TRF’s use of “IIOJK” moniker to describe Indian-admin Kashmir, while denouncing the IS designation as a terrorist group, is very suggestive. “IIOJK” is used by Pakistani officialdom. Again, the more you go through TRF’s propaganda, the harder it gets to deny its Pakistani roots.

For those concerned, destroying a crucial commercial port would be considered an existential threat to Pakistan’s economic survival. It’s hardly the kind of gamble you make if you understand nuclear thresholds.

“If this madness does not stop, nothing will remain of Gaza but rubble, the image and voice of its people will disappear and history will record you as silent witnesses to a genocide that no one did anything to stop” Palestinian journalist Anas Al Sharif’s last plea.

Aishwaria Sonavane looked at how India can go beyond boots and borders to tackle radicalisation, possibly with a little help from psychology, policy, and what the world’s been doing .

Israel has killed nearly 270 journalists and media workers since it launched its war on Gaza. Here are the names of the journalists Israel has killed in the besieged and bombarded enclave aje.io/vpr7p0

US designates the Baloch Liberation Army & its suicide squad - Majeed Brigade as an FTO. MB mainly targets Pak soldiers, infra, Chinese projects & citizens With Munir (again) in US & Pak’s longstanding charge of India backing the Baloch insurgency, the dots connect themselves

This bonhomie between Trump and Munir should be viewed with sobriety, not sensationalism. As Husain Haqqani notes in his book, military ties with US have long been one leg of Pakistan’s strategic tripod - next to Islam as a national unifier and rivalry with India #PakistanUS

I love dogs, nothing against them. But when outrage over them drowns out the slaughter & starvation of innocent civilians by Israel and the alleged assault on our own democracy, it says everything about us.

The US designation of BLA and the Majeed Brigade as a foreign terrorist organisation is an important development. It points toward growing alignment of US-Pak interests in fighting terrorism. It also opens a potential door for Chian-US cooperation on CT through Pak as well. 1/2

The U.S. has designated the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) and its alias The Majeed Brigade as a Foreign Terrorist Organization. The action taken by the Department of State demonstrates the Trump Administration’s commitment to countering terrorism. Read complete statement

Leaders who aren’t afraid of using the “g” word.

BREAKING: “The United States applauded Pakistan’s continued success to contain terrorist entities that pose a threat to the peace and security of the region and the world,” says U.S.-Pakistan counter terrorism dialogue joint statement

How far we have come: in 1947, Mr Jinnah spoke of ‘relations between Pakistan & Hindustan like relations between Canada & the U.S.’ Gandhi ji said, ‘We should be like members of a joint family who have started living in separate houses.’

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It’s quite something to be the sister of an extraordinary person and now, a recipient of the Vayu Sena Medal. While we celebrate such courage, it’s worth remembering that warmongering often comes easiest to those with nothing at stake. A proud sister, everyday.

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Deeply distressing that the Prime Minister would use the platform of an I-Day speech to amplify discredited claims of a demographic invasion, all the more at a time when minorities are facing a fresh wave of demolitions and expulsions. Re-upping this post debunking claims of

"The identity clash goes back well before Partition; it is a more analytically useful factor in understanding Indo-Pak ties' - Atul Mishra I hope you enjoy this podcast as much as I enjoyed recording it. Azadi Mubarak! youtube.com/watch?v=p3InaO…

If you are curious as to how the long-term processes that fed into the 1947 partition of the subcontinent went on to shape the region's international relations, then this conversation I had with Aishwaria Sonavane may be of interest. Thank you Aishwaria. youtube.com/watch?v=p3InaO…

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