mr. Nasheed, there has been constant unrest in the Maldives, a country which is 100% Muslim with a vibrant and active presence of Islamic parties. The former president Gayoon famously said hat Maldives will always [...]
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Posted in Current Affairs, India CA, Politics, US CA, US Int Rel., US Poli
Posted on 09 February 2012.
Syria has been a great supporter of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, Murtaza Bhutto and the PPP. The Pakistani representative, Hussain Abdullah Haroon tries to explain why Pakistan sided with the US, and did not agree with China and Russia. Haroon essentially said that Pakistan had agreed on a resolution not to attack Syria, and not [...]
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Posted in Current Affairs, Pak CA, Politics, US CA, US Int Rel., US Poli
Posted on 09 February 2012.
American thinkers are still functioning under the paradigm of a unipolar world. Just like it took Russia some time to realize that it was no longer a superpower, it will take Washington thinker some time to realize the that the world does not circumnavigate around the wishes of the White House anymore. American planners have [...]
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Posted in Afghan, Current Affairs, Pak CA, Politics, US CA, US Int Rel., US Poli
Posted on 07 February 2012.
This is an unnecessary provocation, is irrelevant, is immaterial, has no standing, and will create animosity between Islamabad and Washington. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-CA 46th District, was one of the biggest proponents of the Talibs, and the Internet is littered with him posing with the Talibs in a Shalwar Kameez. His ill intentions have convened [...]
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Posted in Current Affairs, Pak CA, Politics, US CA, US Int Rel., US Poli
Posted on 07 February 2012.
US to apologize for 26/11 attack on Pakistani Border Post. According to the New York Times, and Washington Post, the US is eating humble pie and has circulated an apology letter in Washington which is to be delivered to the Pakistani leadership by none other than the Commander of Centcom Gen. James Mattis. President Obama [...]
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Posted in Afghan, Current Affairs, Pak CA, Pakistan, Politics, US CA, US Int Rel., US Poli