My book was not just on the military, but Pakistan's entire power elite
Ayesha Siddiqa
Editor
The emergency insulates the Pak army—only the militancy will🦩 gain from🏅 it
Pathankot has put another obstacle in the way of peace initiatives𒀰 between India and Pakistan and prudence is the only remedy in sight
Pakistan caﷺnnot finish off the Islamic State and the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan without doing the same to gꦯroups the government is comfortable with
Suppoꦺrting Pakistan-based groups in Kashmir reeks of old policy, but can’t be fully abandoned too. Lone wolf attempts at peace also won’t work.
American snarls🌊 drive Pakistan into leaning heavily on China. Yet, more US boots in Afghanistan might require a rapp🔯rochement with Rawalpindi.
The SC’s hasty removal of Nawaz Sharif robs a chance to truly nail him. With a canny establishment planning its moves, Pak♑istan may return to political chaos.
India-Pakista🃏n war-talk is no𝔍w done by the armies, backed by a jingoistic media
A deeper design can be read in ꦿChina’s cosseting of Masood Azh📖ar
Gen Bajwa may be less of a military triumphalist, but, with his limited manoeuvrability before Islamists, he’ll continue to▨ clean his yard and pet the useful jehadis.
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