South Asia in India s focus
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Developments in Afghanistan marking a steady rise of Taliban s hold on that country this resulted in the evacuation of staff from the Indian Consulate at Kandahar confirms many readings on how the Pak-Afghan belt would shape up in the aftermath of the withdrawal of American troops from the messy theatre, the scene of an unending war on terror launched by the US in Afghanistan way back in the wake of 9/11.
The date of withdrawal finally announced by President Biden had taken into account the fact of Taliban refusing to abide by its own part of the Doha agreement about eschewing violence during the run-up to the intra-Afghan dialogue that was meant to evolve the future set-up of the country. The US excessively relied on Pakistan as a friend in need facilitating the interaction between the Taliban and the American Envoy, Zalmay Khalilzad, and evidently ignored
Reading up on the future
Intelligence is all about deciphering what lies ahead – analysis of what happened in the past and a capacity to determine what entails for the future in the goings-on of the presen
DC Pathak (The writer is a former Director Intelligence Bureau)
Intelligence is all about deciphering what lies ahead – analysis of what happened in the past and a capacity to determine what entails for the future in the goings-on of the present, certainly help but Einstein s famous dictum imagination is more important than knowledge also speaks of the relevance of the versatility of the human mind that could see beyond what the facts presented to the analyst meant and thus enrich the assessment. All of this seems to have guided the US National Intelligence Council s 20-year forecast of where the world would be, published recently.
Reading up on the future
Sun, May 02 2021 10:20:53 AM
Mumbai, May 2 (IANS): Intelligence is all about deciphering what lies ahead analysis of what happened in the past and a capacity to determine what entails for the future in the goings-on of the present, certainly help but Einstein s famous dictum imagination is more important than knowledge also speaks of the relevance of the versatility of the human mind that could see beyond what the facts presented to the analyst meant and thus enrich the assessment. All of this seems to have guided the US National Intelligence Council s 20-year forecast of where the world would be, published recently.
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A cause for concern
A cause for concern
In a situation where the dividing line between a democratic protest and a planned attempt by the Opposition to use street agitation for bringing down an elected government was getting blurred, the events of the recent weeks call for a deep examination of whether forces inimical to India were fishing in troubled waters to cause internal destabilization here – in furtherance of the “proxy war” that had been conducted by them against India over the years.
DC Pathak (The writer is a former Director Intelligence Bureau)
In a situation where the dividing line between a democratic protest and a planned attempt by the Opposition to use street agitation for bringing down an elected government was getting blurred, the events of the recent weeks call for a deep examination of whether forces inimical to India were fishing in troubled waters to cause internal destabilization here – in furtherance of the proxy war that had been conducted b