India sliding in isolation after US Afghanistan pullout
July 12, 2021
India is becoming more isolated in Afghanistan as its client regime, Ghani-led government, is reduced to a mere 20 percent of territory after mounting Taliban victories on the battlefield.
Seizing upon an opportune time, India in post-9/11 Afghanistan morphed into a formidable player in scope and character after the US/Nato forces: It buttressed Ashraf Ghani’s govt in strategic, economic and political domains – Delhi was training Afghan soldiers; the spy agency (i.e. RAW) was shadowing and developing capabilities of NDS besides its indoctrination in the top military academies of India; Delhi was running its aviation systems, air assets and IT sector and induced soft power; India was also influencing the geopolitical alignment of the Kabul government in large measure through its vast array of leverages.
The moribund industrial growth in Balochistan-563461 daily-sun.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from daily-sun.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
July 6, 2021
The PTI government s outbursts on foreign policy issues stem from a lack of nuanced understanding of determining factors and drivers which underpin Pakistan s relations with the outside powers. It is more noticeable in the context of Pakistan-US relations.
The latest pronouncements like absolutely no and partner in peace and not in war by Prime Minister Imran Khan are political rhetoric and a public snub to the US, not subtle diplomatic messaging, bordering arrogance which tends to hurt Pakistan s objectives in foreign policy, strategic orientation and its posture in international relations towards dealing with still the dominant superpower. They aim at only securing brownie points with his galleries. It is even more degrading to weaponise Pakistan-US bilaterals for public point-scoring when Washington has not even asked for bases as PM s NSA Moeed Yousuf clarified.
When PM s populist narratives undermine policy choices?-562427 daily-sun.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from daily-sun.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
July 2, 2021
PMThe prime minister has dominated the media not only in Pakistan but around the globe for some controversial remarks recently. The coverage provoked a widespread reaction from his critics, supporters, sympathisers and voters alike.
In largely equal proportion, praise and sharp rebuke surrounded a set of few assertions of the PM like women rape vs veil; no talks with India; absolutely no to America on basing; and blunting IMF among others.
But is he blustering? Is he doing everything that can secure him a political milestone, for example, winning elections of AJK? Or he seeks to affect serious policy outcomes? Here lies the answer.