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My Take 5 (Edition 11): The week that was in international affairs
March 27, 2024, 3:04 PM IST
And we are back after a short break. Hope everyone’s had a great Holi. So let’s get down to our weekly wrap.  Terror attack in Russia: Radical jihadists, reportedly belonging to the Khorasan branch�?/p>
March 27, 2024, 3:04 PM IST
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Finally, Pak gets new govt. naturally, new troubles begin
February 23, 2024, 9:07 AM IST
Sharif-Zardari-Bhutto coalition is on a tricky wicket. Imran’s PTI will likely queer the pitch. Expect little change in New Delhi-Islamabad ties Pakistan’s just been through a rocky general election. Given its fractious politics, it was�?/p>
February 23, 2024, 9:07 AM IST
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Vox Militum beats Vox Populi
February 12, 2024, 9:54 AM IST
People have voted against the military’s political favourites but General Munir still gets to cook up the next coalition government Pakistanis braved stiff odds on Feb 8 to cast their vote. A strong electoral tsunami,�?/p>
February 12, 2024, 9:54 AM IST
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FROM TOI PRINT EDITION
February 9, 2024, 9:34 AM IST
Gautam Bambawale, Praneet Shukla and Manasi Pendharkar PM-probable Sharif will be junior partner to Pakistan army’s top general. India, far more powerful, needn’t do anything. But it should listen if Rawalpindi reaches out General elections�?/p>
February 9, 2024, 9:34 AM IST
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Indus Water Treaty: Dynamics of technological knowhow, climate change and socio-economic parameters since 1960
August 1, 2023, 7:51 PM IST
The Indus Water Treaty (IWT) was signed in Karachi, between India and Pakistan on 19th September 1960, by the Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and Pakistani President Muhammad Ayub Khan. It is a water distribution�?/p>
August 1, 2023, 7:51 PM IST
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FROM TOI PRINT EDITION
Arrest the meltdown: Imran drama can make Pakistan’s economic crisis even worse. A collapse is in no one’s interest
March 16, 2023, 2:15 AM IST
Pakistan’s political drama reached fever pitch yesterday as security forces dispatched to arrest Imran Khan were beaten back by his supporters. Khan, now playing the role of a political insurgent, is milking it for the�?/p>
March 16, 2023, 2:15 AM IST
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Pakistan in Islamic power equations
December 29, 2022, 1:39 PM IST
A wholly unnecessary question about our good neighbour Pakistan is- How come it is nowhere being the leader of the Islamic World despite being its lone nuclear power? And that is not its only qualification�?
December 29, 2022, 1:39 PM IST
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For Pak PMs, Riyadh is mandatory first stop
April 28, 2022, 4:50 PM IST
Pakistan’s new Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif is heading out to Saudi Arabia today on a three-day visit. Any surprise? It is always the first port of call for any Pakistani Prime Minister. Any guesses on�?/p>
April 28, 2022, 4:50 PM IST
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Pakistan, what a scene you are making
April 19, 2022, 7:22 PM IST
It was April 9, the night of the long knives in Pakistan. The speaker of the national assembly was defying the Supreme Court’s order to hold a no-trust vote. The clock was ticking towards midnight�?
April 19, 2022, 7:22 PM IST
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Imran Khan’s troubles: But a political change in Islamabad will make little difference to India-Pakistan ties
March 28, 2022, 6:26 PM IST
The Imran Khan government in Pakistan is on shaky ground as the country’s opposition looks to push through a no-confidence motion. Khan’s problems are compounded by the fact that he is facing dissidents within his�?/p>
March 28, 2022, 6:26 PM IST
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Imran Khan’s meeting with Putin: Assessing its implications
February 27, 2022, 5:27 PM IST
The visit of Imran Khan PM of Pakistan, which is a major non-NATO ally at a time when military operations by Russia against Ukraine were clearly visible, to Moscow (23-24 February) to meet Putin appeared�?/p>
February 27, 2022, 5:27 PM IST
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India can leverage water treaty to pressure Pak on terrorism
February 27, 2022, 5:10 AM IST
One paradox in Asia stands out: China, by occupying the water-rich Tibetan Plateau, dominates Asia’s water map, yet it refuses to enter into a water-sharing treaty with any neighbour. But water-stressed India has a water-sharing�?/p>
February 27, 2022, 5:10 AM IST
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Pakistan and the Russian roulette: Imran Khan goes to Moscow
February 23, 2022, 10:54 PM IST
It’s either the best of timing or the worst of timing. Only time will tell. But Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s visit to Moscow today �?the first by a Pakistani leader after Asif Ali Zardari’s�?/p>
February 23, 2022, 10:54 PM IST
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Pakistan’s Break-up in 1971 Buried Two-Nation Theory
December 16, 2021, 7:28 PM IST
On March 25, 1971, when Pakistan’s military ruler Gen Yahya Khan announced the launch of Operation Searchlight, the savage nine-month army crackdown to crush the Bengali mass movement for provincial autonomy in what was then�?/p>
December 16, 2021, 7:28 PM IST
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Blasphemy in Pakistan an it’s mirror image in India
December 12, 2021, 11:05 PM IST
Two incidents have happened in the past ten days that highlight radical Islamic intolerance. The first was in Pakistan where in Sialkot, Pakistan, a Sri Lankan manager who headed the quality control of an export�?/p>
December 12, 2021, 11:05 PM IST
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1971: Those who undermine Sam Manekshaw’s role are off the mark
November 28, 2021, 3:00 AM IST
Recent attempts to undermine the contribution of Indian Army’s iconic army chief, General (later Field Marshal) Sam Manekshaw, to the strategic decision-making process in the run-up to the 1971 war are unfortunate. Two recent books�?/p>
November 28, 2021, 3:00 AM IST
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Cricket Nationalism: Reinventing a tougher ‘Tebbit Test�?
November 24, 2021, 10:41 AM IST
On the fateful day of October 24, 2021, Pakistan defeated India in the ICC T20 World Cup �?the first and only time in the history of the ICC World Cups. Social media exploded with�?/p>
November 24, 2021, 10:41 AM IST
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In an attempt to counter India, Pakistan is isolating itself
November 8, 2021, 9:40 AM IST
India is hosting the Delhi Regional Security Dialogue on Afghanistan on November 10. India’s National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval will chair this meeting. India has invited Russia, Iran, China, Pakistan and all the five�?/p>
November 8, 2021, 9:40 AM IST
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The India-Pakistan T-20 encounter and the shattered myth of ‘butter chicken�?bonhomie
October 29, 2021, 11:19 AM IST
Much is made of the cultural affinity that Indians and Pakistanis share. Some believe that these cultural bonds are so strong that they will eventually, much like an emulsified “butter chicken�?gravy, smother the bitter�?/p>
October 29, 2021, 11:19 AM IST
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Coup in Pakistan in the offing
October 26, 2021, 10:41 PM IST
Army chiefs in Pakistan do not tolerate insubordinate prime ministers. ZA Bhutto was known to humiliate his army chief, Zia ul-Haq, and look what Zia did to Bhutto. But it could be argued that no�?/p>
October 26, 2021, 10:41 PM IST
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