On the big canvas of South Asia, Afghanistan is painted in red right now, and that is the focus of the world. Many world powers are involved in this mess, and all kinds of violent and not-so-violent politics is being played and Pakistan is at the center stage of all of this drama. As Pakistan [...]
After completing the review of America’s ongoing ‘war on terror’ and related situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan, President Barack Obama addressed the nation from West Point, New York, on December 1, 2009, to announce: “.. as Commander-in-Chief, I have determined to send an additional 30,000 US troops to Afghanistan. After 18 months, our troops will [...]
During the third week of October 2011, the US Secretary Hillary Clinton was in Islamabad with a delegation attempting to push Pakistan into action against the Haqqani network. Accompanied by the Director of the CIA, David Petraeus, and the newly appointed military chief, Gen Martin Dempsey, Hillary held long meetings with Gen Kayani, Pakistan’s Army [...]
After years of demanding Pakistan crack down on militants in a lawless tribal area on its border with Afghanistan, the United States has now set out a possibly tougher challenge — bring those militants to the peace table. Earlier - On a two-day visit to Islamabad last week, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called [...]
By and large, Hillary Clinton has a balanced approach towards Pakistan. Her comprehension of Pakistan’s difficulties is fairly accurate. But, these days, American foreign policy is being run by a puppeteers’ mafia comprising; Pentagon, Wall Street, Military Industrial Compel and above all re-election campaign managers. Former defence secretary, Robert Gates, once scornfully commented that budget [...]
It’s so painful to see that every time we need a stick and acute pressure to do the needful. Why don’t we just get our act together, draw a crystal clear framework as how we are going to proceed in this war against terror and then do the needful.
We say in public that we are [...]
I have been a great admirer of Mrs Clinton as her distinguished career is a beacon for the women of world. But its sad to see that the lady has succumbed to the hawks in the Pentagon and is becoming the mouthpiece of war-mongers and that group in the CIA which takes pride in creating [...]
A deeply concerned U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has brought lots of sticks with few carrots in her bucket. Instantly upon her arrival, she got some results and that sent a pleasant message to the Washington as Pakistani eecurity forces have decided to conduct an operation in Tehsil Bara of Khyber Agency.
Hillary is here [...]
At last the sanity seems to be prevailing. Cooler heads are replacing the hotheads. Tones, vibes and gestures are getting politer by the minute and so much so is the urgency of having a truce that US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has herself decided to shuttle around Kabul, Islamabad and Washington.
United States wants and [...]
Pakistan and America are rigorously meeting with each other in different parts of the world and there final deal for now has been struck with the help of Saudi Arabia in UAE. The news is that most of the basic contentious issues have been sorted out and now Pakistan and America would jointly offer carrot [...]
