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Episode 96 of The Prakhar Gupta Xperience features Major General G.D. Bakshi, a decorated Indian Army veteran with extensive experience in counter-terror operations and strategic warfare. He served in key commands across Jammu & Kashmir and was a part of the Kargil conflict. A prolific author and military historian, he is known for his in-depth analysis of India's security landscape and national defense.Recording Date: May 9, 2025This is what we talked about:00:00 - Monologue03:37 - Escalation of Events After Pahalgam19:40 - Why Pakistan Cannot Match India's Military Power22:20 - Are India and Pakistan Nearing Full-Scale War?27:16 - How Propaganda Shapes Pakistani Citizens' Opinions32:33 - The Importance of Information Flow During Wartime33:50 - Pakistani Army's Loss of Morale38:09 - Will China Intervene in the India-Pakistan Conflict?41:33 - Cold Warfare vs. Modern Warfare53:28 - How India and Pakistan Can De-escalate the Conflict

The Dr B S Harishankar Memorial Lecture, Bharatiya Vichara Kendram, Trivandrum, 27th August 2024.A Malayalam version of this has been published by Janmabhumi newspaper at https://janmabhumi.in/2024/09/01/3258051/varadyam/geo-political-implications-for-bangladesh/It was startling to hear from retired Ambassador G Sankar Iyer on Asianet's program with Ambassador TP Sreenivasan that the celebrated Malayalam author Vaikom Mohammed Basheer (once nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature) said in 1973: “In Bangladesh, we have created yet another enemy.” With his novelist's insight, Basheer understood that the Two-Nation Theory held sway among certain sections of Bengalis.In the current crisis situation in 2024, the ongoing pogrom against Hindus (amounting to a virtual genocide) and the forced resignation of teachers, police officers and other officials based only on the fact that they are Hindus (there are videos that show them being beaten and humiliated even after resigning) suggests that anti-Hindu feeling is running rampant in Bangladesh. It is another kristallnacht.This is coupled with anti-India feeling. For instance, the current floods in Bangladesh are being blamed on India opening a dam in Tripura after torrential rains, although the Indian government has said that it provided all the hydrological data that it always has. The fact of the matter is that the departure of Sheikh Hasina is a blow to India's geo-political ambitions. It now appears as though India erred in “putting all its eggs into one basket” by cultivating only her Awami League, and not the Bangladesh National Party of her arch-rival Khaleda Zia. The indubitable fact that Indian influence in Bangladesh has now been supplanted by forces inimical to India raises the question of who might be behind the regime change operation. Beyond that, there is the question of whether it was indeed a popular uprising based on the suppressed ambitions of the people that led to the ouster of Sheikh Hasina.The third question is what this means for Bangladesh, India and the region going forward, especially as climate change may alter the very geography of the area. It is predicted that as much as 11% of the land area of Bangladesh could be underwater by 2050. This could displace 18 million people, which would lead to unprecedented migration of their population into India. Regime Change operation: Who benefits from it?Cui bono? Who benefits? That Latin phrase is used to consider who might be motivated to commit a crime (the other part is who has the means to commit it). In this case of regime change in Bangladesh, there are several entities who might benefit. Obviously Pakistan. That country has never lived down its balkanization in 1971, and it had a number of its sympathizers already in place at that time. There were many who collaborated with the Pakistani Army in identifying Hindus and facilitating their killing or rape or ethnic cleansing, and also Muslims who were their political opponents. These are the people Sheikh Hasina referred to as “razakars”, and they are essentially in control now. China is a clear winner whenever something happens that hurts India's interests. There is the perennial issue of the Chicken's Neck, that narrow strip of land that connects the Seven Sister states of India's Northeast to the Gangetic Plain. It is a permanent threat to India that somebody (most probably China) will cut this off and truncate India, with the Northeast then becoming part of a Greater Bangladesh, with associated genocide of Hindus and Buddhists. Former Ambassador Veena Sikri spoke to Ambassador TP Sreenivasan about something very odd indeed: Sheikh Hasina made a state visit to China in mid July, and she was thoroughly humiliated there. Xi Jingping refused to meet her; and she cut her visit short by one day and returned to Dhaka. This is an unheard-of protocol violation for a State Visit; what it suggests is that China had decided that Sheikh Hasina was on the way out. This is in sharp contrast to a Xi visit in 2016 when he made grand promises about Belt and Road Initiative investments. The United States also has interests. Sheikh Hasina had alleged two things: * An unnamed Western power wants St Martin's Island (aka Coconut Island) off Cox's Bazaar as a military base to keep an eye on both China and India, * An unnamed Western power intends to form a new Christian Zo nation (for Mizo, Kuki, Chin) just like Christian homelands were carved out in East Timor and South Sudan.The implication was that the unspecified Western power was the US. It is not entirely clear that the US benefits greatly from a military base in the Bay of Bengal but there has been a long-running Great Game initiated by the British to keep India down as a supplier of raw materials and a market for their products. The US may have inherited this mantle.Intriguingly, the US Deep State and its proxies in the Western media had built a narrative around Sheikh Hasina as a model leader for developing Asia, a woman who also succeeded in improving the economic status of her country. That Bangladesh's per capita GDP had overtaken India's, and that its garment industry was doing well were used to mock India's own economic achievements. The switch to Hasina being a ‘dictator' was a sudden change in narrative.There is, therefore, enough circumstantial evidence to suggest that there was a foreign hand in the happenings in Bangladesh, although we will have to wait for conclusive evidence. Was this indeed a regime-change coup or a true popular uprising?It is true that Bangladesh under Sheikh Hasina's fifteen-year rule was not a perfect democracy. But there are mitigating factors, including a violent streak that led to the assassination of her father and independence hero Sheikh Mujibur Rahman just four years after the bloody birth of the new State after the Pakistan Army's assault on its Bengali citizens. The toppling and desecration of his statue shows that his national hero status may not be accepted by the entire population: in fact it looks like friends of Pakistan wish to erase his entire legacy. The history of democracy in independent Bangladesh is checkered and marred by violence. Before he was deposed and killed in 1975, Mujibur Rehman himself had banned all opposition parties. After Mujib, there was outright military rule till 1986, when the erstwhile Chief Martial Law Administrator Hussain Mohammed Ershad became the elected President. When Ershad was deposed after (student-led) agitations in 1991, Khaleda Zia (BNP or Bangladesh National Party) became the PM and after that she and her arch-rival Sheikh Hasina (Awami League) alternated in power. The BNP boycotted the 2018 elections partly because Khaleda Zia was jailed on allegations of corruption. In all of these twists and turns, ‘students' were involved. In 1971, when Yahya Khan launched Operation Searchlight, the Pakistani army went straight for students and professors in Dhaka University, especially if they were Hindus. Later too, ‘student' protests were instrumental in the overthrow of Ershad. The proximate cause of the troubles in 2024 was also a ‘student' uprising. There had been a 30% quota in government jobs for the children of freedom fighters; along with other such set-asides e.g. for minorities and women, a total of 56% of government jobs were ‘reserved' by 2018. This reservation system was largely abolished by Sheikh Hasina's government in 2018 after yet another student agitation. In June 2024, a High Court in Bangladesh overturned the 2018 judgment as unconstitutional. Even though the Supreme Court reversed it, and restored the status quo ante (of drastically reduced reservations to 7% in total), the peaceful ‘student' agitation suddenly morphed into a violent confrontation led by members of the Jamaat e Islami (an Islamist party) and the BNP. There was police firing. The Daily Star, a respected daily, found out that 204 people were killed in the first few days, out of which only 53 were students. It appears the supposed ‘student revolution' was taken over by professional agitators and agents provocateurs, and it rapidly led to the overthrow of Sheikh Hasina, with escalating violence, especially against Hindus, and the Army getting involved. Even though the Army is in charge now, there is a smokescreen of an ‘interim government' that allows entities like the UN an excuse to not impose sanctions on Bangladesh. It is hard to take it on face value that this was a popular uprising; circumstantial evidence suggests that there was a clear agenda for regime change, and since it suits both China and the US to keep India constrained, either of them could have been behind it. The diplomatic snub to Hasina in July suggests the Chinese were well aware of the coming coup. On the other hand, the sudden U-turn in the narrative about Hasina in the Western media suggests that the US might have decided to dump her. The process by which the regime change happened is also similar to what happened in other countries that experienced ‘color revolutions'. The actions of the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), and of some diplomats in supporting the BNP, have been offered as possible evidence of US bad faith.What is obvious is the role of the fundamentalist group, the Jamaat e Islami, which has strong connections with Pakistan. It seems likely that they were the enforcers, and had invested assets within the armed forces. They have called for the secular Bangladesh constitution to be replaced by Islamic Sharia law, and for non-Muslims to be treated as second-class citizens. The Yunus government has just unbanned the Jamaat e Islami.The attacks on Hindus, including large numbers of lynchings, rapes, and abductions of women, suggests that there is a religious angle and the Jamaat e Islami's prejudices are coming to the fore. Notably, the entire Western media, Amnesty International, the United Nations, and the USCIRF, human rights specialists all, had nothing at all to say about the horrific oppression of Hindus. The New York Times even had a headline about “revenge killings” of Hindus, as though somehow the 8% minority Hindus had been responsible for whatever Sheikh Hasina was accused of. Upon being called out, the NYT changed the headline to just  “killings” of Hindus with no explanation or apology.The role of Professor Mohammed Yunus is also intriguing: he had been invited to head an interim government in 2007 but abandoned the attempt and in fact left politics. He had been close to Sheikh Hasina at one point, for instance he got the licenses for his Grameen Phone during her rule, but they later fell out. Yunus' Nobel Peace Prize and his earlier stint in the US have raised questions about whether he is in fact managed by US interests.Given all this, it is much more likely that it was a coup than a popular agitation. It remains to be seen who was behind the coup. What next for India and the region?There are several long-term challenges for India. None of this is positive for India, which is already facing problems on its periphery (eg. Maldives and Nepal). The coup in Bangladesh also makes the BIMSTEC alliance as unviable as SAARC.1. Deteriorating India-Bangladesh RelationsThe overthrow of Sheikh Hasina, seen as a close ally of India, has led to a rise in anti-Indian sentiment in Bangladesh. The new government may not be as friendly towards India, especially on sensitive issues like trade and security. This could jeopardize the gains in bilateral ties over the past decade. The presence of hardliners among the ‘advisers' to the interim government suggests that India will have little leverage going forward.2. Increased Border Security RisksIndia shares a long, porous border with Bangladesh. The political instability and potential increase in extremist groups could lead to more infiltration, smuggling, and illegal migration into India's northeastern states, posing internal security risks. Monitoring the border region will be critical. As it is, there are millions of illegal Bangladeshis and Rohingya residing in India, which actually poses a threat to internal Indian security.3. Economic FalloutBangladesh is India's largest trading partner in the region, with $13 billion in commerce under the Hasina government. A deterioration in relations could hurt Indian exports and investments. The economic interdependence means India also has a stake in Bangladesh's stability and prosperity. Brahma Chellaney pointed out that Bangladesh is in dire straits, and has requested $3 billion from the IMF, $1.5 billion from the World Bank, and $1 billion each from the Asian Development Bank and the Japan International Cooperation Agency to tide over problems. 4. Climate Change ChallengesBoth countries are vulnerable to the effects of climate change, including rising sea levels, floods, droughts and extreme weather events. Bangladesh is especially at risk due to its low-lying geography. Millions of climate refugees could seek shelter in India, straining resources and social cohesion.  5. Geopolitical ImplicationsThe regime change has opened up space for China to expand its influence in Bangladesh. India will need to balance its ties with the new government while countering Chinese inroads in the region. The U.S. is also closely watching developments in Bangladesh. Instability in the region plays into the hands of Pakistan, whose medium-term ambition would be to detach India's Northeast as revenge for the creation of Bangladesh and for increasing normalization in J&K.6. Quota ImplicationsIndians, especially those agitating for ‘proportional representation' should note that the Bangladesh quota system was abolished in its entirety by Sheikh Hasina's administration in 2018 in response to student demands. India has a constitutional limit of 50% for reservations, but some are agitating for even more, which is a sure recipe for resentment and possibly violence. It is not inconceivable that it could be the spur for regime change in India as well.7. Human rights for Hindus and Buddhists; Citizenship Amendment Act and the Right to ReturnThe Hindu population in Bangladesh has fallen dramatically from about 28% in 1971 to about 8% now, and there is every indication that this is a demographic under extreme duress. Buddhist Chakmas in the Chittagong Hill Tracts are also under stress. India should enhance the CAA or create a formal Right to Return for Hindu and Buddhist Bangladeshis. Writing in Open magazine, Rahul Shivshankar pointed out that Hindus had faced attacks and threats in 278 locations across 48 districts.In summary, the fall of the Hasina government and the long-term threat of climate change compel India to rethink its Bangladesh policy. Fostering stable, democratic and economically prosperous neighbors is in India's own interest. Rebuilding trust and deepening cooperation on shared challenges will be key to navigating the new realities in the region.2350 words, Aug 26, 2024 Get full access to Shadow Warrior at rajeevsrinivasan.substack.com/subscribe

The Pakistani Army has arrested a 3-star general, ex-ISI chief Faiz Hameed on charges of corruption. While Hameed awaits a court marshal, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta discusses the various cases of Army and ISI men being detained and dethroned while noting the ex-ISI chief's significance in recent Pakistani politics, in episode 1502 of Cut The Clutter. Watch Episode 852 of Cut the Clutter https://youtu.be/WMeAoiP7Z_A?feature=shared To watch statement by Pakistan's DG ISPR https://youtu.be/pX3G-F_CuuM?feature=shared --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Exclusive content, special privileges & more – Subscribe to ThePrint for Special benefits: https://theprint.in/subscribe/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Connect with ThePrint » Subscribe to ThePrint: https://theprint.in/subscribe/ » Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/3nCMpht » Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theprintindia » Tweet us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theprintindia » Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theprintindia » Find us on LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/company/theprint » Subscribe to ThePrint on Telegram: https://t.me/ThePrintIndia » Find us on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2NMVlnB » Find us on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3pEOta8

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In this captivating landscape, a complex web of questions surrounds the tale of Pakistani citizen Seema Haider and her partner Sachin Meena. Could their relationship be an authentic love story, or is Seema concealing a covert life as a spy? And this is what has been dominating the mainstream media space for weeks now! Theories abound, but the undeniable truth is that Seema's entry into India was "illegal," raising concerns about internal security. The involvement of the Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) of Uttar Pradesh Police only adds to the intrigue. One crucial aspect that raises eyebrows is Seema's connection to the Pakistani Army. Her uncle and brother's involvement with the military raises the possibility of her association with the Pakistani intelligence agency ISI. However, the love story's origins are intriguing—Seema and Sachin met while playing the online game PUBG. In a gripping episode, renowned crime reporter and India Today's managing editor of Crime Tak & Crime Aaj Tak, Shams Tahir Khan, joins host Dev Goswami and "Def Savvy," Abhishek Bhalla, to shed light on Seema's ordeal and her link to Balochistan. Khan highlights certain aspects of Seema's behavior, linguistic proficiency, that have attracted scrutiny. But this is not a first, as Shams recounts the case of  another Pakistani girl, named Iqra, who had met 25-year-old Mulayam Singh Yadav via an online Ludo game. She was, however, sent back to Pakistan by the Indian government. So, what makes Shams firmly believe that she is not a spy? Join the discussion as we attempt to unravel the truth behind this captivating saga. Listen in! Produced by Anna Priyadarshini Sound mix by Sachin Dwivedi

The former prime minister has blamed the country's powerful military for his arrest last week, and his supporters have attacked military buildings. With Khan's home surrounded by police yesterday, has he picked a battle he's destined to lose?. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

In this podcast, Dr. Mohammad Taqi explains the current state of affairs in Pakistan. Imran Khan has been agitating throughout Pakistan as he takes on segments inside the Pakistani Army. The recent attempt to shoot Imran Khan and the open protests against General Bajwa in his own hometown has created a state of uncertainty in Pakistan and its future. Follow Dr. Taqi: Twitter: @mazdaki Muckrack: https://muckrack.com/mohammad-taqi/articles #ImranKhan #GeneralBajwa #ImranKhanShot ------------------------------------------------------------ Listen to the podcasts on: SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/kushal-mehra-99891819 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1rVcDV3upgVurMVW1wwoBp Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-c%C4%81rv%C4%81ka-podcast/id1445348369 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-carvaka-podcast ------------------------------------------------------------ Support The Cārvāka Podcast: Become a Member on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKPxuul6zSLAfKSsm123Vww/join Become a Member on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/carvaka UPI: kushalmehra@icici To buy The Carvaka Podcast Exclusive Merch please visit: http://kushalmehra.com/shop ------------------------------------------------------------ Follow Kushal: Twitter: https://twitter.com/kushal_mehra?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KushalMehraOfficial/? Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecarvakapodcast/?hl=en Koo: https://www.kooapp.com/profile/kushal_mehra Inquiries: https://kushalmehra.com/ Feedback: kushalmehra81@gmail.com

The Pakistani army's word used to be a command for any government of the day. It could hire, fire, jail, exile, or murder prime ministers. Watch this week's #NationalInterest by ThePrint Editor-in-chief Shekhar Gupta, on why now, Pakistani army fears defeat at the hands of politicians. Brought to you by  @Kia India  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Read the full column here: https://theprint.in/national-interest/imran-khan-has-pakistani-army-ducking-defending-why-its-a-historic-moment-for-the-subcontinent/1186339/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Benazir Bhutto returns in triumph to Pak to stake her claim to the legacy of her father : https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/19860515-benazir-bhutto-returns-in-triumph-to-pakistan-to-stake-her-claim-to-the-legacy-of-her-father-800874-1986-05-14 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 'Pak Army Chief General Bajwa was given 'lucrative offer' in March by Imran govt', says ISI Chief : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_drJOGJ3Pw&t=7s --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cut The Clutter Ep 725 : https://youtu.be/5RWZndhxMS0 Cut The Clutter Ep 871 : https://youtu.be/ZZmYgG9wSRQ Cut The Clutter Ep 875 : https://youtu.be/KrHhR8W7l6c 

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A version of this essay has been published by firstpost.com at https://www.firstpost.com/world/the-usual-gambit-by-deep-state-and-isi-a-million-woke-mutinies-all-the-time-10372271.htmlWhy is there a veritable fusillade of anti-India commentary in the West these days? Why has there been a sudden upsurge of communal tension in coastal Karnataka? How come a bunch of MNCs including Hyundai, KFC etc. endorsed Pakistan’s claims to all of Jammu and Kashmir? How come the tragic story of Lavanya, who committed suicide because of pressure to convert, has suddenly been pushed off the front pages?The answer, my friend, as Bob Dylan once put it, is blowin’ in the wind. There is a narrative, and it reaches a cacophony of hysteria whenever there are elections in India, because the intent is to rally the faithful against the allegedly fascist BJP: the Mudi sud rejine. Well, elections in UP have begun, so you can expect the baying to reach a crescendo soon. UP, they well know, is the prize. If they can defeat the BJP there, suddenly Modi is vulnerable. UP shows a dramatic contrast between the utter fecklessness of the Congress years, and the tremendous improvement in the Yogi years: in law and order, in infrastructure, in how suddenly the state is a power to reckon with in its State GDP and industrial prowess. I received this interesting book from Garuda Prakashan about Yogi in the mail: it’s full of facts. Personally, I am hopeful about the upward trajectory of UP and Bihar, and distressed by the downward trajectory of Kerala, Bengal and Punjab, as I wrote in:  Whenever there are important State elections, the ‘toolkit’ is activated, sleeper cells are given the go-ahead, and there is a plethora of stories in the compromised Western media about how things are going to hell in a handbasket in India. This is yet another reason to hold synchronized elections every 2.5 years rather than what appears to be endless politicking the entire time. Thank you for reading Shadow Warrior. This post is public so feel free to share it.My friend Gautam Sen connected the dots on firstpost.com in his essay https://www.firstpost.com/politics/why-theres-a-sudden-surge-in-international-efforts-to-destabilise-modi-government-10343751.html. I too wrote about this some time ago in an essay: https://www.indiafacts.org.in/the-withering-attack-on-us-they-have-good-reasons-why-they-wish-us-harm/ So Lesson Number One is that, internationally, India has no friends; no, not in the West, despite the honeyed words and the snake-oil salesmen. Just about the only two countries that we have common interests with are Japan and Vietnam, who are just as threatened by China as India is, but the one has the money and skills that we lack, and the other has the actual experience of defeating the Chinese in battle. It is telling that it was Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe who suggested the idea of the Quad. It is also telling that a Democratic US President, presumably on the insistence of the Deep State, eviscerated it by doing a side deal called AUKUS, basically a celebration of Atlanticism, which has been long dead and should be given a decent burial. Isolated and increasingly impoverished Britain is hardly the ally anyone wants or needs.Even Russia, which some of us consider an all-weather friend, is no longer reliable. An allegedly state-related entity named redfish advertised a documentary with a clear bias in favor of the Pakistani point of view. They too, probably, are caught up in the Sino-Pak axis, and Chinese propaganda that India is getting too close to the US. In reality, India is in the unfortunate  trisanku position of choosing between Scylla and Charybdis.Thanks for reading Shadow Warrior! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.Lesson Number Two is that Pakistan’s ISPR is very clever (by half) at coming up with ideas on how to hurt India through propaganda. They were successful in getting a number of MNCs to endorse the Pakistani position that Kashmir is theirs, and theirs alone. Here is a partial list of those MNCs.At first glance, it is hard to escape the feeling that this is a vote of no-confidence in India from a lot of large companies. It is a little unfathomable that they would do this, considering the growing ‘buyer power’ of the Indian consumer. What if they boycotted Hyundai or Kia in India? Didn’t they see how Fabindia was hurt by a boycott after their urduword-e-urduword for Diwali?Besides, do these MNCs believe that the Indian government would not take punitive action against them? After all, they grovel and genuflect before the Chinese government despite their genocides of Tibetans, Uighurs and so on. Do they really think they can afford to exit the Indian market which will grow at 9% for the next few years?Some of these MNCs will find their sales are hurt: there are alternatives. For example, Tata and Mahindra stand ready to step in should people drop Hyundai, Kia or Honda. Then the realization dawns that Pakistan is too small a market for the MNCs to have subsidiaries there: they only have franchises. And it is quite likely that every one of these franchisees is a subsidiary of the Pakistani Army, considering that the Army runs most business in Pakistan. No wonder they toe the ISPR line.ISPR was probably hoping to create some serious problems, perhaps even the burning down of the MNC factories or outlets (which is what would happen in Pakistan). That would in turn induce them to cease to invest in India, and eventually maybe even exit India. But none of this happened, which means the ISPR effort was a damp squib. But there was something deplorable: the reaction of the MNCs’ Indian subsidiaries. I was observing, in real time, Hyundai India’s response. In a classic case study of what not to do in a crisis –  business school students will soon be taught this – the PR people at Hyundai first stonewalled, weasel-worded, and started mass-blocking their twitter critics. They should have learned from Johnson and Johnson’s legendary response to the poisoning by some psychopath of their product, Tylenol, on retail shelves. They immediately fell on the sword, apologized, and recalled every bottle of their product from the shelves even though it really wasn’t their fault. The goodwill thus created gave J&J an aura, which actually translated to higher sales rather than the opposite.It is likely that Hyundai India’s PR – probably outside consultants – are the usual leftist types who have no idea what the average Indian consumer thinks. Said leftists may believe in the Pakistani view themselves. Anyway, they totally messed up their initial response. It took a second set of more thoughtful responses to calm things down, wherein Hyundai Global carefully pointed out that they do not involve themselves in local politics, and that their franchisee in Pakistan had not been authorized to make any statements, and that they had been censured.Besides, the South Korean Ambassador was called in by the MEA and probably given an earful, and their foreign minister called the MEA with an apology. Even though some of us would have preferred India to bare its fangs like the Chinese do, perhaps the softly-softly approach is better for the moment. As Deng Xiaoping advised, Observe calmly; secure our position; cope with affairs calmly; hide our capacities and bide our time; be good at maintaining a low profile; and never claim leadership.Lesson Number Three is that Abrahamics create tactical alliances. For example, USCIRF, the grandly named US Council on International Religious Freedom, is basically an evangelistic extremist entity focused on conversion. With Biden as POTUS, the USCIRF is openly cooperating with Islamists. The chair of USCIRF, Nadine Maenza, attended an Indo American Muslim Council event, ‘Protecting India’s Pluralist Constitution’ [sic] on Republic Day 2022, and it also had Archbishop Machado from Bangalore, along with ex-VP Hamid Ansari. None of this is a coincidence. DisinfoLab has discovered intriguing connections among Nadine Maenza, USCIRF, IAMC, and various other dramatis personae. Archbishop from Bangalore. Isn’t that interesting? There is the Anti-Conversion Bill in Karnataka, which is vigorously opposed by the church. Is it pure coincidence that within a week of this tete-a-tete, a hijab controversy in coastal Karnataka started dominating the headlines? Oh, and did you notice how there are no longer any headlines about the tragic story of Lavanya, a 17-year-old student in a Christian school in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, who was so violated by tejovadham about forced conversion that she committed suicide, leaving a damning dying declaration on video?It turns out Sahaya Mary and Rachel Mary whom Lavanya named are now quietly out on bail. So is the hijab issue a nice little diversionary tactic, that has gotten the entire commentariat (which was totally silent on Lavanya) a chance to display its ‘liberal’ credentials by supporting the girls intent on wearing hijabs to school? Is Lavanya’s case being swept under the carpet?Of course, it could well be a pure ISPR exercise. It is likely they have sleeper cells in parts of coastal Karnataka, and Karnataka is a State that the Congress really would like to win back, thus they need to trigger their vote banks. Breaking news: here’s a statement from the US’s “Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom”, Rashad Hussain, in virtually his first official statement after Joe Biden appointed him at the end of January. He is also accused of ties to radical groups. This would have carried a lot more weight if the US had responded similarly to France, Canada,  or Scandinavian countries that prohibit certain Islamic attire. But it has never said a word. The implication is that this interference in India’s affairs is driven by other considerations. The Anglosphere believes India can be shamed into doing things that are not in its best interests. Furthermore, the Pakistan Army has recently been humiliated by the Baloch Liberation Army that attacked several army outposts and managed to hold off helicopter gunships and commandos for 48 to 60 hours. ISPR would naturally blame India’s RA&W for the debacle (never considering how much Baloch hate them). That means they have to hurt India somehow, and given the fact that they are virtually bankrupt, what better than to activate sleeper cells and their assets such as Malala, with the connivance of the Deep State and its assets?1560 words, 11 Feb 20221640 words, updated 12 Feb 2022 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit rajeevsrinivasan.substack.com

Note: a version of this essay was published by firstpost.com at Bharat is rising as 2022 looks like a year of living dangerously (firstpost.com)I have long thought T S Eliot was wrong: April isn’t the cruellest month, but November. For there is the anniversary on the 12th of the momentous Temple Entry Proclamation by the Maharaja of Travancore in 1936; on the 14th is the birthday of my late, dear friend Varsha Bhosle; on the 18th is 13 Kumaon’s magnificent last stand at Rezang-la; and on the 26th was the attack on Mumbai.But this year, I am beginning to think it is December, although it is only halfway done. On December 4th, the much-loved Chief of Defense Staff, General Bipin Rawat, died in a helicopter crash. On the 15th, there was the grand inauguration of the Kashi Viswanath Corridor. On the 16th is the 50th anniversary of the surrender of the Pakistani Army in Bangladesh. Also on the 16th, a $10 billion announcement about support for semiconductor fabs.And, as in ‘The Waste Land’, a pandemic still stalks the land. It is a mixture of hope and despair:April is the cruellest month, breeding Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing Memory and desire, stirring Dull roots with spring rain. Thanks for reading Shadow Warrior! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.After the devastating death of General Rawat and 12 others, there was the astonishing spectacle of ordinary highland Tamils lining the route of his funeral cortege and showering flower petals on the vehicles carrying their mortal remains. It startled me, because I have been led to believe that the average Tamil is this close to secession. The outpouring of genuine grief all over the country at the death of the General is a signal that there is a new India emerging, one where a nation is finally being built, overcoming the fissiparous tendencies and separatism that have bedevilled the country. This is a ray of hope. Gen Rawat stood for a hard, capable, and rising Indian State: he was lionized by the average Indian because he had stood up against the enemies of the nation.There is another India, though, the one that has long claimed to represent the masses. They showed their abundant churlishness by mocking the General’s death. A famous newspaper  had a headline where they didn’t even call him General, but just Rawat, an egregious violation of protocol. And there were others who could barely contain their glee. These people may even actually represent some strands of India: those that are thrusting rentiers, footloose, beholden to or mentally colonized by or pure fifth columnists of various hostile powers, or just plain awed by the West and impelled to copy them. But their days in the sun are over, because Bharat is rising and their India, of connections and plummy accents, is falling. The nationalist Dharampal once wrote movingly of a group of villagers on yatra, pilgrimage,  that he met on a train. They were a group from two villages in UP, of different jatis, and they had gone all the way to Rameswaram. Now they were going to Haridwar, and they had voluntarily skipped the great cities, the Nehruvian ‘temples of modern India’. They were indifferent to them, and to people like us, Anglophone urban residents. That Bharat has always been there, even if it is not visible to most of us. It was this Bharat that, with tearful faces, mourned the General. It is this Bharat that is happy that the dirty, disgusting bylanes of Varanasi have been removed. This Bharat will visit Ayodhya. And this Bharat is the one that has taken to UPI, QR codes, and digitization with a vengeance. It is they who have benefited from various development programs in the recent past, including Direct Benefit Transfer, JAM, UPI, health insurance, crop insurance, new roads and other infrastructure being built, the cooking-gas revolution, reliable electricity, and most of all, the Jal Jeevan mission. If they can be freed from the fetters of the colonial-Nehruvian State (a friend calls it the Anglo-Mughlai State) I suspect they will create miracles. It is this cohort, the salt of the earth, that we are only vaguely aware of, that has sustained Hindu civilization, bloodied but yet unbowed. And they are the ones under withering attack by various enemies of the nation, targets of conversion drives, false narratives, and outright extermination attempts. But it is they who are our hope.Thank you for reading Shadow Warrior. This post is public so feel free to share it.There will be a realignment, too. The low-hanging fruits are in the formerly benighted interior, the Gangetic Plain, sometimes derisively called BIMARU. From my vantage point, I see Kerala, which got an early start, now declining in the state rankings; perhaps like West Bengal. The North shall rise again, and that is a good thing. But others are inventing dangerous myths. There is the oft-repeated (but repudiated even by the Vatican) claim that Saint Thomas came to Kerala in 72 CE. Similarly, there is an effort in Tamil Nadu’s Keezhadi and Kerala’s Pattanam to create a perception respectively, that a) Tamil civilization is older and different from Hindu civilization, and b) that Saint Thomas brought Christianity to Kerala even before Hinduism arrived. The latest instalment in this saga is a story that some ancient rice has been discovered in a dig in Tamil Nadu. This has been breathlessly turned into ‘proof’ that Tamils are different, and in effect not part of Indian or Hindu civilization. Just today I read about the new American ambassador-designate’s plans for India, which include vaguely-worded threats about inciting that mysterious animal, ‘civil society’. That’s a euphemism for creating and sustaining fault lines in Indian society. There was, for instance, an American named Gail Omvedt who lived (lives?) in India, and was systematically attempting balkanization under the rubric of human rights. The ambassador-designate, by some accounts, has messed up so badly as Los Angeles mayor that he has to lie low for a while and get rehabilitated. What better than to send him to India on an errand of ‘sub-national diplomacy’? Surely he’s going to threaten India with sanctions over the Russian S-400 missile system, as well as on other Democrat hot buttons, for instance Ilhan Omar’s new Islamophobia Bill.It is downright insane that a politician is the US envoy to India, when a rising India surely needs a savvy businessman: India will likely grow its trade and manufacturing clout especially given the trend towards reducing China exposure. It shows Democrat animosity towards India, and is further proof that the Quad is dead, after being put on life-support by AUKUS. With the threat of war on the Tibet frontier, and of Omicron in the pandemic, 2022 looks like a year of living dangerously. The only consolation is that Bharat is rising, and that Kashi and Ayodhya have been reclaimed, though not in full measure, for Hindu civilization. 1130 words, 17 December 2021 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit rajeevsrinivasan.substack.com

The 50 anniversary of Bangladesh's liberation takes place on December 16. Much has been written about the Indian role and Delhi's assistance to the Mukti Bahini.  Chandrashekhar Dasgupta, who served in India's mission in Bangladesh soon after liberation, has provided a riveting, insider account of Delhi's preparations for a free Bangladesh – by no means an agreed goal within the Indian establishment in the early part of March 1971 – in his new book “India and the Bangladesh Liberation War”.  But the Pakistani massacre in Dhaka on March 25 and subsequent attacks by the Pakistani Army in East Bengal convinced everyone in the Indian establishment that Bangladesh was an idea whose time had come.   Guest: Chandrashekhar Dasgupta, former Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer, who was India's ambassador to China (1993-1996) and the European Union (1996-2000).  Host: Amit Baruah, Senior Associate Editor, The Hindu 

As controversial ISI chief Lt. Gen Faiz Hameed is shifted out of ISI and made Corps Commander, Peshawar, Shekhar Gupta throws light on the recent reshuffle in Pakistani Army. Is his removal from the powerful post a demotion or a promotion? Also, countdown to the next Army chief.  Episode 852 of CutTheClutter.

Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns on Thursday met Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa and ISI head Lt Gen Faiz Hamid during which they discussed issues related to regional security issues and the current situation in Afghanistan, the military said. The meeting was held after the Taliban on Tuesday unveiled a hardline interim government with at least 14 members of the Cabinet, including acting Prime Minister Mullah Mohammad Hasan Akhund, being listed on the UN Security Council's terrorism blacklist. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/global-reportage/support

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1971 के युद्ध में सैम मानिकशॉ ने एक पगी की मदद से पाकिस्तानी सेना को करारा जवाब दिया

A version of this essay was published by rediff.com at https://www.rediff.com/news/column/rajeev-srinivasan-pakistan-will-soon-control-all-of-afghanistan/20210714.htmIndian geo-strategists are rightly worrying about the fallout on India from the Afghan situation and America’s comprehensive defeat there. The specter of Saigon 1975, with the last helicopter leaving from the Embassy, and desperate people hanging on to it, haunts those Afghans who will be seen as collaborators with the Americans. After consecutive defeats of two superpowers -- the Soviet Union and the US -- the Afghan Taliban and their sponsors the Pakistanis must be feeling their oats. Pakistan now has the ‘strategic depth’ they have long craved; and they will redirect their pious holy warriors (after all, many Taliban have been ISI in beards and baggy pants) towards India. We can expect a long hot summer of discontent.Even the Economist magazine, a known cheer-leader for the Deep State, and which I recall was enthusiastic when the US invaded Afghanistan in 2001, is now backpedaling furiously.The US, in general, acts like a gigantic baby. It latches on to a shiny new toy, spends a lot of time and energy on it, then tires of it, and discards it. That’s what’s happened to Afghanistan: the US basically got tired of spending time and money on ‘democratizing’ the country, so they just took their ball and went home, leaving Afghans worse off than they were before 2001. Vietnam recovered from the US dhritarashtra alinganam, but it took them 40 years. Therein lies a lesson for India: you depend on American attention, and friendship, at your peril. Kissinger once said memorably, “it is dangerous to be America’s enemy, but it is fatal to be America’s friend”. This is why India has long been suspicious of close ties with the US (although clearly Pakistan, a US ‘ally’, has successfully navigated these turbulent waters).Nevertheless, India has come around to the idea that the Quad is beneficial. Certainly, Japan is as committed as India, because they too face an existential threat from China. India is the only one that has a land border with Chinese-occupied Tibet and Chinese-occupied Xinjiang. Australia and the US, separated by oceans from China, are only mildly involved.There is an amusing metaphor about a ham and eggs breakfast to show the difference between ‘involvement’ and ‘commitment’. The chicken is involved, but the pig is committed. India, and Japan, are committed. The siege of Kunduz in 2001 was a point of inflexion The real problem is that the US Deep State has, for unfathomable reasons, been enamored of Pakistan. They have encouraged Pakistan to play a clever game of running with the hares and hunting with the hounds. This has enriched the ruling class in that country, which consists of the Army and the infamous 24 families that run the show. It has done little for the public.There is some version of the Great Game between Russia and the British Indian empire that the US Deep State has been playing since independence. The Anglosphere wanted to have a foothold in the region to keep an eye on the Soviet Union and to deny it access to the warm water ports of the Indian Ocean. In addition, there were some absurd ideas about accessing the mineral wealth, especially oil, of the Central Asian ‘stans. This made Pakistan seem strategic to the Deep State, and they made them a treaty ally in the old CENTO days.The sad fact is that any utility Pakistan may have had for US strategic interests has long been superseded by its nuisance value as a nation that uses terror as an instrument of state policy. There is a Pakistani manual of war (The Quranic Concept of War by Brig Gen S K Malik) that offers a pithy definition: “Terror is not a means of imposing [a] decision on the enemy; it is the decision we wish to impose [on the enemy].” They have practised precisely this. Yet the Deep State’s fascination with the Pakistani Army persists, even after Osama bin Laden was discovered comfortably ensconced in a garrison town. Observers have long pointed out that this would not end well. The point of inflexion was the siege of Kunduz in November 2001. The Northern Alliance had surrounded most of the Taliban top brass (which were basically mid-level Pak Army and ISI officers) and was on the verge of massacring them. But the CIA colluded with the ISI  to airlift hundreds of them out to Pakistan. I noted then (The Siege of Kunduz https://in.rediff.com/news/2001/nov/30rajeev.htm) that it was a peculiar and unfathomable thing for the US to do, when the Taliban were about to be wiped out. The Northern Alliance, which later formed the core of the Afghan national government, was never able to gain the same leverage over the Taliban again. Graveyard of empires?The British were never really able to control Afghan tribes. And now the tribes have defeated both the Soviets and the Americans. So a certain mythology has grown up around the invincibility of the lawless Afghans. Perhaps the US Deep State has a secret plan? Can they quietly turn the fierce Afghans against the Chinese, by supporting the Taliban to foment civil war in Chinese-occupied Xinjiang (CoX)? The oppression of Muslim Uyghurs there continues. This is a good theory, but there are flaws on both counts. One, the Afghans are not superhuman. Maharaja Ranjit Singh did defeat the Afghans and keep them under his control for some years. Two, unless they are doing taqiya, both the Taliban and Pakistan, despite avowed support for Muslims, have been deathly silent about the Uyghurs. A more likely scenario is that China will have untrammeled access to $3 trillion worth of Afghan minerals. That part is speculative, but there are real losers. India is one: the billions India invested in dams, schools, etc. will be gone. The Hindu and Sikh population of Afghanistan has already shrunk from some 200,000 to about 500 (CAA, anyone?). The Durand Line has been erased, but instead of Pashtuns uniting on both sides, Pakistan will soon control all of Afghanistan. Of course, the biggest loser is the Afghan population. For them, and for us, it is an unmitigated disaster. 1056 words, 12 Jul 2021 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit rajeevsrinivasan.substack.com

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If India thinks it's caught in an awful two-front situation, the picture is more challenging for Pakistan. In this episode of the National Interest, Shekhar Gupta tells us why the Pakistani Army has given up its insistence on the restoration of the pre-5 August 2019 status quo ante and why the picture only looks worse from where Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Ahmed Bajwa sits.----more----Read Shekhar Gupta's column here: https://theprint.in/national-interest/why-pakistan-wants-peace-with-india-and-modi-prefers-it-over-war-as-well/625108/----more----Off The Cuff with Gen V.P. Malik(Retd) : https://youtu.be/EY_F_AooSow

This newsletter is really a weekly public policy thought-letter. While excellent newsletters on specific themes within public policy already exist, this thought-letter is about frameworks, mental models, and key ideas that will hopefully help you think about any public policy problem in imaginative ways. It seeks to answer just one question: how do I think about a particular public policy problem/solution?PS: If you enjoy listening instead of reading, we have this edition available as an audio narration courtesy the good folks at Ad-Auris. If you have any feedback, please send it to us.Matsyanyaaya: Constraining the Pakistani Military-Jihadi ComplexBig fish eating small fish = Foreign Policy in action— Pranay KotasthaneAfter a long time, India-Pakistan talks were back making the headlines last week. Moeed Yusuf, Special Assistant on National Security and Strategic Policy Planning to the Pakistani PM, hinted in an interview to The Wire that backchannel discussions about a political dialogue are in the works. We don’t think political dialogues between India and Pakistan at the highest levels are useful. To the contrary, talks, especially at higher levels of the political spectrum, have a close correlation with terrorist attacks engineered by the Pakistani military-jihadi complex (MJC). MJC is a framework we use to describe Pakistan’s seemingly duplicitous behaviour. That’s because Pakistan is not one geopolitical entity, but two. The first is a putative state which has all the paraphernalia that gives it a veneer of a normal state. However, this putative state competes with a multi-dimensional entity comprised of military, militant, radical Islamist and political-economic structures that pursues a set of domestic and foreign policies to ensure its own survival and relative dominance: something we refer to as the military-jihadi complex (MJC).The status of the talks aside, I wrote a paper analysing the impact of some major recent political developments on the MJC and its India policy. I take stock of four developments, and analyse the risks and opportunities arising out of these developments for the MJC, and hence to India.Development #1: The MJC’s External Benefactors Have ChangedEarlier, the MJC’s adventures were bankrolled indirectly by the US and directly by Saudi Arabia. Those days are long gone. The most important financier for the MJC now is China. Risks and opportunities for IndiaThe most prominent risk is that because the MJC is dependent on PRC like never before, and both are adversarial to India, it will continue to hurt Indian interests in order to prove its relevance to PRC. The opportunity for India is that as PRC and MJC come closer, it will be easier to expose the structural flaws in their unequal relationship. As PRC increases its influence in Pakistan’s economy, nationalist forces (and even sections of the MJC) are likely to create fault lines between the two countries. Countermeasures and Preparedness India should prepare to face a diplomatic offensive of the MJC-PRC combine at various multilateral fora over Kashmir. Closer ties with the US, Japan, Australia and France are important to tackle this offensive. India also needs to be prepared for a rise in infiltration attempts and terrorist activity in Kashmir. As a countermeasure, India’s messaging should aim to accentuate the underlying cultural, social, and economic differences between China and Pakistan in order to reduce the flow of capital from PRC to the MJC. The weaker the MJC’s external benefactor, the more constrained it will be. Development #2: The US-Taliban Peace AgreementThe MJC has played a major role in steering and pressuring the Afghan Taliban to sign this agreement. In the process, it managed to partially repair flailing ties with the US. More importantly, it made major headway in its long-cherished aim of installing a pliant government in Kabul. Risks and opportunities for IndiaThe acceptance of the Taliban as a legitimate political force by the US is a moral and material victory for the MJC. The US-Taliban peace agreement is a tangible result for its policy of sustained terrorism in Afghanistan. Even a partial withdrawal of the US on the Taliban’s—and by extension, the MJC’s—terms will reaffirm the MJC’s faith in using terrorism as state policy. It might then apply this lesson to double down on terrorism against India as well. India’s economic and diplomatic footprint will reduce in the short term. A case in point is the MJC’s attempt to designate four Indian nationals in Afghanistan under the UN 1267 Sanctions List accusing them of spreading terrorism in Pakistan.Another risk is the MJC relocating its terror networks to Loya Paktika in eastern Afghanistan, a hotbed of anti-India activities in the past. This would allow the MJC to use terrorism against India while claiming that it has driven terrorists out of Pakistan. The long-term opportunity for India is that as the US reduces its presence, Pakistan will be left with the unenviable task of managing the volatile situation in Afghanistan. It will be drawn into the seemingly irreconcilable differences in the Afghanistan polity. If a civil war-like situation erupts, the MJC will be left with more problems in its hands. Countermeasures and Preparedness India needs to be prepared for a scenario in which the MJC attempts to eliminate all Indian presence in Afghanistan. India must act to help its friends, not just in northern Afghanistan but also in the anti-Taliban forces in the south. At the same time, India would need to look at opening links, if not already done, with sections of the Taliban that do not want to be beholden to the MJC’s control. Finally, India’s focus in Afghanistan over the long-term should shift towards eliminating Pakistan-backed terrorist outfits’ relocation to eastern Afghanistan. Development #3: India’s Revocation of the Special Status of Jammu and KashmirGiven how invested the MJC has been in fomenting trouble in J&K, it is unlikely to take the abrogation of Article 370 lying down. Any action in Kashmir helps the MJC prove its relevance to the Pakistani society in the short-term. Hence, it would be eager to use this situation to further destabilise J&K and spread unrest elsewhere in India citing India’s move as the reason. Risks and opportunities for IndiaThe MJC is likely to continue with its policy of abetment of civil disobedience and violent protests. It will continue to support cross-border terrorism and might even resume a new insurgency against the Indian State by creating new outfits. The MJC would also want to revive insurgencies in other parts of India. Finally, India will face diplomatic offensive from PRC and Pakistan in the coming months over this move. The opportunity for India arising out of this development is a chance to change the nature of the social contract of Kashmiris with the Indian state once and for all. Previous attempts at growth and prosperity in Kashmir were opposed by fundamentalists who saw these as attempts to change the demographic character of the Kashmir valley. The change in the special status of J&K allows India to ignore such calls and bring economic opportunities to Kashmir. Preparedness and countermeasures One, India needs to shift to a surgical and “smart” Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) approach whose provisions can be limited in time and space. A change in the AFSPA will signal New Delhi’s bona fides and invite Kashmiri political leaders to reciprocate. Second, the Government of India should opt for marginal, and not maximal response. It should reverse the damage done to the morale of the J&K police. It should lift the communications blockade and allow public protests and demonstrations to resume as these outlets are key to reducing the importance of the MJC as the prime influencer. Third, India can consider deploying a Special Task Force of highly capable middle-level civil servants from across India for a period of three years to restore broken governance delivery systems. With COVID-19, the tourism economy of Kashmir has been severely hit. This could make the young more vulnerable to the MJC’s machinations. Hence it is important for India to find livelihood alternatives. One way to do that is to create Priority Development Areas for the promotion of agro-processing, premium bottled water, and premium handicrafts. In the Jammu plains, the government could invite investors in contract farming. Bringing in international expertise in this space would also be a positive step. Next, India needs to develop a strategic communication plan to defeat false and competing narratives generated by the MJC. Finally, conducting local and assembly elections in the medium term to restart the political machinery and reverting J&K to a full state under the Republic of India after announcing elections will take off the edge from the MJC’s misinformation campaigns. As a direct countermeasure, India should draw the world’s attention to the atrocities the MJC has unleashed in FATA. The Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) — a protest movement poses a unique challenge to the MJC because of its mass support base and a nonviolent character. This movement has the potential to seriously challenge the MJC and India’s efforts in Pakistan should be to align with the Pashtun cause. The Baloch insurgency by itself is too weak to change the power equations in Islamabad. Development #4: Pakistan’s economic downturnThis weak domestic economy, coupled with the MJC’s diminished inability to extract from its external benefactors, also affects the MJC’s fortunes. It is now forced to look inwards and corner more resources for itself. Risks and opportunities for IndiaA weakened economy reduces the range of options available to the MJC and makes some elements of it risk-averse. This means that the MJC will continue to rely on low-cost asymmetric options such as terrorism to hurt India. Abetting and sponsoring terrorism in areas with active insurgencies, both in Afghanistan and India are likely to continue. The opportunity for India is that a weak economy puts the MJC squarely against forces opposed to it. For instance, the Pakistani Army has been opposing a reform for a fair division of financial resources between the federal and provincial governments. This offers an opportunity for India because this fight over economic resources has a powerful ethnic dimension. Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Balochistan — all three provinces that stood to gain from the 18th constitutional amendment see this controversy as another attempt by the overwhelmingly Punjabi Pakistani Army to amass resources at their cost. Preparedness and countermeasures Whenever the MJC’s popularity declines in Pakistan, tensions with India allow it to regain lost ground. So, India should be prepared to face new asymmetric warfare attempts. To further constrain the MJC, India should utilise the FATF mechanism and press upon the member countries that Pakistan still remains a hotbed of institutionalised terror activity. FATF grey-listing will make capital inflows difficult in an already investment-starved economy. Finally, studies to expose how the MJC corners economic resources of the Pakistani state might also help manufacture a public opinion within Pakistan that questions the MJC. The lynchpin of the MJC, the Pakistani Army, is still the most trusted institution in Pakistan. To get the two Pakistans to lock horns with each other, a public narrative needs to be built exposing the extractive nature of the MJC. After discussing these four developments, I end with the warning that the extent to which India can deploy these countermeasure options is limited by its own domestic situation. For one, a weak economy means that India will become cautious in exercising options that demand considerable resources. Secondly, the communally charged domestic narrative that the Citizenship Amendment Act has unleashed allows the MJC to reciprocally exploit fissures in Indian society. Conversely, a fast-growing economy and a stable, peaceful society will allow India to exploit a wider range of options to tackle the MJC. The full paper can be read here. India Policy Watch: That Tanishq AdInsights on burning policy issues in India— RSJTanishq, a Tata company, withdrew its latest ad for its new collection titled ‘Ekatvam’ (“oneness”) after #boycottTanishq trended on Twitter. The ad featured a pregnant Hindu woman being surprised by her Muslim mother-in-law who had organised an elaborate traditional Hindu baby shower ceremony for her. This was a generic feel-good ad that’s a staple during the festive season. The Hindu-Muslim angle is one of the more tried and tested variants of this genre. No one was shown in any bad light and Suraj Barjatya would have been proud of its cloying storyline. Yet, There Was Outrage There were three reasons for the outrage depending on the sophistry of people being outraged. First, the ad was seen as an attempt to normalise ‘love jihad’ – a belief that Muslim men are being trained and supported by forces inimical to India to woo Hindu girls and marry them in a ‘fresh’ attempt to colonise India. The government in parliament has denied its existence. It doesn’t require a lot of common sense to see through the lack of logic of this notion. That Muslim men will organise themselves to colonise India one Hindu girl at a time seems like a lot of effort with many low probability events to come through. Love in India doesn’t bloom easily even among the young of the same caste and community. ‘Love marriages’ still account for less than seven per cent all marriages. There’s no proof that Muslim men are being trained on some kind of finishing school that specialises in wooing techniques. Importantly, this assumes Hindu girls to be devoid of any agency of their own to decide who to fall in love with and marry. Despite these obvious logical flaws, the narrative around ‘love jihad’ has built up over the years. The Muslim stars of Bollywood who have Hindu wives are often indirectly cited as role models for Muslim boys. As an aside, generations of Muslim female actors have married Hindu men over the years in Bollywood (from Nargis, Mumtaz, Zarina Wahab to Sonam). Any incident of a Hindu girl falling in love with a Muslim boy is used as an example of ‘love jihad’ and played up. The parents of girls in India live with multiple anxieties regarding their safety, well-being and marriage even in this day and age. This is unfortunate. To such paranoia, it isn’t too difficult to add ‘love jihad’.   The second lot of outragers followed good, old whataboutery. Their contention: if the ad was serious about Hindu-Muslim amity, it should have reversed the roles. The girl should have been Muslim in a Hindu household. Apparently, this would have triggered massive Muslim protests, violence and liberal outrage about Hindus cornering the minorities and obliterating their identity and customs. This is all too easy to puncture. There have been films galore in the past two decades that have stereotyped Muslim jihadi villains without much of an outrage. In fact, Indian popular culture is replete with stereotypical Muslims – from a do-gooder neighbour, to a pir or, of late, a radical or a jihadi – without much of a reaction from the community. It is a bit specious to believe a reversal of roles would have meant trouble.Lastly, there are those who have accused Tanishq of being too ‘woke’ for their own good. The argument is they should focus on selling jewellery and stay from ‘social causes’ that they don’t have an idea about. These aren’t compelling arguments. Consumer brands draw from the society to shape their communications. They research behaviour pattern, track changing social mores, and take stock of the attitudes and values prevalent in the society on an ongoing basis. No wonder advertisements often capture the zeitgeist earlier than other forms of popular culture – from yeh dil maange more to kitna deti hai. To accuse them of not understanding ground realities is rich. The point on being too ‘woke’ doesn’t merit any discussion. Any decent or noble thought can be dissed as one these days. Despite the flimsy outrage, Tanishq withdrew the ad:"This film has stimulated divergent and severe reactions, contrary to its very objective. We are deeply saddened with the inadvertent stirring of emotions and withdraw this film keeping in mind the hurt sentiments and well being of our employees, partners and store staff," That a group like Tata, a model corporate citizen with long years of service to the nation under its belt, could capitulate to online trolls and withdraw an ad that promoted harmony triggered another cycle of outrage. Well, a day in the life of India on Twitter.  This Is DifferentThe outrage, Tanishq’s reaction to it and its aftermath represent a distinct shift from the past. There’s something to learn from them about where we are as a polity now. In this instance, we are in what can be termed the post-narrative phase engineered by the so-called cultural right-wing. Something nebulous like ‘love jihad’ has been crystallised over the past few years through multiple stories, myths and fake outrage. It even turned into a minor election issue in UP sometime back. Now this myth is so firmly established that its veracity isn’t in question. The reason for outrage instead is the ‘normalisation’ of it. That it is the ‘truth’ is already established. We are in the world beyond it. This will give a fillip to other such myths (multiple wives, high fertility rates to name two) that abound in this space. Sudarshan TV had recently run a programme titled UPSC jihad that alleged a conspiracy by the same elements who ran love jihad to now infiltrate the civil services in India. The Supreme Court had to intervene. But the seed has been sown. Now every time a Muslim candidate clears the UPSC test, expect UPSC jihad conspiracy theory to be revived. The trajectory for the future has been established.  This apart, the outrage will deepen the ‘chilling effect’ in media and popular culture. The takedown of the Tanishq ad represents a win for a modus operandi that’s become common across the world – employ numerous bots to get the flywheel of outrage going, the flywheel then attracts others with imagined grievances or hate, it soon trends on social media that in turn creates fear of repercussions for the brand or the individual. Soon, they capitulate. From cancel culture on the left to right-wing conspiracy theories, this approach is a winner. It will take enormous courage for a brand or a film director to contemplate an inter-faith script in future.  Lastly, there is something particularly odious about this outrage. There have been protests against ads, books or films in the past because of the alleged disrespect shown to a religion or a community. From banning The Satanic Verses, renaming a film Padmavat to not using Chattrapati Maharaj before Shivaji, the grievance is always about an insult – real or mostly imagined. This is the first case where the grievance is about harmony. It is about the alleged sinister machination underpinning this harmony. This is new and a significant step in the process of ‘othering’ where even coming together of communities cannot be countenanced. Something to reflect on for every right-thinking Indian.PolicyWTFs: The Tax Base ProblemThis section looks at egregious public policies. Policies that make you go: WTF, Did that really happen?— Pranay KotasthaneTax Revenue = Tax Base * Tax RateThis simple equation implies that when revenues need to be raised, governments can do three things: raise the tax rate, increase the number of people paying the tax, or do both. However, in low state-capacity democracies like India, governments always seem to pick the first option. After all, it is always easier and faster for the governments to charge the same people more by increasing the tax rate than get more people to pay by increasing the tax base.Following on, be prepared for calls to raise tax rates across the board. State and city government finances have gone for a toss due to COVID-19 and the union government’s chicanery on GST. They now have no other option but to raise their own revenues. Enter the dragon: tax rate hikes.For instance, in Bengaluru, the local government is contemplating an increase of 15 to 30 per cent in property tax rates. On the surface, targeting property tax collections is prudent. The Economic Survey 2016-17 claimed that Bengaluru was collecting just a fifth of its property tax potential. Moreover, property taxes are paid by residents and hence this tax has a higher linkage compared to other taxes, between those who pay, those who benefit, and those who decide. Where the government is getting it wrong is that instead of increasing the property tax base, tax rates are being hiked. Even if we ignore the ethical dimension given the pandemic, hiking rates is counterproductive. There is a negative correlation between tax rates and tax base i.e. high tax rates disincentivise people from paying taxes and create a parallel tax-avoidance economy in turn. The tax-avoidance economy is lucrative for the revenue collectors as well — higher the rates, higher the number of evaders willing to pay a lower amount bribe to them.Whether it’s property tax rates or GST, the same policyWTF is repeated: first, a new tax gets levied with a low tax-base but a high tax rate. Next, the already high tax-rate is increased steadily because the tax base is low and finally, when increasing rates is no longer enough, raising the tax base is contemplated.The approach should be the reverse. Every new tax should aim to cover the largest number of people first through extremely low tax rates. Once that’s done, technology should be used to prevent underpayment. Finally, tax rates can be revised incrementally. We are a long way off this ideal and we don’t seem to be learning even in this crisis. HomeWorkReading and listening recommendations on public policy matters[Article] David French writing for the Persuasion on The Hate at the Heart of Conspiracy Theory. The lede sums it up: Liberty can survive intense disagreement. But it cannot survive pure hate.[Article] Govinda Rao on why the GST saga is terrible for the future of federalism in India.[Podcast] India’s armed forces still don’t operate under unified theatre commands. Why is ‘jointness’ beneficial and how should India’s theatre commands look? The latest episode of Puliyabaazi with Lt Gen Prakash Menon has the answers. Get on the email list at publicpolicy.substack.com

Thousands attend Rally held at Al-Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalem on 28th Rajab 1435 (27/05/2014) to mark the anniversary of the date the Khilafah was destroyed. They call upon on the Pakistani Army to come and liberate Jerusalem and save the honor of the Muslims.

Round 1: A Navy Sailor was punished and had to tap paint off of a ship for three days with a ball peen hammer. We love creative punishments and this one applies. Round 2: Interested in working dogs who rip out the throats of terrorists with their teeth? Well, boy do we have a story for you. We are gonna talk about the dog who saved 6 British special forces fighters from a jihadi ambush in Syria with his mufugin teethRound 3: Transgender troops appeared before Congress to promote inclusion as litigation and debate continues over Trump's policy to exclude Trans folks from serving & Kate is BIGLY triggeredRound 4: Uncle Chaps chops it up with Congressman Adam Kinzinger about his deployment to the Southern Border and the DRAMA that is unfolding with the Democratic Governor of WisconsinRound 5: A captured Indian Pilot praises the Pakistani Army for their hospitality and we're sure he wasn't coerced into that at all. NOTHING would be scarier than getting captured.

Pakistani Army leadership wants TLP to front run leading all local terror groups. Its failing as is Imran Khan.

Muerte America, Top Cityrrush, Darwinismo Estetico, Barbas Legendario, Oxigenao Despierto, Yihad Forestal, Porno Escolar, Barba Plateada, Help UKrolonia, CorpoAutopistas, Abuela Revisionista, y mucho mas: VIDEOTECA REPORT --Homenaje al gran Issam Zahreddine https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qmEHH8d6Wj0 --Homenaje a Givi & Motorola https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=3Vm4muTIXME --"Pronto llegaremos.." https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=26&v=c4LxQA5DGyM --Pelea de Transformers https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-ouLX8Q9UM --Help Catalonia https://youtu.be/wouNL14tAks --Help Ukraine https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Hvds2AIiWLA --Ukro desfiles https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hFRFG1lNUBg --Putin se descojona de su ministro https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzWCypE56Fg --Primer aniversario asesinato Motorola https://m.youtube.com/watch?t=331s&v=Ps1OuaRhbd0 --El oxigenao despierto https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QDAoGL9Fucc ENLACES --Porno escolar http://www.diariovasco.com/sociedad/porno-feminista-puede-20171015172418-nt.html --Like anorexico https://actualidad.rt.com/viral/252954-estudio-riesgo-anorexia-publicaciones-redes-sociales --Feijoo querido por el pueblo http://elprogreso.galiciae.com/noticia/769668/lanzan-artefactos-incendiarios-contra-la-residencia-oficial-de-feijoo --Tributo al Barbas iraqui http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/649343/ISIS-Sniper-Iraq-Abu-Tahseen-Jihadi-Video-Pictures-PMUs-50-cal-Rifle-Army-Terrorists-Mosul --Bertin y Arevalo peleados http://www.lavanguardia.com/television/20171015/432094622926/arevalo-bertin-osborne-amistad-foto-paella.html --BocaChancla Naranja http://www.lavanguardia.com/internacional/20171018/432169926926/trump-familia-sargento-caido-niger.html --Palillerismo contra incendios https://www.swissinfo.ch/spa/reclusos-bomberos-de-california-combaten-los-feroces-incendios-por-un-d%C3%B3lar-la-hora/43594410 --Bares de Hacha http://www.diariovasco.com/sociedad/lanzamiento-hacha-nuevo-20171013192942-nt.html --Domingueros molestando a osos http://www.antena3.com/noticias/sociedad/denuncian-el-acoso-de-un-grupo-de-turistas-a-un-oso-en-la-montana- leonesa_2017101359e0d26a0cf27ece4d405d77.html --Bomberos de Detriot http://www.telecinco.es/informativos/sociedad/despido-bombero-detroit-robert-pattison-simbolo-racista_0_2450700660.html --Gijoncidio http://www.lne.es/gijon/2017/10/15/gijon-ciudades-europa-contaminacion-dia/2178227.html --Finde salvadoreño https://www.laprensagrafica.com/elsalvador/Nuevo-repunte-de-homicidios-20171016-0092.html --Ministro marroquí https://elpais.com/elpais/2017/10/16/opinion/1508163520_076706.html --Khalifos corta-agua https://www.debate.com.mx/mundo/Hombres-armados-amenazan-con-destruir-acueductos-en-Libia-20171017-0371.html --Independencia del Tamesis http://www.lavanguardia.com/internacional/20171017/432140431851/canvey-island-independencia-reino-unido-catalunya.html --Borrell Abengoista https://intereconomia.com/empresas/energia/borrell-testifica-las-indemnizaciones-millonarias-abengoa-20171013-1550/ --Desayuno ingles http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-4972824/Girls-dies-severe-allergic-reaction-pancake.html --Espachancla http://www.antena3.com/noticias/sociedad/feria-spannabis-que-comienza-este-viernes-madrid-quiere-mostrar-que-cannabis-mucho-mas-que-droga_2017101359e0fcae0cf2e892aa1e3a0b.html --Policia voladora en Dubai https://www.diariomotor.com/breve/moto-voladora-policia-dubai/ --El banquero acompañante https://www.elconfidencial.com/empresas/2017-10-17/presidente-cam-esquiva-carcel-tras-declarar-acompanaba-senoras_1462459/ --CorpoAutopistas https://cincodias.elpais.com/cincodias/2017/10/13/companias/1507893311_605221.html --Abuela revisionista http://www.lavanguardia.com/internacional/20171016/432124888602/prision-anciana-nazi-negar-holocausto.html --Narco-marisco http://www.latribuna.hn/2017/10/12/denuncian-robo-camarones-luego-utilizados-trasegar-droga/ --Dia del ketchup http://laestrella.com.pa/panama/politica/cochez-muchas-necesidades-pueblo-para-perder-tiempo-leyes-como-pindin/24027560 --Neoesclavismo http://www.lavanguardia.com/politica/20171017/432138434030/gobierno-da-golpe-mortal-al-combate-a-la-esclavitud-en-brasil-dice-fiscalia.html --Gorda aplasta-niñas https://www.infobae.com/america/eeuu/2017/10/18/pesa-155-kilos-y-aplasto-hasta-la-muerte-a-su-prima-de-9-anos-como-castigo/ --Congresista gusanera abducida ttps://www.infobae.com/america/eeuu/2017/10/17/florida-una-candidata-dijo-que-fue-secuestrada-por-extraterrestres-y-conto-su-experiencia/ --Inutil con soplete http://www.antena3.com/noticias/mundo/hombre-intenta-matar-aranas-soplete-acaba-incendiando-toda-casa_2017101759e63fe80cf27ece4d4b35ea.html --Ruina Fagor https://elpais.com/economia/2017/10/16/actualidad/1508161274_234046.html --Analfabetismo gitulgaro http://ecodiario.eleconomista.es/internacional/noticias/8670491/10/17/Operacion-casa-por-casa-en-Bulgaria-para-escolarizar-a-los-ninos-gitanos.html --Lider Neo-nancy britanico https://www.elespanol.com/mundo/europa/20171018/255225497_0.html --Bulgarukros vandalicos https://www.cibercuba.com/noticias/2017-10-17-u192519-e192519-rusia-pide-bulgaros-no-tuneen-monumentos-sovieticos-superheores --Suegrarrush http://www.cuatro.com/noticias/sociedad/abuso-sexual-suegra-carcel_0_2451225110.html --Tabarra habitual http://www.lavanguardia.com/internacional/20171016/432112866815/eeuu-maniobras-navales-corea-del-norte.html --Vendechufas nipones https://cincodias.elpais.com/cincodias/2017/10/12/companias/1507821950_909989.html --Darwinismo turistico http://www.lavanguardia.com/sucesos/20171012/432003760020/la-conducta-temeraria-que-le-ha-costado-la-vida-a-una-mujer-que-hacia-topless.html --Enana estafada https://www.elespanol.com/espana/tribunales/20171013/253975391_0.html --Maniobras habituales NATO https://mundo.sputniknews.com/europa/201710151073180244-militares-alemanes-alianza-alcohol/ --Botswana anti-independent https://www.elespanol.com/espana/20171013/253975278_0.html --ExDiputada millonaria https://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/espana/2017/10/13/diputada-pp-dimitio-mes-revela-irse-patrimonio-600000-euros-oculto-congreso/0003_201710G13P18992.htm --Aero-giratorio http://www.elmundo.es/economia/empresas/2017/10/13/59e0dba7e2704e830b8b45dd.html --Pampliego readmitido http://www.eldiario.es/politica/Ucrania-retira-periodistas-espanoles-expulsados_0_696780548.html --Humor amarillo http://www.cuatro.com/noticias/viral/pasarela-cristal-metros-altura-Red_2_2450730166.html --Mohammed armado http://www.eldiario.es/politica/Marruecos-negocia-Rusia-adquisicion-tierra-aire_0_696430674.html --Libegalismo climático https://mundo.sputniknews.com/radio_voces_del_mundo/201710191073311699-san-juan-huracan-consecuencias-eeuu/ ESPECIAL VENEZUELA https://www.infobae.com/america/venezuela/2017/10/13/lilian-tintori-llamo-a-los-venezolanos-a-votar-en-las-elecciones-regionales-para-no-abandonar-a-los-presos-politicos/ http://www.lavanguardia.com/internacional/20171016/432113098703/elecciones-regionales-venezuela.html http://www.elmundo.es/internacional/2017/10/15/59e3bad2e5fdea1d758b459f.html http://www.elmundo.com.ve/noticias/economia/agro/construiran-cinco-ciudades-de-produccion-agric--1-.aspx --Opositor 0.9% https://mundo.sputniknews.com/rusia/201709071072174297-rusia-presidente-vciom/ --Sentencia atlantista https://www.swissinfo.ch/spa/tribunal-para-antigua-yugoslavia-emitir%C3%A1-fallo-sobre-mladic-el-22-de-noviembre/43608562 --Paris Hilton rusa http://www.elmundo.es/internacional/2017/10/19/59e859ffca474114308b4681.html --Buitres sobrevolando https://www.ukrinform.es/rubric-economy/2325395-el-presidente-del-banco-mundial-visita-ucrania-por-primera-vez-en-muchos-anos.html --Inaugurados monumentos a Givi y Motorola en Donetsk. https://es.news-front.info/2017/10/17/rp-de-donetk-monumentos-a-los-heroes-motorola-y-givi-video/ --Islandes vendemotos http://www.elnacional.cat/es/politica/independencias-balticas-islandia-hannibalsson_201720_102.html --Perro Loco sube la moral https://es.news-front.info/2017/10/19/pronto-nosotros-llegaremos-ejercito-de-los-eeuu-en-ucrania-video/ --Pruces estonio https://politica.elpais.com/politica/2017/10/14/actualidad/1508007691_977551.html --Rey porno vs. Trump http://www.abc.es/estilo/gente/abci-porno-ofrece-10-millones-dolares-informacion-contra-trump-201710151903_noticia.html --Wifi taleguero https://actualidad.rt.com/actualidad/252923-presos-ohio-construir-computadores-ocultar-techo --Necrorrush in fraganti https://www.infobae.com/america/america-latina/2017/10/18/un-hombre-sorprendio-a-un-enfermero-abusando-del-cadaver-de-su-esposa/ --Ojo tatuado https://www.infobae.com/america/wapo/2017/10/18/se-tatuo-el-globo-ocular-sufre-de-dolor-y-quedo-parcialmente-ciega/ --Iridio suelto https://www.infobae.com/america/mexico/2017/10/17/seis-estados-de-mexico-estan-en-alerta-por-el-robo-de-una-fuente-de-energia-radiactiva-de-una-camioneta/ --Casta azteca http://diario.mx/Nacional/2017-10-16_e48676d7/utiliza-helicoptero-oficial-para-ir-al-golf/ --Schengen atlantista https://mundo.sputniknews.com/defensa/201710141073166869-fronteras-problema-otan-europa/ --Drones hackeados http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-10-14/us-reaper-drone-shot-down-over-afghanistan --Periodista cepillada https://elpais.com/internacional/2017/10/16/actualidad/1508171781_570535.html --Victoria de Rody http://spanish.almanar.com.lb/136380 --Bandera usurpadora harram https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/sports/1.817595 --Ojo tatuado http://www.laverdad.es/sociedad/queda-ciega-tras-20171001190548-nt.html --Disputa fronteriza http://sunnewsonline.com/land-dispute-cameroun-gendarmes-invade-nigerian-territory-injure-6/ ----Viruela del mono https://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/10/monkey-pox-expert-advocates-ban-importation-rodents/ https://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/10/return-monkey-pox-ailment-no-cure-39-years/ --Fulanis http://sunnewsonline.com/gunmen-kill-27-in-fresh-herdsmens-attack-in-plateau/ https://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/10/one-dead-30-houses-destroyed-another-plateau-attack/ --Saif Gaddaffi https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20171018-gaddafis-son-plans-political-comeback-in-libya/ --Ninja anti-ortodoxos https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/10/18/female-israeli-soldier-uses-ninja-moves-on-threatening-crowd-of-ultra-orthodox-protesters/ --Chipocalysis https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/oct/16/chipocalypse-potato-shortage-in-new-zealand-sparks-crisp-crisis --Boris bocazas http://www.thenational.scot/news/15601410.Boris_Johnson_refuses_to_apologise_for__dead_bodies__Libya_joke/ --Ofensiva Taliban https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/south-asia/taliban-kill-at-least-43-afghan-troops-as-they-storm-base-officials/articleshow/61141746.cms --Martires Emiraties http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/society/two-emirati-martyrs-laid-to-rest-1.2108571 --Degeneracion reptil http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/sick-brits-travelling-serbia-sex-11360625 --Asalto en Zarzuela http://m.elconfidencialdigital.com/casas_reales/Zarzuela-alerta-irrupcion-hombres-armados_0_3021897820.html --Concierto modernizador http://amp.elnuevoherald.com/noticias/mundo/article178991551.html --Boda egipcia https://trome.pe/actualidad/internacional/egipto-matrimonio-mata-nino-escopetazo-video-64832 --Amistades de Salmancito http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/gulf/2017/10/17/Saudi-Crown-Prince-meets-with-the-commander-of-the-Pakistani-Army.html --Vikingos takbir https://mundo.sputniknews.com/increible/201710151073192728-vikingos-ropa-musulmanes-historia/ --Sabina bocachancla habla de Chavez y Maduro https://www.metroecuador.com.ec/ec/entretenimiento/2017/10/16/joaquin-sabina-hablo-correa-moreno-chavez-maduro.html --Yihad forestal http://m.20minutos.es/noticia/3162922/0/localizan-globos-con-bengala-salceda-lejos-fuegos-guardia-civil-investiga-si-esta-relacionado/ http://es.blastingnews.com/internacionales/2015/12/isis-experimenta-el-lanzamiento-de-globos-explosivos-contra-los-ataques-aereos-a-mosul-00706205.html http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/isis-use-dora-explorer-balloons-7528685 --Georgie transferencias https://www.wsj.com/articles/george-soros-transfers-18-billion-to-his-foundation-creating-an-instant-giant-1508252926 --Pinchando peluqueros https://actualidad.rt.com/viral/252885-cliente-asesinato-peluquero-brocheta --Robapitillos Detroit http://www.detroitnews.com/videos/news/local/wayne-county/2017/10/17/man-steals-1000-worth-cigarettes-westland-dollar-store/106737386/ --Juez que ni lee los sumarios http://www.detroitnews.com/videos/news/local/michigan/2017/10/17/judge-rescinds-child-custody-rapist/106749050/ --Burbuja Detroit https://www.cronista.com/negocios/Con-us-60.000-se-compra-una-casa-en-Detroit-que-da-retorno-anual-de-12-20171017-0001.html --Franciarrush http://www.prensa-latina.cu/index.php?o=rn&id=124660&SEO=violencia-sexual-afecta-a-cientos-de-miles-de-franceses-segun-report --Mafia siciliana chingando petroleo libio http://www.prensa-latina.cu/index.php?o=rn&id=124659&SEO=desmantelan-en-italia-red-para-importacion-ilegal-de-petroleo-libio --Animales dopados https://www.elespanol.com/reportajes/20171013/253975583_0.html --Capta Salafos Palamos https://www.elespanol.com/espana/20171017/254974656_0.html --Chancla ardiente http://www.laprensasonoma.com/cosechas-de-marihuana-en-el-norte-de-california-destruidas-por-ceniza-toxica/ --Farmafia Funcionando http://www.eldiario.es/sociedad/cancer-quimioterapia-salud-ciencia_0_696780761.html --Xi lo tiene claro http://www.elmundo.es/internacional/2017/10/18/59e703b5e2704e7c268b46a3.html --Fraude de la diarrea http://www.abc.es/sociedad/abci-primera-condena-carcel-gran-bretana-fraude-diarrea-201710141250_noticia.html --Apatrida georjukro monta otro maidan https://mundo.sputniknews.com/politica/201710181073272750-politica-moscu-europa-ucrania-manifestaciones-inestabilidad/ --Prensa Liberiana. https://www.elespectador.com/noticias/el-mundo/un-tablero-el-periodico-mas-leido-de-liberia-articulo-718546 --Canales salafos de Telegram reclaman la autoria de los incendios https://www.elespanol.com/reportajes/20171017/254975304_0.html --Safaris humanos en la India http://www.cnnchile.com/noticia/2017/10/18/denuncian-safaris-humanos-en-india --Charruas revisionistas http://www.cnnchile.com/noticia/2017/10/18/vandalizan-memorial-del-holocausto-en-montevideo --Top Taharrush (Las 10 ciudades mas peligrosas del mundo para las mujeres) 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Ghulam Akbar, Superintendent of Police (Special Branch) of the Mirpur Range in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, is heard admitting that the surgical strikes had indeed taken place at many sectors on the early hours of September 29. During the call with CNN-News18, he clearly stated that the Pakistani Army was caught unawares by the Indian attack and lost 5 of its soldiers and that the bodies of unknown number of terrorists were quickly removed by the Pakistani military. #SurgicalStrikes

The murder of more than 130 students at an Army school in Pakistan last month shocked the world. In the following days, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif promised a comprehensive campaign to defeat the Taliban. More than 50,000 Pakistanis have died in militant attacks since 9/11. Pakistani presidents and prime ministers have previously vowed to crack down on militants. But the United States and others have said Pakistan has long harboured "snakes in the back yard" – militants who sometimes benefit the state's interests. Prime Minister Sharif says no longer will there be a distinction between "good" and "bad" Taliban. "We have resolved to continue the war against terrorism till the last terrorist is eliminated," he said. Is he right? Will this time be different? As we'll hear, the stakes extend beyond Pakistan's borders. Experts include a man who has negotiated with the Taliban, a historian on the rise of militancy and a retired Pakistani Army brigadier general.(Image: Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Credit: Reuters)

This week we catch up with the ongoing battles in Iraq and the growing Iranian and US involvement. In South America Argentina is on the verge of defaulting on its debt payments. The Pakistani Army has launched an offensive in North Waziristan, displacing tens of thousands of residents. Julian Assange marks 2 years living in the Ecuadorian embassy in London. Vice Magazine uncovers more alarming information about the ongoing Fukushima disaster. In Bolivia, the G77 met to discuss issues of poverty, development, and more. This week's NEWZ Source: Forbes.

Farhana Haider investigates the prosecution of alleged war criminals and asks if the trials are being used to target the opposition. There were numerous reports of atrocities during the brutal war of 1971 between Pakistan on one side and the new state which was to become Bangladesh, which had support from India. The Pakistani Army and Islamic sympathisers in Bangladesh were accused of rape and of mass killings which some have described as genocide. In 2010 the governing Awami League set up war crimes trials which have started to hand down convictions this year, attracting strong public support. However, many international observers have criticised the conduct of the trials as less than free and fair. And supporters of the largest Bangladesh's largest Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami have reacted furiously to the conviction of several of their leaders, saying the process is politically motivated. Farhana Haider asks whether the legal process will really enable Bangladesh to come to terms with its bloody beginnings. Producer: John Murphy.

On February 13, the Carnegie South Asia Program explored the Pakistani military's possible reactions to various post-election scenarios.

On February 13, the Carnegie South Asia Program explored the Pakistani military's possible reactions to various post-election scenarios.